Job Title: Principal Project Manager (Domain: Banking)
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Overview:
The Principal Project Manager leads complex, multi-faceted programs to align with company vision, strategy, and goals. This role is responsible for ensuring the successful direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of large-scale projects and programs. Using professional principles and methodologies, the Principal Project Manager ensures the delivery of scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee project and program teams, ensuring outcomes align with scope, schedule, and budget.
- Drive the planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of projects and programs.
- Identify, track, and manage key milestones and critical paths for successful delivery.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define resource needs and assemble cross-functional teams, including external vendors when necessary.
- Negotiate and influence resourcing across departments, ensuring adequate support throughout the project lifecycle.
- Anticipate risks, dependencies, and constraints, implementing proactive mitigation strategies to ensure success.
- Enforce change control processes to maintain alignment with project goals and constraints.
- Regularly report on progress, risks, and key metrics to stakeholders and senior leadership.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 16+ experience in project and program management, including leadership of cross-functional teams.
- Proven expertise in:
- Verbal and written communication (technical and business contexts).
- Presentation and facilitation skills (in-person and virtual).
- Team building, conflict resolution, and strategic thinking.
- Managing under stress, ambiguity, or high-pressure situations.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies and adaptability to various project management approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to:
- Manage multiple, concurrent projects of varying complexity.
- Oversee large, multi-division programs involving external vendor coordination.
- Collaborate confidently with senior leadership and key decision-makers.
- Exceptional analytical, reasoning, and research skills with a big picture mindset and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Agile).
- Experience in technology-driven industries or environments.