Project Manager

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Position Title: Project Manager

Reports To: Director of Corporate Planning and Facilities

Department: Project Management

FLSA Status: Exempt

Purpose: The Project Manager is responsible for managing, coordinating, and establishing priorities for the complete lifecycle of Corporate Projects including the planning, design, programming, testing and implementation of business solutions designed to meet the requirements of various departments with adherence to stringent deadlines and budgetary considerations. This position provides leadership and guidance as it coordinates the efforts of multiple disciplines including outside vendors and consultants as required to drive project completion.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Degree of Supervision Received: Minimal

• Supervision Received (title): Director of Corporate Planning and Facilities

Degree of Supervision Given: None

• Supervision Given to (Titles): N/A

Essential Functions:

1. Directs and manages complete project lifecycle to include planning, staffing, implementing and evaluation.

• Defines the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management focusing on desired outcome for customer and employee experience.
• Creates a detailed project plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
• Determines the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project
• Collaborates with team members to develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
• Reviews the project schedule with project management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revises the schedule as required
• Determines the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion
• Communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Takes meeting minutes and sends out action items during all Project meetings
• Conducts project post mortems and creates a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

1. Manages and collects all monthly status reports, reviews for completeness and prepares reports for presentation at Management meetings.
2. Serves as the Subject matter expert for tools and templates utilized in the Project Management process
3. Provides mentoring and training to project participants on Project Management software.
4. Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management.
5. Demonstrates the standards and principles of the Five Star Bank experience in every interaction with internal and external customers and associates. Incorporates the high performance behaviors of teamwork, leading by example and service in every facet of work.
6. Demonstrate the standards and principles of the Five Star Bank experience in every interaction with internal and external customers, associates, and stakeholders. Incorporate the high-performance behaviors of HEART in every facet of work.

Job Related Qualifications - Education and Prior Experience:

Required:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Management, Business or related field
• Prior Experience: 2+ years project management experience in business and technology specific projects

-OR-

Required:

• Education: Associate Degree in Management, Business or related field
• Prior Experience: 4+ years project management experience in business and technology specific projects
• Licenses or Accreditation: Any required licenses or accreditation required

-OR-

Preferred:

• Education: Master's Degree in Management, Business or related field
• Prior Experience: 1+ Years project management experience in business and technology specific projects in the financial services industry or Banking environment
• Licenses or Accreditation: Project Management Professional Certification or other Project Management Related Certification

Competencies:

1. Demonstrated project management experience effectively working with multiple, diverse stakeholders in a complex project environment
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information in an effective concise manner to employees with diverse skill sets
3. Solid working knowledge of technical infrastructure and process, including: data warehouse and reporting technology, data conversion, system integration, and testing
4. Ability to positively lead and work cooperatively and effectively with all levels of staff to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions to achieve company-wide results
5. Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet established deadlines in a fast-paced environment
6. Proficient in Microsoft Office with ability to learn and utilize new and existing banking software applications

Physical Requirements:

1. Able to regularly sit for prolonged periods of time.
2. Able to travel:
   1. occasionally
3. Extensive computer usage is required.

This job description is not exhaustive. The Project Manager may be required to perform other duties as assigned.