Project Manager - Advanced

BCforward is currently seeking highly motivated Project Manager - Advanced opportunity in Wilmington, DE.

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 - Advanced
Location: Wilmington, DE (Hybrid work Model)
Duration: 3 Months Contract to Hire
Pay Rate Range: $63/hr W2 - $65/hr W2
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Job Description:
Skills: Vendor Management & Contract Management

Provide day to day oversight & operational management of partners/vendors by closely collaborating with internal and external parties.
Do you enjoy building relationships, managing projects, bring a team player, solving problems, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, providing oversight & managing vendors and delivering excellent customer service? Then you've found the right role.
As a Business Management Vice President within the Global Supplier Services team, you will act as the primary liaison between our business and our vendors. Your responsibilities will include overseeing processes and procedures, promoting a robust controls environment, promoting process improvements, and negotiating contracts. This role demands strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, time management, project management, and facilitation skills. Regular interaction with multiple teams and senior management will require you to demonstrate proven analytical and strategic thinking skills. This position offers the chance to deliver world-class vendor management service in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Job Responsibilities
Manage large number of contingent labor and professional service engagements ranging from simple one time and material to managed agreements / fixed deliverables to complex, multi-year vendor agreements.
Provide leadership, direction and coaching to teams(s) while partnering with key stakeholders including Technology, Finance and Sourcing.
Build and manage relationships with internal key contacts, ensuring Vendor Enablement and Experience requirements and objectives are adhered to with data collection and requirements gathering, validating budget funding, contract negotiations, and execution of vendor processes.
Assist in the strategy for evaluating and monitoring vendors in the CCB Tech space.
Serve as subject-matter for all phases of the supplier engagement lifecycle.
Partner and influence clients to ensure legal, risk, compliance and/or controls requirements are satisfied.
Produce executive level communications about programs inclusive of status, risks, issues, and delivery roadmap.
Assist product teams to analyze and prioritize work while level-setting expectations for delivery to stakeholders.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
Bachelor's Degree
7+ years of demonstrated experience in software/hardware professional services sourcing, vendor, partner, or relationship management, technology or product management
Strong competencies in use of MS Office packages (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint)
Strong at multi-tasking and time management discipline
Strong communication & presentation skills
Experience with client management and project management
Strong understanding of banking and departmental procedures, functions, and activities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience with third party risk oversight/sourcing/vendor management/Technology Project Management


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 211840 when responding to this ad.