Senior Project Manager

• Lead end-to-end project management for merger and acquisition initiatives with a focus on vendor integration, consolidation, and transition activities
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and resource allocations
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including operations, compliance, legal, procurement, IT, finance, and third-party vendors
• Drive vendor due diligence, onboarding, offboarding, contract transition, and service continuity planning throughout acquisition lifecycles
• Facilitate project governance meetings, executive updates, status reporting, and stakeholder communications
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and roadblocks while ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements
• Oversee integration milestones and ensure successful execution of operational and technology-related transitions
• Partner with leadership teams to prioritize initiatives and maintain alignment across multiple concurrent projects
• Ensure all projects adhere to financial services compliance standards, internal controls, and audit requirements
• Support change management activities and drive adoption of new processes, systems, and vendor relationships

• 7+ years of project management experience within financial services environments
• Proven experience managing vendor-centric projects related to mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or business transformations
• Strong understanding of third-party vendor management, procurement processes, and contract transition activities
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders
• Experience working within regulated industries with knowledge of compliance, risk, and governance requirements
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and shifting deadlines
• Experience with project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches
• Proficiency with project management tools and reporting platforms
• PMP, PgMP, or related certification preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field preferred

• PMP, PgMP, or related certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field

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