Senior Project Portfolio Manager
Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.
Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.
Job Description
Plans, initiates, and manages business programs to support product development, technology development, and market launch. Leads and guides the work of business product, operations, and technical teams. Serves as liaison between business and technical aspects of programs. Plans project stages and assesses business implications for each stage. Monitors progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
Responsibilities
Confers with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
Monitors or track project milestones and deliverables.
Develops and manages Agile framework or work breakdown structure (WBS), depending on the type of project.
Develops or updates project plans for business programs, including information such as project objectives, impact assessment across business and technology teams, program documentation for product launch, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Manages project execution to ensure adherence to budget,
schedule, and scope.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or Product Marketing
8+ years of experience in Program Management, Product Management
In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of experience in Program Management, Product Management
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
- Master's Degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or Product Marketing
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Safe Agilist (SA) or SPC4 SAFe (Scale Agile Framework)
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The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.