Title: Project manager
Location: Buffalo, NY – 4 days onsite 1 day remote
Skill Set 1
Project Management & Execution Support
Skill Set 2
Integrated Planning & Dependency Management
Skill Set 3
Program Governance & Executive Reporting
This is a 6-month opportunity providing Project Management support for a large, complex transformation initiative, with potential opportunity to convert to a full-time role.
We are looking for a hands-on Project Manager who can provide strong project analysis, planning, governance, and execution support within a complex transformation.
Please prioritize candidates with experience in:
-Maintaining RAIDD logs, integrated plans, milestones, and cross-workstream dependencies, ensuring owners and due dates are clear and followed through
-Supporting program governance, including preparing materials, coordinating inputs, documenting decisions and actions, and driving follow-up-
-Producing clear, concise executive-level status reporting and synthesizing information across multiple workstreams
-Proactively identifying gaps, risks, dependencies, and schedule impacts and ensuring they are elevated appropriately
-Supporting integrated planning and re-planning/re-baselining across multiple workstreams
-Tracking vendor and consultant commitments and deliverables, following up on at-risk items, and driving accountability
-Working effectively across business, technology, and third-party teams in a complex transformation environment
-Using Jira, ServiceNow SPM, and Microsoft Planner to support planning and execution
Preferred experience:
-Large-scale transformational programs
-Financial services
-Debit/card modernization, conversion, or platform migration
-Familiarity with Client Optis
Timing: Looking to fill as soon as possible