EPO Project Manager

Title: EPO Project Manager
Location: Raleigh, NC - 5 days onsite
Duration: Long Term Contract

Role Responsibilities :

• Plan and coordinate closely with business/function area managers, cross-functional SMEs, and project team members to drive project activities and issue resolution.
• Work closely with business, operations, and technology leads to support program needs.
• Ensure project activities remain on track to deliver benefits realization.
• Implement and manage a risk management plan for the project, ensuring adherence to company and unit requirements.
• Follow CLIENT PMLC methodology, risk management routines, and project governance activities while working closely with the Risk Program Portfolio Lead and Lead Business partners.
• Engage stakeholders proactively to understand and mitigate cross-team concerns and lead discussions to resolve issues while maintaining project timelines.
• Lead internal and/or external project teams and manage resources effectively.
• Manage project budget forecasts and actuals following finance reporting routines and methodologies.
• Create and maintain project schedules, analyze variances, and recommend mitigation plans.
• Prepare dashboard reporting to communicate project health to executives in alignment with governance routines.
• Prepare documentation and presentations to support workstreams and internal reporting needs.
• Manage critical path activities and stakeholder coordination to mitigate risks.

Identify change impacts introduced by the project and coordinate readiness activities including:

• Client Communications
• Teammate Communications
• Teammate Training

Must Have Skills / Experience :

• Experience managing transformational programs/projects within a major financial institution (Category 1 or 2 bank).
• Proven ability to manage complex programs with multiple business partners and large datasets.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, including working with senior leadership.
• Experience leading large-scale technology-focused programs with internal and vendor teams.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and project schedules in parallel.

Nice to Have :

• Background in Accounting or Finance with experience in GAAP compliance, regulatory reporting, and profitability.

Experience with:

• SAP S/4 HANA
• OneStream
• Oracle EDMCS
• OFSAA
• Experience with system testing and UAT planning.
• Exposure to AI / automation strategy or data strategy initiatives.
• PMP certification.

Ability to translate stakeholder discussions into strategic plans, project objectives, and delivery schedules