Project Manager

Hybrid Work Schedule

At M&T Tech, we're a team of makers, doers, and builders, working to create the most advanced technology solutions in banking. We're not your stereotypical suit and tie bankers: we're an innovative team of leading tech experts, pushing boundaries, and taking risks. We're building an agile team of the most skilled and creative workers to solve complex problems, architect solutions, write high-performance software, and chart our new path, all to make the lives of our customers, and the communities that we serve, better. Join us and be part of something new as we build tomorrow's bank, today.

Overview

Under direction of a more senior project manager, manages multiple small-sized projects. Manages changes to project scope, schedule and costs, using appropriate verification techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, reflective of authorized project changes as defined in the change management plan and facilitate customer acceptance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Under direction of a more senior project manager, manage multiple small projects. Ensure familiarity with scope and project objectives and establish clear rules and responsibilities for project team members. Projects may be of a technical and/or non-technical nature.
• Develop project plan, forecast and schedule. Work with stakeholders to record detailed project requirements, constraints and assumptions to establish project deliverables, using requirement gathering techniques (e.g. planning sessions, brainstorming, focus groups) and the project charter.
• Ensure plans for assigned projects include work breakdown, project organization chart, cost/budget and communication, risk, quality and resource plans.
• Communicate project plans to affected parties to ensure a common understanding, set expectations and align stakeholders and project team members.
• Ensure execution of tasks defined in the project plan to achieve the project goals. Execute all parts of the project plan and manage the budget/forecast. Monitor and control project work including change controls.
• Measure project performance utilizing appropriate tools and techniques to monitor progress, identify and quantify variances; complete any required corrective actions and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Implement approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk events. Improve project team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, training and motivating to facilitate cooperation; ensure project efficiency and boost morale.
• Support larger project initiatives working under direction of higher management.
• Under direction of more senior Project Manager, manages smaller projects, responsibility for the projects include all aspects from initiation to close. Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and responsibility of each team member, to effectively coordinate team activities.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

Allocates work as a team leader; may check on completion/quality

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years' proven general management, project analysis or project management experience, including a minimum of 1 year's project management experience,
• OR in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 4 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years' proven general management, project analysis or project management experience, of which a minimum of 1 years' is project management experience.
• Project Management experience across complex initiatives involving multiple teams related to management of Assets (Hardware and Software)
• Experience managing complex processes tailored to End of Life Assets and associated remediation plans
• Project Management experience involving Audit and/or Regulatory activities requiring extensive planning and remediation
• Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent software packages.

We Support Our Team Members With Generous Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
• 401(k) match at 5%
• Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
• 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
• Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $60,890.34 - $101,483.90 Annual (USD). The successful candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location: Buffalo, New York, United States of America