Project Manager

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

Acting under consultative direction, responsible for managing medium to moderately complex projects, including project planning, prioritization, execution, timing, functionality, quality and cost within an assigned division or business unit. Under general direction, Project Manager is accountable for anticipating risks, escalating risks, resolving barriers in order to drive project success.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Establishes project resource assignments and ensures all parties involved in project have a representative present if needed in project meetings. 
• Assists in creating project evaluations and assessments of results.
• Acts a point of contact for project stakeholders.  . 
• Maintains accountability for the overall success of the project from original conceptualization through final implementation.
• Creates project meeting agendas, tracks project status and performs related analyses.  Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. 
• Monitors the project team to ensure that project accountability and deliverables are met on time and within budget.
• Identifies, measures and prioritizes project risks.
• Develops action plans to mitigate high priority risks. 
• Utilizes expertise and leadership skills in resolving issues to ensure project goals and requirements are met.
• Clarifies project goals and deliverables with stakeholders, sets priorities and enforces standards and procedures.
• Develops lines of communication that keep team members informed.
• Acts as liaison between team members, customers, company departments, and may assist with outside contractors. 
• Creates a system of reports and monitoring to track progress and identify problems. Leads the effort to find solutions that keep project on track and within budget. Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Must be comfortable escalating and communicating challenging issues that jeopardize project success professionally and without bias.
• Determine information systems and/or process solutions to address business needs and develop methods for implementation
• May assist with or participate in change management and process improvement initiatives as well as provide recommendations  to improve/enhances existing procedures and controls

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSING REQUIRED:

• Project Manager Professional  required within corporate established guidelines

OTHER PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4-6 years of related experience
• Knowledge of systems and systems development methodology
• Experience implementing medium to large systems implementations,
• Strong analytical and documentation skills
• Ability to develop and maintain strategic partnerships with senior business unit management, business partners, project sponsors and customers globally, as well as
• Communicate effectively with business and development teams, end users, and product owners
• Experience with Visio, MS Project, and SQL a plus
• Agile project management experience preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong presentation skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as but not limited to; computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to concentrate, talk and hear. This role is regularly required to type, reach with hands and arms, sit for long periods of time, read, write, listen, verbally communicate, present information, respond to questions, problem solve, concentrate and tolerate stress. Many duties will be done while sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job.  The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.   You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description.   You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.