Project Manager (Alpharetta, GA Hybrid)

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Company Description

Who Are We?

Sopra Banking Software is the partner of choice for more than 1,500 financial institutions worldwide. 

The rich variety of our solutions, the strength of our conviction, and our passion for innovation enable us to support our clients on a daily basis and in their future projects, as well as in their goals regarding financial inclusion. Our customers, based in over 80 countries around the world, benefit every day from our technologies and software, as well as the expertise of our 5,000 employees.

Sopra Banking Software is a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group, a European leader in consulting, digital services, and software development. With 50,000 employees, the Sopra Steria Group generated a turnover of €5.1 billion in 2022. 

For more information, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram, or visit www.soprabanking.com

Job Description

What role will you play?

Project management is a big piece of how we engage and assist our clients with their experience to bring our product onboard to their business! It is a crucial aspect to our success as a company! Ensuring our clients’ needs are met within the confines of guided timelines and set expectations takes a focus and organizational drive that needs to be spearheaded. Our Project Manager will need to be a proactive and forward-thinking individual who harnesses a passion for productivity behind results and cross functional participation. As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end project delivery within an IT and software delivery environment. As a Project Manager you will hold a high profile with both internal stakeholders and our client base. You will be responsible for managing complex and fast paced work, against strict timelines with steady expectations! As a key player in the implementation of our product life cycle, it is important that this role is filled with an ambitious, creative thinking and charged individual who is confident in their capabilities of meeting and exceeding client standards.

What will you be doing?

·  Management of multiple small to medium projects simultaneously
·  Develop mutually agreed Project Plans, between client and customer, to ensure delivery success
·  Preparation and management of all project documentation in accordance with project governance and compliance
·  Defining project resource requirements, working with relevant line managers to secure, and booking and managing resource in accordance with company policies and procedures
·  Managing project risks and issues and associated reporting, escalation, and resolution.
·  Management of financial elements during implementation (quotes / billing requests /invoices / compiling expenses for recharging / overdue accounts)
·  Monitoring and tracking all project activity and reporting the status of project schedules and budgets to the relevant stakeholders
·  Effective management of Change Requests and ensuring that the Change Control process is adhered to.
·  Conducting project meetings (frequency as agreed by Project Team) and ensuring that meetings are documented both internal and client facing
·  Preparing collateral for, and attending Steering Group meetings
·  Integrate ongoing risk management trade-offs

Qualifications

What do we require from you?

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

·  Knowledge of relevant tools such as Microsoft Visio, JIRA, Confluence, etc
·  Full cycle SDLC project management experience (from pre-study to stabilization)
·  Experience with governance and tollgates (client signoffs)
·  Experience working with internal and external customers
·  Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
·  Agile experience (and/or iterative development)

Competencies:

·  Excellent problem solving
·  Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
·  Strong organizational skills
·  Ability to make timely decisions based on facts, circumstances, and needs
·  Ability to infer meaningful insights from a collection of data
·  Strong presentation prep and delivery ability
·  Able to manage and resolve conflict
·  Ability to delegate appropriately
·  Demonstrates team organization and governance capability

Education/Certification/License Requirements:

·  Bachelor’s Degree

Working Experience:

·  3-5 years of project management experience
·  Successful management of projects within the financial services sector

Preferred Experience:

·  Fintech industry exposure
·  PMP Certification

Additional Information

Why should you apply?

If you are looking for an opportunity to not only grow professionally but also personally SBS is the place for you! We pride ourselves on making sure each employee receives the same level of commitment and dedication as we give our clients! You will be seen, heard, poured into, provided the proper tools and resources necessary to grow and encouraged to flourish! We acknowledge how much time is actually dedicated to the great work you will provide thus we deem it necessary to nurture not just your talents but you as an individual! Each office provides a unique associate experience that extends pass the walls in hopes to also accommodate any and all remote work activity as well!

Our Tribe – if you’re looking for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging LOOK NO FURTHER!

We’re a part of various ecosystems in an increasingly multicultural and diverse world. And as a company, we have a responsibility to those who place their trust in us. From e-sports players to volunteers for humanitarian organizations, from drummers to street art lovers, we’re a diverse and close-knit team, united by a passion for all-things digital.

Our diversity is our strength. Our approach is our difference.

We look for people who are driven by results and have a clear aptitude for providing solutions for our clients. A passion to succeed is very important, especially if you can balance it with empathy for our diverse customers and understanding of what they really need. No matter where you are in your career path, if you find yourself sharing our core values, looking to bring fresh ideas to the table, and wanting to make an impact – HERE IS WHERE YOU START!

Some things to look forward to:

·  Individual mentoring and ongoing support throughout your entire SBS journey
·  Excellent employee benefits – medical, life and 401k match!
·  Competitive and fair compensation structure
·  Thorough and
·  Flexible work environment that fully supports a healthy work life balance
·  Great people and engaging working environment
·  Dedicated commitment to values that surround our people, the community, the environment and market/business ethics
·  Involvement with fresh initiatives that support our corporate responsibility towards Access to Education, Gender Equality, Financial Inclusion, and Environmental Sustainability

Pay Transparency: $95,000/annually

At Sopra Banking Software, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences, we value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All personal information will be treated as confidential according to the Employment Equality act.

 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.

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