Sr. Banking Project Manager at TEKsystems

We are partnering with a large client of ours in search of a Sr. Project Manager with experience working in the banking industry. This is a long termW2 contract opportunity and it is hybrid in downtown Chicago. Feel free to apply to learn more.

• Define structure for strategically critical initiatives and develop and manage a comprehensive plan for successful product launch
• Responsible for planning and overseeing strategically critical product initiatives from inception to implementation while ensuring necessary functionality and flexibility aligned with the company's long term objectives.
• Orchestrates workflows across teams and complex portfolios in a matrixed operating model.
• Partners with product and platform leads to develop the business case, scope the work, and ensure alignment on vision and strategy.
• Organizes and enables collaboration and partnership across cross-functional teams, with internal and external partners, executes on architecture & product driven initiatives.
• Drives or assists in communications on strategic initiatives to help drive consensus, achieve clarity, solve business problems and mitigate risks. Provide oversight & process guidance for activities.
• Facilitate and drive decisions from key stakeholders around financials, scope, risks and dependencies.
• Partner with product leads and platform leads to develop the business case and ensure alignment on vision and strategy
• Provides leadership and guidance’s to teams/business units where there is no clear organizational ownership yet defined or where products/technology is not yet institutionalized or adopted.
• Drives or assists research and/or brainstorming sessions; helps promote a culture of innovation within the department. Translates ideas and concepts into an executable projects.

Required Skills:

• Mastery of program and project management disciplines, including development of program/project plans, assessment and mitigation of risk, effective meeting management and tracking actions and issues. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and facilitation skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented and efficient.
• Comfortable with ambiguity.
• Ability to influence at all levels, driving and adapting to change in a proactive and positive way.
• Digital and Payments experience is a plus

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $70.00

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Chicago,IL.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 1, 2025.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.