Canandaigua National Bank · 1 month ago
Senior IT Project Manager II
Canandaigua National Bank is a community-focused institution seeking a Senior IT Project Manager II. This role is responsible for driving the execution of programs or projects to achieve the bank’s strategic goals, coordinating resources, managing budgets, and ensuring project goals are met on time and within budget.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Leads cross-functional teams, managing major systems and business projects, building consensus, and proactively identifying and resolving issues. Provides strategic and tactical input to attain project outcomes on time and within budget
Leads the creation of delivery schedules, resource plans, and project budgets
Identifies resource needs, acquiring resources, and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan
Ensure that resources assigned to the project have all the tools and information needed to perform their project tasks
Plan, execute, and deliver programs and projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes clearly defining the work, creating the budget, identifying dependencies within workstreams, and facilitating estimations and work breakdown structures
Initiates, compiles, audits and assembles all project resources and reporting materials for key stakeholders based on agreed upon reporting lines and methods
May participate in contract negotiations with vendors
Evaluates project risk, changes and issues, including development of contingency plans and solution and process alternatives
Assist in developing business cases for enterprise projects for executive-level audiences
Craft communication with Senior Leaders, Sponsors, and Stakeholders. Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, documentation, and presentations. Communicates project schedule and status, key accomplishments, upcoming tasks, and any risks or issues involved with the projects
Conduct project Post Implementation Reviews and document knowledge gained on the project to capture lessons learned and continuously improve execution
Identify, maintain, and train on best practices, processes, and work products for project management adhering to project methodologies. Provide input into the creation of development plans and training to build and strengthen project management skills
Assist in the development of resource management maturity including capacity and demand planning, resource allocation, and resource risk identification and resolution. Ensure that projects leverage resource management techniques and monitoring. Identify and implement the tools needed for tracking and reporting on resources
Develop and maintain project process documentation and work product templates and educate or train business partners and other project managers on processes, templates, and techniques used
Participates proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices and facilitating companywide adoption to ensure consistent and successful delivery
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field normally required
PMP certification highly desired
A minimum of ten (10) years' experience in IT Project Management directly managing multiple complex projects using structured methodology (Waterfall, Agile, PMBOK, etc.)
Experience implementing mission-critical business applications, multiple complex application integrations, hosted and SaaS solutions, and data conversions required
Preferred
Experience in building and improving Project Management Office (PMO) processes, procedures, and tools highly desired
Experience in banking/financial services preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA options for both part-time and full-time employees. Medical coverage is also offered for domestic partners.
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
Retirement benefits that include a 401(k), Profit Sharing, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Training & development opportunities.
Tuition assistance.
Community focused volunteer opportunities.
Award winning wellness program that promotes a solid work/life balance.
Banking perks and discount programs.
Company
Canandaigua National Bank
Canandaigua National Bank offers a full range of financial services to realize a financial life, well lived.
Funding
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