Manager of the Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO)

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Supervisor of Project Management

Position Summary

The Manager of Project Management is responsible for the administration of the Enterprise Project Management Office by directing its personnel towards the Office’s objectives as outlined by management.  This includes supervising the organizing, managing, and coordinating of approved projects to ensure the successful execution through all phases of a project’s life cycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises the day to day operational function of the Project Management Office including: communicates effectively project expectations to team members; assigns and monitors work, reviews progress and evaluates performance to ensure sufficiency in meeting the bank’s needs in a timely manner.
• Helps to develop and disseminate best practices and tools for project execution and management
• Train, coach, and mentor various project managers for improved project management competencies within Simmons Bank
• Provides oversight and direction to the Project Management Community of Practice
• Develops and maintains a relationship with department managers and various levels of management to ensure the direction and focus of project is in line with the Strategic Plan
• Manages projects as assigned using Simmons Bank defined Project management Methodology and tools
• Oversees and supports multiple projects simultaneously, including, but not limited to, defining project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals, including planning and scheduling project timelines and milestones; manages proactively, changes in project scope, identify potential issues and contingency plans; defines project success criteria and disseminates to all parties involved throughout project life cycle.
• Prepares and distributes meeting agendas, minutes, project updates and status reports
• Oversees departmental work progress and execution of departmental goals in collaboration with the Director of the Enterprise Project Management Office
• Assure adherence to project management standard work, including PM Playbook
• Conduct periodic review with the Project teams, Management and Business Unit Leaders
• Ensures all departmental documents and activities are performed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures as applicable to this position, including completion of required compliance training.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Skills

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, procedures, short correspondence, reports, and memorandums.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as financial reports, legal documents, procedure manuals, general business correspondence and/or journals or government regulations.
• Demonstrated expertise in Project Management tools, techniques, culture, software applications, such as Microsoft Project
• Experience in leading and managing by influence people in multi-disciplinary teams and in partnering with stakeholders for building alignment and for driving a change.
• Strong people, leadership, communication skills to influence people across various organizational levels, cultural diversity and/ or geographically dispersed
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients, management, board of directors and other associates in the organization
• Ability to manage processes and personnel even if those activities and individuals are not directly accountable to the individual from an organizational standpoint

Education and/or Experience

• BS/BA Degree in Business, Finance, or a related field, and
• Eight years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training
• Knowledge of financial products and industry best practices and regulatory requirements

Other Qualifications (including physical requirements)

• Strong time management, oral, written and presentation skills.
• Must demonstrate strong strategic thinking, judgment, motivation, dependability, project management, and analytical skills and qualities.
• Collaborative mind-set with strong interpersonal skills.
• Project management certification e.g. PMP, CAPM, Scrum

Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person's race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications. Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to Affirmative Action Programs consisting of results-oriented procedures to ensure equal employment opportunities. These programs require positive action in lieu of neutral non-discrimination and merit hiring/performance policies.