Project Manager

Project Manager

BCforward is currently seeking highly motivated Project Manager - Intermediate opportunity in Columbus, OH.

Our client is one of the oldest financial institutions and offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporations. Their history spans over 200 years and today are the leaders in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

Position Title: Project Manager - Intermediate
Location: Columbus, OH
Duration: 9 Months Contract to Hire
Pay Rate Range: $69/hr W2 - $74/hr W2
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Looking for W2 Local candidates.

Job Description:

Product Delivery Manager (aka Project Manager)

A project manager is a professional responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing a project from start to finish. Ensuring projects are completed to the required standards, on time, and within budget.

They serve as the primary point of communication between stakeholders, team members, and clients to keep everything on track, resolve issues and risks and ensure all are working toward the same goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Own and drive the execution and delivery process for large and complex projects: including intake, dependency management, release management, product operationalization, business readiness, testing, and Go Live.
• Develop, manage, and communicate comprehensive program plans, executive summaries, project status reports, meeting notes, risks, issues, and decisions. Maintain excellent data integrity within project management tools and repositories (JIRA, Confluence, Teams).
• Ensure the project deliverables meet the objective and quality standards and are completed according to expectations.
• Adhere to all product and project management controls throughout the program's duration.
• Effectively manage timelines, dependencies, and blockers, ensure adequate resourcing, and liaise with stakeholders and functional partners.
• Navigating challenges, removing roadblocks, and making decisions to keep the project on track.
• Lead completion of change management activities across functional partners, ensuring adherence to the firm's risk, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Engage with Scrum of Scrums, Product Owners, and Tech Leads across multiple product areas to maintain awareness of current activities and book of work management.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, building strong relationships at all levels and understanding their needs and expectations.
• Continuously evaluate and improve product delivery processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and facilitate lessons learned sessions.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 8+ years of Project Manager experience (preferably in banking or financial services).
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field.
• Strong understanding of delivery processes and a proven track record of implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience in product or platform-wide release management, deployment processes, and strategies.
• Experience in working in a matrixed organization; strong partnership and collaboration skills to drive cross-functional teams.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude and commitment to the culture and values of JPMorgan Chase.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills to plan, organize, and manage resources and tasks.
• Excellent analytical skills: ability to identify opportunities, recommend solutions, and communicate effectively and confidently (both verbal and written) to all levels of management.
• Experience working with Agile and hybrid methodologies.
• Proficient with Project Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Excel, Teams.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Proficient knowledge of the product development lifecycle, design, and data analytics.
• Master's Degree, PMP Certification, or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) desired.
• Strong understanding of the technical aspects of features being delivered.
• Excellent adaptability to pivot strategies and respond to changing circumstances.
• Experience with regulatory, compliance, and risk management in banking.

About BCforward:
BCforward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers' needs into a full service personnel solutions organization. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, BCforward also operates numerous delivery centers across North America and India. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm in Indiana. Our uninterrupted growth has allowed BCforward to deliver uniquely configured IT staffing and project solutions for over years of catering to our customers' specific needs. BCforward currently maintains a team of over 5000 global resources. With our additional brand, Stafforward, together we have the capabilities to deliver services for a variety of industries in both public and private sectors which allows us to address your most challenging needs.
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This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and willing cooperate with a background check and drug screen, to the extent permitted by federal and local laws up to, and including, both criminal and financial reviews. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this job posting shall render the applicant ineligible for the position. BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. Any subsequent offer of employment shall be considered employment at will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 250332 when responding to this ad.

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