Strategic Project Manager

Seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the U.S. Bank Europe Change Team to support and drive Major Change or Strategic Programmes as per European Management Agenda.

Specifically, this candidate will be required to:

• Deliver Major Change Projects as per European Management Agenda

• ​Provides direction to project staff assigned to projects and stages within program.

• Has an in-depth understanding of and focus on the drivers of growth and profit in the business and where team focus should be

• Building and delivering confidence in execution of change management

• Establishes governance and drives all aspects to ensure that assigned Project(s) is implemented, accepted, and operating effectively.

• Serves as a liaison and builds bridges and relationships with sponsoring executives and among different groups.

• Works directly with the business line to understand business objectives and strategies related to project priorities.

• Manages communications regarding project and program management practices that create clear, concise requirements in program and project functionality, resourcing, budgets, and timings.

• Oversees assigned projects from initial concept through final implementation utilizing approved project methodology/tools and within enterprise standards and guidelines.

• Organizes and manages a high-quality, cross-functional project team(s) by providing work direction and coaching/mentoring to assigned project resources

• Constructs a Project reporting and tracking framework and benchmarks.

• Provides oversight to projects to meet established function, quality, cost, and schedule.

• Escalates issues and risks to appropriate level.

• Plans, develops, and controls moderate to large project/product budgets.

• Implementation of required policies and procedures.

• Effective risk management and mitigation.

• Supports CAO quarterly Management Reporting processes.

Experience/Qualifications

• Experience of project management

• Experience of different project management styles

• Payments Industry experience is desirable

• Experience of FS regulations and regulatory environment

• Experience of a multi-national company preferred

• Consultancy experience is desirable

Skills/Disposition

• Strong change management disciplines

• Demonstrated strong project management skills

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

• A proven track record in the implementation of effective compliance and control standards

• The proven capability to drive projects and programmes

• Ability to work on own initiative

Qualifications required to perform your role

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as Project or Program Manager or other role of comparable responsibility

• Exceptional interpersonal, influencing and communication skills, both written and verbal

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Formal Project Management Qualification is desirable (PMP, PMI, Prince 2 or equivalent)

• Consultancy experience desirable

The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.