Sr Project Manager

Description

As a Senior Project Manager for the Operations team, you will lead strategic initiatives focused on process improvement, operational risk management, issue resolution, and control effectiveness across Citizens Pay Operations. This role partners closely with Operations, Risk, Compliance, Product, Technology, and vendor teams to identify risks, address operational challenges, and implement sustainable solutions that improve customer outcomes and business performance.

Primary responsibilities include

• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that strengthen operational processes, controls, and risk management practices.
• Analyze large and complex data sets to identify trends, assess impacts, and support data-driven decision making.
• Drive root cause analysis, action planning, issue resolution, and implementation of process improvements.
• Develop a strong understanding of Citizens Pay products, servicing processes, and supporting systems.
• Partner across business and technology teams to evaluate system functionality and identify opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
• Manage and prioritize emerging operational issues while balancing strategic project delivery.
• Provide executive-level reporting, governance, and stakeholder communications.
• Lead teams through change, driving accountability and execution from problem identification through sustainable resolution.

Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials

• 5+ years of project management, operations, risk management, consulting, or related experience.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale initiatives in a complex, regulated environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working with large data sets and translating findings into actionable solutions.
• Ability to quickly learn multiple products, systems, and operational workflows.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40 hours

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Background Check

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more.

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