IT Project Manager

About Working at Commerce

Wouldn't it be great to build your career at a bank that's known for helping people with their financial challenges? That's exactly what you'd be doing when you join the team at Commerce Bank. We're looking for teammates who are ready to do whatever it takes to help our customers with their everyday financial needs. You'd be helping yourself too, because Commerce has a tradition of recognizing and rewarding team members for their talent, skills and contributions.

No wonder we've been an industry leader for over 150 years and have developed a reputation as a great place to work in the financial services world. If you'd like to be a part of a team and culture that is respected by its peers and in your community, we should talk. We're always looking for the best and brightest.

About This Job

As an IT Project Manager, you will facilitate the prescribed Agile, Scrum or Kanban Ceremonies to ultimately deliver commitments from cross-functional teams.You will maintain dedication to basic Agile principles, schedules, budgets, team capacity and transparency in communication and reporting and will serves as the resident mentor on topics of Project Management Best Practices and Agile Principles for the team.

Essential Functions

• Lead medium to large scale IT Projects to meet business and technology scope and strategy
• Develop skills of teams and facilitate Agile Ceremonies, maintaining focus on their purpose and objectives
• Prepare and deliver various levels of reporting for varying audiences
• Manage, read, and take action on standard Agile metrics
• Manage the development and release schedules and plans
• Develop, coach and mentor peers on Agile principles
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Intermediate knowledge of agile methodology, including best practices
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding of strategic project planning and execution
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with multiple IT areas and business partners
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate to Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 4+ years of Agile/Scrum methodology experience required
• 4+ years of Waterfall methodology experience required
• 2+ years of information technology experience required
• Experience within Continuous Integration (CI/CD), API Management, messaging services such as Kafka, Dev/Ops preferred
• Experience in the financial services industry preferred
• Agile Practices Certification (APA) or Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

Location: 922 Walnut St, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Time Type:
Full time