Genesis10 is currently seeking a Project and Release Manager with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month hybrid contract opportunity. This role is responsible for managing multiple strategic initiatives, including quarterly release management for an expense manager platform across both internal and network partner platforms. The ideal candidate is a highly organized project and release management professional with strong Commercial Card industry experience. This individual will lead multiple strategic initiatives, coordinate cross-functional teams, oversee technology and product releases, manage risks and dependencies, and serve as a trusted partner between Product, Technology, Operations, and external partners.
Responsibilities: - Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Business Execution
- Support intake and prioritization processes, establishing transparent and consistent methods for evaluating and onboarding new work into the product backlog
- Ensure all defined JIRA standardization, requirement templates, and JIRA fields and labeling are implemented and followed within the teams for consistency
- Create and manage a release plan
- Coordinate cross-functional activities and cross-product areas that advance the work owned by the Product Area, helping teams stay focused on delivering committed outcomes
- Facilitate scrum of scrums with product, scrum and DDI leads to gather execution updates, blockers and dependencies
- Track and manage intra and inter-product area dependencies, track and manage impediments to features/stories, and coordinate testing approaches
- Contribute to status reports and product roadmap updates for larger leadership and product and delivery forums
- Support team sustainability and maturity, fostering trusted relationships across product area roles
- Drive agile best practices and coordinate with other delivery coordinators to scale these practices across product areas
Requirements: - 5 years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience
- Project/Release Management: Ability to successfully coordinate cross-functional initiatives, manage timelines, and execute quarterly releases
- Commercial Card & Payments Expertise: Ability to understand product features, customer impacts, and industry trends
- Stakeholder Leadership & Communication: Ability to influence partners across Product, Technology, Operations, and external vendors while driving decisions and execution
- Commercial Card Program Knowledge: Understanding of commercial credit card products, virtual cards, expense management solutions, and payment ecosystems
- Project & Program Management: Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and dependencies, and experience creating detailed project plans, milestones, risks, and issue logs
- Release Management: Experience coordinating technology and product releases and overseeing recurring release cycles
- Business Analysis & Requirements Management: Experience documenting business requirements, user stories, process flows, and operational impacts
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Risk & Issue Management: Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze operational, product, and technology impacts
Desired skills: - Experience with Commercial Cards, Virtual Card Programs, Digital Wallets, or Expense Management platforms
- Familiarity with commercial payment products and release processes
- Experience working within a large financial institution and navigating governance requirements
- Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar project tracking tools
- Experience supporting product implementations, client onboarding, or product launches
Pay range: $51.09 - $59.09 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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