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SMBC Project Manager (Hybrid in LA or PHX) in Los Angeles, California

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

SMBC MANUBANK was formed by a group of banking entrepreneurs in June 1962. Our scope is to serve the specialized needs of California middle-market businesses, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, importers, exporters, and service companies, including small businesses and professionals.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $115,000.00 and $170,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Our mission is to be "the bank of choice" for middle market and professional service companies by establishing long term customer relationships and loyalty, providing superior products and services through a core of highly skilled and seasoned bankers.

To achieve our mission to be the 'bank of choice' for middle market and professional services companies, we are focused on our vision to be the premier California regional business bank that can provide the sophistication and expertise of a larger institution with the personal 'high touch' services of a smaller bank.

Specialties:

Commercial Loans and Lines of Credit, Asset-Based Financing, SBA Loans, and Specialized Financing, Real Estate Loans, Cash Management Services, International Services

JOB SUMMARY

SMBC MANUBANK (Commercial Bank) is looking for a senior IT Project Manager with (1) strong banking and/or financial services industry background, (2) technical, data and infrastructure experience with (3) a deep passion for planning and implementing business, technical and data solutions. This role is the point of contact with the business, technical and vendor teams, and provides the leadership to plan, design and deliver projects of all sizes and scope.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead small to large size business, technical and data projects.

• Ensure the consistent and quality planning, design, development and implementation of projects within SMBC MANUBANK.

• Responsible for working and communicating with all levels of business and technology team members, including third-party vendors, SMBC 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.

• Facilitate workshops and exercises that include data collection, data analysis, consensus building, and internal/eternal organizational buy-in.

• Work closely with internal and external business, technical and data teams to facilitate the development of solutions which 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.

• Plan and implement data and technical (SaaS, software, hardware and infrastructure) projects.

• 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 SMBC MANUBANK and SMBC policies, standards, procedures and documentation requirements.

• Other duties, as assigned.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

• Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology or related field.

• Project management certification is a plus.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Solid banking (preferred) or financial services experience.

• Robust project management experience in business, data and technical (SaaS, software, hardware and infrastructure) projects.

• 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 Azure, Google and other cloud platforms.

• 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 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.

EOE STATEMENT

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

CCPA DISCLOSURE

Personal Information Collection Notice: This notice contains information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) about the categories of personal information (PI) of California residents that SMBC MANUBANK collects and the business or commercial purpose(s) for which the PI may be used. We do not sell PI. More information about our collection and use of PI may be found in our CCPA Privacy Policy at https://www.manufacturersbank.com/CCPA-Privacy. Persons with disabilities may contact our Customer Contact Center toll-free at (877) 560-9812 to request the information in this Notice in an alternative format.

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