Project Manager II

Who We Are

BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) is a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with banking centers in Florida, the New York metropolitan area, Dallas and Atlanta. BankUnited has two subsidiaries, Pinnacle Public Finance headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and Bridge Funding Group headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial and collaborative culture encompassing the best minds, the brightest talent and the boldest decision makers.

BankUnited is honored to announce that we have been included on the Newsweek and Statista America's Most Trusted Companies Award List!

BankUnited has been recognized by Newsweek for two outstanding awards in 2023 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces and as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters, which acknowledges our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace.

Our Culture

At BankUnited, we foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees have the opportunity to advance, grow and achieve their goals. Our rally cry is to GO FOR MORE™, a call to action to go above and beyond to provide the best customer experience to every client and to GO FOR MORE in your career.

Why BankUnited

Working for BankUnited offers you exciting challenges and opportunities to advance your professional development, while empowering you to deliver and be your best. We are happy to report the average tenure according to LinkedIn insights is 8.3 years. We strive to provide a competitive benefits plan to our employees and are proud to have been nationally ranked #1 as one of the 2023 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Springbuk and awarded HEALTHIEST EMPLOYER by the South Florida Business Journal since 2020.

As a company, we believe we are only as successful as our people and are committed to providing training and innovative resources that prepare you to reach your full potential. That's why in addition to tuition reimbursement, we provide our employees with exciting career coaching, courses and training through our own GO FOR MORE™ Academy and mentoring opportunities through our iCARE™ (Inclusive Community of Advocacy, Respect and Equality) program.

At BankUnited, we strive to provide our employees with a work life balance. Specifically, retail branches operate 5 days a week Monday - Friday, excluding evening and/or weekend hours. For many of our positions, we offer a hybrid work environment, as well as a remote work environment for designated positions.

If you thrive in a fast-paced collaborative work environment, Apply Now and start your journey with BankUnited today!

Job Description

SUMMARY: Responsible for working collaboratively with department managers across banking divisions to implement projects / programs that help deliver business value, meet financial revenue, operating efficiency and strategic goals, as well as regulatory requirements. Creates and maintains project plans, monitors progress for multiple projects, acts as liaison between IT and various divisions to prepare presentations for management. Keeps all stakeholders informed of developments on the projects he/she manages. Executes projects covering the full range of the project life cycle -- scope definition, requirements gathering, development, testing, implementation, and monitoring and control. Coordinates test plans to meet project requirements and helps drive user acceptance testing to produce quality deliverables.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

• Project Management Execution (25%) * Provide both strategic and detailed support to Portfolio/Program Managers on significant projects and initiatives. * Analyze project proposals to determine timeframe, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects. * Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks, collaborate with project staff to outline work plan. * Coordinate project scope and execution as a leader of a cross-functional, multidisciplinary team. Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget. * Complete the established BankUnited project management process to identify, analyze and implement the new solution. * Proactively identify and plan for potential risk, build contingency plans, and take action to mitigate risks. * Manage external vendors through the project process to ensure agreement deliverables are met. * Monitor project activities, ensuring the currency, quality and integrity of the information, while providing consistency in content and "look and feel" across the enterprise. * Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives. Deliver projects according to agreed specifications and deadlines. * Ensure proper transition of the new solution or service to business users and IT application support.
• Project Governance (25%) * Prepare project artifacts as required by the Technology Transformation Management Office Standard Operating Procedures to ensure satisfactory internal and external audits. * Ensure timeliness of document approvals by stakeholders and accessibility of project artifacts on the project's SharePoint site. Perform regular health checks of project QA checklists. * Ensure scheduling of key tollgates: planning, risk assessment, UAT kickoff, go/no-go meetings. * Ensure acceptance criteria are met prior to go-live. * Monitor for proper change management practices. * Identify and share best practices in support of the PM Competency Center. * Continuously benchmark project management performance to identify improvements and achieve higher capability maturity in Project Portfolio Management (PPM).
• Properly Manage Stakeholder Relationships (20%) * Implement the project's communication plan. * Follows through on procedures for project reporting and documentation to keep management informed of project status and related issues. Establish project status meetings at the project team and Steering level as appropriate. * Identify, track, and coordinate resolution of issues. Initiate appropriate escalation procedures to ensure management awareness of problems that are severe in nature or exceeding documented targets
• Teamwork and Leadership Skills (15%) * Implement the project's communication plan. * Follows through on procedures for project reporting and documentation to keep management informed of project status and related issues. Establish project status meetings at the project team and Steering level as appropriate. * Identify, track, and coordinate resolution of issues. Initiate appropriate escalation procedures to ensure management awareness of problems that are severe in nature or exceeding documented targets
• Industry Knowledge and Project Management Skills (15%) * Develop and maintain appropriate banking industry knowledge of common financial services concepts, practices, and procedures. * Develop and maintain of project management concepts, practices and procedures; and knowledge of business analysis tools and techniques. * Obtain and maintain certifications. * Act in an advisory capacity in solution design to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
• Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
• Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degreeor comparable experience in Information Systems, Computer Science and/or Engineering with the appropriate emphasis in Project Management required

EXPERIENCE

• Some experience managing projects in multiple phases of the project life cycle using different methodologies (Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall)required
• 4-6 Yearsof Business Analysis/Project Management experience with a focus on complex, multi-department implementationsrequired

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of project management concepts and methodologies.
• Advanced in using project management tools, e.g.: Smartsheet, Jira, and ServiceNow.
• Understanding Change Management practices as Prosci.
• Ability to operate at both the strategic and functional level to manage project expectations, perceptions, deliverables, and resources.
• Structured, disciplined approach to capturing requirements, identifying, and resolving issues, and managing project activities.
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of business and technology personnel, including management and end users, providing guidance, support and detailed documentation.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• PMP or equivalent experience required