Corporate Senior Project Manager I

About The Role

Job Summary:

As part of the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), this position is a strategic partner that collaborates with business owners to deliver value for customers and employees by facilitating consistent delivery of projects. Builds and continuously develops relationships with bank users, all levels of management, and vendors to increase the operational capability of the EPMO to deliver our offered services. This position is considered a representative of the EPMO to all levels of bank groups and management, and professionalism and diplomacy to gain trust is critical to the success of the position. The Senior Project Manager I role is responsible for managing all aspects of large, complex projects and strategic programs according to strict deadlines and within budget within the organization. Provides leadership while coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors in order to deliver projects according to plan. Adheres to the methodologies and best practices as set forth by the EPMO through all phases of project initiation, planning, execution, and closure. Performs in a highly visible bank-facing role by owning the scope, budget, and schedule of assigned project efforts. Guides the sponsor and teams to make decisions, however, is not the decision maker. Utilizes exceptional communication skills to effectively lead cross-functional, virtual teams while interfacing with senior management and all levels of the organization.

This is a Corporate position which may be located at an available bank division location across our eight state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WA, or WY. The midpoint for this position is $110,334.52 + / year (calculated for Kalispell, MT).

All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.

Description:

• Project Execution: Applies project management methodologies and control techniques throughout the project lifecycle. Executes plans and coordinates with team members to complete the project according to scope, on time, and within budget. Provide steady leadership in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines. Lead cross-functional meetings and foster teamwork. Act as an advisor and build/maintain relationships across the stakeholder community. Partner with the executive sponsor to communicate project goals, objectives and potential outcomes. Lead regular interactions with the executive sponsor to inform, alert, negotiate, and maintain a continuing good relationship and shared vision for the project outcome. Effectively negotiates with project stakeholders and team members to drive project delivery to a successful completion. Communicates with project team members regularly through team meetings, documented minutes, and weekly status reports. Manages and updates changes to project documentation, such as, the budget, schedule, and decision log. Identifies and manages project risks and issues and works with impacted areas to reach a resolution. Follows procedures for scope changes if required. Guides stakeholders through system selection processes such as requirements definition, Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), demos, reference checks, vendor due diligence, and solution evaluation. Documents all project decisions during the vendor selection process.
• Project Planning: Applies a rigorous project management planning discipline following the project management procedures. Develops and maintains detailed project plans (scope, requirements, success criteria, and dependencies), budgets, and schedules for projects in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders. Identifies and requests needed resources and estimates their work efforts. Identifies, evaluates, and manages project risks and prepares contingency plans. Obtains project sponsor signoff on planning documentation where required.
• Plan and manage strategic programs of high priority work initiatives including projects that are cross functional and/or enterprise wide. Assist leaders and business owners in prioritization of projects/initiatives. Support, mentor, and coach project managers within the program and EPMO. Lead the development and maintenance of stakeholder mapping, communications, and reporting. Coordinate the project schedules, resources, and shared infrastructure within the program, resolving conflicts to benefit the overall program. Perform long range project resource forecasting for the program. Create and maintain the required program documentation, including budget, regular status and management reports. Identify, document, and monitor metrics for program performance. Lead reviews with the executive sponsor and stakeholders to identify program needs/changes and direct the development of appropriate actions to address those needs. Perform timely program post implementation reviews to identify successful and unsuccessful program elements.
• Project Closure: Finalizes project schedule, budget, and documentation, and makes certain all requirements are met. Effectively handles the transition from project to daily operation with the functional areas and obtains project sponsor sign off. Documents lessons learned for inclusion with post implementation review.
• Governance: Adheres to and supports the use of governance, security and risk management practices.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.

About You

QualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Required/Preferred

Education Level

Description

Required

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in a business-related discipline, such as organizational management, marketing, finance, or information technology.

Experience

Required/Preferred

Experience Level

Description

Required

7 years

7+ years hands-on experience as a Project Manager with PMP or 9 years of experience without PMP, managing projects within a banking or business environment.

Required

Advanced / Specialized Knowledge

Experience working with various project management methodologies (i.e. Waterfall, Agile) and tools (i.e. Microsoft Project, Workfront).

Required

Advanced Experience

Skilled in the development of project plans, work breakdown structures, and project schedules. Strong project risk management skills. Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment.

Would an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience be considered?: Yes

License/Certification

Required/Preferred

License/Certification

Description

Required

Project Management Professional

Active certification status.

Required Skills and Abilities
• A significant level of trust, credibility and diplomacy is required. In-depth dialogues, conversations and explanations with customers, direct and indirect reports and outside vendors can be of a sensitive and/or highly confidential nature. Communications may involve motivating, influencing, educating and/or advising others on matters of significance.
• Demonstrate diplomacy, professionalism, and strong communication, written and inter-personal skills, solid leadership skills and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams to successful outcomes.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem- solving capabilities.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, coworkers, and customers.
• Ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies, techniques, and procedures.
• Excellent customer skills.
• Excellent relationship development skills, with the ability to balance work and interaction with bank and corporate stakeholders using a customer-oriented attitude.
• Highly self- motivated and directed.
• Employee must be capable of interacting calmly and professionally with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds at various levels within and outside of the organization.
• Employee must be capable of regular, reliable, and timely attendance.

Additional Requirements

Travel

Up to 10% travel required: (e.g. 2 days/month) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities. Travel will be necessary to conduct the duties of this job, and the employee must have the ability to drive and have proper licensing.

Working Conditions

Environment: Indoors, a climate-controlled shared work area.

Noise Level: Moderate noise; not extreme or excessive; within reasonable limits.

Lifting: Light work: Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. The employee is constantly required to stand and walk.

Vision

Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer terminal, and read the computer screen, printed materials, and handwritten materials.

Physical Activities

Frequency

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

Infrequent - rare.

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

Infrequent - rare.

Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Infrequent - rare.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Infrequent - rare.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size and shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.

Infrequent - rare.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Daily.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Infrequent - rare.

Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Infrequent - rare.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

Occasional - now and then.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Infrequent - rare.

Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Occasional - now and then.

Repetitive Motion: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Daily.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Infrequent - rare.

What We Offer

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, discounts on banking products and services, Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays. Visit our website for more details

COMPANY OVERVIEW: We are a family of banks whose unique local presence reflects the communities we serve. We welcome the opportunity to grow and change as our customers and communities do the same. Read our story, learn about our banks, and experience life at Glacier Bancorp, Inc. all from our website. Check it out

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.

No Recruiters or unsolicited agency referrals please.

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