Sr. Project Manager (Core Banking Digital Transformation) Los Angeles

Effort: Digital banking transformation for new online banking platforms. Seeking a Project Manager who has a strong understanding of banking systems. This PM will lead large/critical projects related to online banking platform upgrades.
Summary:
Seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic transformation initiatives that drive innovation, enhance operational efficiencies, and support the bank's long-term growth. As a key member of the Product Management team, this role demands extensive expertise in banking and financial services, with a proven ability to manage complex, large-scale programs while effectively adapting to evolving business needs.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, exceptional communication skills, and a strategic approach to relationship management, ensuring seamless collaboration across diverse teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the bank's continued advancement in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment while maintaining the agility to address changing requirements and priorities with confidence and precision.
Responsibilities:

• Lead small to large-sized strategic projects.
• Ensure consistent and quality planning, design, development, and implementation of projects
• Responsible for working and communicating with all levels of business and technology team members, including third-party vendors and other external parties, to plan and execute projects.
• Accurately prepare all required project documentation (e.g., Project Charter, Business Requirements Document, Process Diagrams, etc.), including eliciting content, feedback, and approvals from the project Subject Matter Experts (SME) and stakeholders.
• Work closely with internal and external business and technical teams to facilitate the development of solutions that meet the project needs.
• Maintain project plans and ensure deliverables are completed on time and documented accurately and appropriately.
• Organize information and input from disparate sources into meaningful, actionable data.
• Prepare required project-related reports, dashboards, and other metrics.
• Develop project budgets. Track project expenses against forecast, including reconciliation of variances.
• Build and lead the project team by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Review third-party vendor agreements and other documentation required for a project.
• Develop and maintain internal and external working relationships, including SMBC and third-party vendors.
• Comply with policies, standards, procedures, and documentation requirements.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology or related field.
• Project management certification is a plus.

• Solid banking (preferred) or financial services experience.
• Experience with bank transformation projects will be a plus.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working on banking and/or financial services programs in a large Enterprise environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of Enterprise project/program management experience in the banking industry.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and SharePoint.
• Experience with delivering projects using Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid methodologies.
• Experience facilitating Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams to deliver technology solutions on time, on budget, and to spec.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of commercial banking platforms will be a plus.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and with attention to detail.
• Possess skills to analyze a situation and make decisions or recommendations based on the data.
• Experienced with developing and delivering presentations to all levels, including CxOs.
• Quick learner. Possess a mindset to learn and adopt newer technologies in the field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external business and technical partners.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.