Senior Project Manager

Plano, TX, United States

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Job Summary

The Business Delivery Office partners with all areas of the enterprise to take initiatives from conception to implementation to continued value measurement. The Senior Project Manager manages cross functional teams responsible for delivering defined project outcomes on time and within quality and budget specifications. The Project Manager plans, organizes, monitors and leads the delivery of two or more projects at a time to meet defined requirements. Reporting directly to the Sr. Manager or Director of Portfolio Management. They have the responsibility to define, plan and lead projects in support of enterprise portfolio strategy.

Essential Job Functions

Project Management: Develops and leads all aspects of project engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues. Drives the day-to-day leadership of the project and small program efforts while adhering to standards and sponsor expectations to manage the timeline, scope and requirements to meet the project goals. Collaborates with project team to understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business goals. Monitor projects progress on an ongoing basis through regular stakeholder meetings, status reporting and issues and risk tracking and mitigation to keep project on course. Continually manages project expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders. Effectively and appropriately escalates risks and issues to limit impact on project delivery. Works with project stakeholders to ensure business as usual plans are defined for post-project deployment. Develops and maintains lessons learned input into the project repository for utilization on future projects. Creates or leads the creation of best practice documentation around new and undefined processes and contributes to process improvement initiatives to improve project delivery.

Vendor Management: Participates in and or drives vendor selection and proposals for evaluation by appropriate stakeholders as required by project scope. Defines statement of work and specifications for requested vendor services. Oversees vendor performance and deliverables.

Coaching and Mentoring: Coaches project team members to clarify assignments and deliverables. Serves as a mentor and advisor to other project managers on project issues related to client relations, project quality, risk management and industry expertise. Provides both formal and informal training to EPMO staff and project stakeholders, as necessary. Coaches project team members to clarify assignments and deliverables. Mentors less experienced project managers on Bread Financial project management standards and business practices. Conducts assessments of troubled projects as requested by leaders. May be asked to take over a troubled project with the goal of ensuring project success.

Reports to:

Strategic Portfolio Lead

Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements: This position is hybrid with an onsite schedule of 3 - 4 days per month.

In-office requirements are subject to change based on business needs.

This position is currently available to candidates that reside within 60 miles of a Bread Financial location.

Direct Reports:

None

Minimum Qualifications: Five or more years Project management experience following standard methodology or process in services or information technology.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science or other related field

Certification: PMP Preferred

Five or more Project management experience following standard methodology or process in financial services, information technology, or the credit card industry

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Typical Starting Range:

$97,900.00 - $177,400.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $112,600.00 - $221,800.00

Colorado: $97,900.00 - $186,300.00

New York: $107,700.00 - $221,800.00

Washington: $102,800.00 - $204,000.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period). Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial's 401(k) plan.

All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time ("PSST") upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.

Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.

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About Bread Financial

At Bread Financial, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We've been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we're proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled-both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.

Bread FinancialTM is a tech-forward financial services company providing simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions. The company creates opportunities for its customers and partners through digitally enabled choices that offer ease, empowerment, financial flexibility and exceptional customer experiences. Driven by a digital-first approach, data insights and white-label technology, Bread Financial delivers growth for its partners through a comprehensive suite of payment solutions that includes private label and co-brand credit cards and Bread Pay™ buy now, pay later products. Bread Financial also offers direct-to-consumer products that give customers more access, choice and freedom through its branded Bread CashbackTM American Express® Credit Card and Bread SavingsTM products.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Bread Financial is powered by its approximately 7,000 global associates and is committed to sustainable business practices. Bread Financial offers competitive pay, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Any applicant offered employment will be required to establish that they are legally authorized to work in the United States for the Company.

The Company participates in E-Verify.

The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and all applicable state/local laws. The Company will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Applicants with disabilities may contact the Company to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact the Recruiting Team at TaO[redacted].

Job Family:

Project Management

Job Type:

Regular