We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Job Description
Ameriprise Financial is looking for a Project Manager-PMO to join the team! The individual in this role will lead the delivery of medium to large scope projects of moderate to high complexity in support of key, strategic HR initiatives. In this role you will plan and manage all aspects of assigned projects including cost, schedule, scope, quality and project resources following the appropriate methodologies and tools throughout the project life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
• Responsible for the delivery of medium to large scope projects of moderate to high complexity on time and within budget. Project execution encompasses project concept through post-implementation, including implementation and testing.
• Manage projects within the companys project delivery framework and utilize company/industry-standard project management methodologies and tools.
• Accountable for all project communications, risk assessment and contingency planning and escalation of critical issues to project sponsor/owner, and key stakeholders. Provide regular status reporting on plan progress, as defined by company standards.
• Define the overall objectives and key deliverables for the project; identify and track key measures of success.
• Ensure the development of a comprehensive project plan that incorporates deliverables, accountabilities and timelines, utilizing the companys project management system for maintaining/tracking project plan and status.
• Identify project resource requirements and work with plan sponsors and project leadership to ensure adequately skilled resources are available to deliver on project commitments.
• Provide leadership to project resources in a manner that ensures timely delivery on commitments/tasks in support of broader project deliverables. Align cross-organizational resources to ensure successful delivery of the project.
• Work effectively with business partners, vendors, technology and project management staff to develop the project agenda and ensure agreement/adoption of project objectives/deliverables by affected constituencies.
• Manage project financials, change control, risk assessment and mitigation, assumptions, issues, decisions and open questions.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5 to 7 years of demonstrated experience leading medium to large scale projects to successful completion and implementation.
• Experience with industry-standard project management methodologies and tools.
• Demonstrated capability in standard office and project management applications - Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and Visio.
• Strong verbal and written communication including solid meeting facilitation skills
• Ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with business and technology partners.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately translate business and technology needs into well-designed project approaches.
• Results-driven and capable of working independently as well as working as part of a cross-organizational team.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting Human Resources applications (i.e. Workday, ServiceNow, Cornerstone, etc.).
• Experience within the Financial Services industry (i.e. broker-dealer, asset management, insurance, etc.).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
About Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial combines a team-based atmosphere with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are an organization that emphasizes learning and growth, rewards you for your achievements and fosters a healthy work/life balance.
From our Minneapolis headquarters throughout our offices nationwide, you'll find we live our values every day — client focused, integrity always, excellence in all we do and respect for individuals and communities. We embrace diversity in our ideas, management, employee groups and clients.
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We provide employees and branch advisors with competitive compensation and rewards. Our comprehensive benefits support your health and help you balance your career and personal life. Ameriprise invests in you through compensation, retirement savings, health benefits, wellness programs, work/life balance programs, veteran benefits, etc.
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When you join our corporate team, you receive competitive compensation and incentives, opportunities to share in the company's success plus comprehensive benefits. Our employees also enjoy business resource networks, transportation assistance, community service opportunities, and an on-site cafeteria.
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