IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented IT Project Manager to join our Business Management team supporting Capital Markets Technology within the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division. This individual will play a critical role in leading and managing multiple high-priority IT projects within the Capital Markets Technology portfolio, ensuring alignment with business needs and objectives, while driving the delivery of high-priority technology initiatives, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting the execution of business strategies. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience in Agile methodologies, including Rally, and a strong track record of leading Scrum teams in complex enterprise environments within the financial services industry. The IT Project Manager will partner with internal and external auditors and regulators to ensure compliance with governance, control, and regulatory standards. They will also collaborate with stakeholders across business, technology, and risk functions, including senior leaders and executives, to provide updates, address issues, and align project outcomes with strategic objectives.

Please note that this position is based in an office-centric environment located in Charlotte, NC or Atlanta, GA. The work schedule requires employees to be on-site four days per week, one day remote.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in managing critical day-to-day program/project elements including: project vision/objectives, financials, scope, quality, schedule, resourcing, vendor management, dependencies, risks, status reporting, stakeholder engagement, business readiness/change management, and value realization necessary to deliver specified requirements, objectives and value.
• Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes and ensure appropriate and professional communication among project stakeholders.
• Manage projects through the project lifecycle. Document the project charter, roles, tasks and measures of success. Evaluate progress and quality, manage issue resolution and take corrective action as necessary.
• Ensure adherence to BB&T Project Office and other applicable Corporate policies and processes.
• Proactively develop innovative approaches, risk mitigation strategies, quality control and continuous improvement.
• Provide feedback to group managers regarding the work performance of members.
• Program Profile - Span of Impact: Corporation; multiple lines of business; Budget impact: $10,000,000 to $100,000,000; Timeline: corporate programs and strategic projects are complex and can range from one year to five years in duration; Program complexity: Medium to Large.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or technology-related field, or equivalent education and related training
• Six years of project management experience with increasing complexity of projects and level of responsibilities within a professional environment, including eight years of applicable business experience
• Knowledge in software development lifecycle in an enterprise environment
• Goal-oriented and action-focused
• Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills
• Objective, transparent, fact-based and value-focused communication style
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently toward goals in a complex, diverse environment with multiple and changing demands
• Proven ability to direct the efforts of others

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has achieved Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and advancing towards Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Three years of financial services-related experience managing large complex enterprise program initiatives

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist's generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.