Apex Systems Looking for Project Manager at Symmes Twp, OH Full Time

Job Description:

Role: Project Manager – Fully remote

Candidates who have a background in banking, banking applications, start up experience and product lifecycle experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Description

Background

Company partners with smaller fintech companies, works with those executives, funds projects, and when product is viable they absorb it into the LOB it applies to (ex: banking, payments, etc.) and launch in sync with the related products

This person will be overseeing those projects and partnerships working with the execs at these smaller fintech companies and ultimately helping bring those products to launch at Client

These are innovative/forward thinking projects, will get exposure to the latest and greatest going on in the industry

• Lots of collaboration internally and at these companies
• Role will get exposure to all different types of projects because once something launches within Client they will drop off and take on another new project/partnership

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• IT banking/financial industry experience
• Start up mentality/background, experience working with companies/projects from the ground up not just enterprise experience
• 5+ years PM experience
• Strong executive communication/collaboration
• Leadership, management, organizational, and team building skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to build relationships with C-level management, peers and others.
• Broad knowledge of regulatory requirements, financial institution operations, and risk management.
• Listening skills and ability to ensure open and candid two-way communication.
• Ability to expresses both facts and opinions clearly and concisely.
• Project management, productivity, planning, and workload management skills.
• Negotiation skills regarding complex issues
• Ability to work well under pressure and keep emotions under control during difficult situations.
• Adaptable and dependable in fast-paced, changing business environments.
• Strives for continuous improvement.

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Builds a consulting team and strategy to effectively execute business plan.

• Develops consulting offerings to address market opportunities.

• Manages key channel relationships such as sales, relationship management, product management, business unit management and others ensuring continued collaboration to drive results for Practice.

• Ensures Practice provides industry thought leadership.

• Responsible for forecasting and managing to budgets and communicating business metrics to senior management.

• Ensures consulting engagements provide excellent client satisfaction and client loyalty.

• Management skills and experience including staffing, staff performance/evaluations, effective communication, career planning and succession planning a plus.

• Provides resources with right expertise to meet business needs and manage external relationships creating a flexible staffing alternative for peak demand times.

• Ensures effective utilization of resources on projects, asset development, sales support and thought leadership.

• Collaborates with other Consulting Practice Managers to ensure right resources are working on right work to optimize goals for the entire division based on priorities and demand generated.

• Attracts and retains talent to meet business needs for practice.

• Expertise in Agile Methodologies.

• Nurtures relationships, defines consulting engagements to support relationship needs and sells the initiative.

• Other related duties assigned as needed.

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