Senior Project Manager (116749-483)

Senior Project Manager

Advanta, one of the nation?s largest issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) of MasterCard business credit cards to small businesses is looking for a Senior Project Manager to work at our site in Spring House, Pennsylvania, located just outside of Philadelphia in beautiful Montgomery County.
Enjoy working in a friendly environment that offers competitive salaries and incentive plans and many benefits, including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) plan with a generous employer match, stock purchase program, employee stock ownership plan, tuition reimbursement and matching gifts program.
As Senior Project Manager you will:

Manage mission critical projects for internal business customers including new product introduction, new partnership integration, and the implementation of new capabilities with the ultimate goal of delivering projects on-time, within budget, and with minimal adverse impact to the organization. Promote continued process improvement and mentor less-experienced team members.

Specific Responsibilities:

Lead and manage medium to large cross-functional efforts according to the Project Office Standard Operating Procedures. Present alternatives and best approach for business solutions. Formulate the appropriate cross-functional team and effectively develop and manage project plans/schedules. Maintain, organize, and document all cross-functional business objectives and functional requirements. Document requirements from a customer experience using graphical and descriptive techniques. Produce documentation that supports and/or facilitates business requirements, project plans and task lists. Manage the change control process of requirements throughout the duration of the project. Document new and/or existing processes. Nominate process improvement ideas for the project office based on experiences and observations. Champion new ideas and follow through to completion. Decision Management and Scoping: Ensure business owners and sponsors understand the process for implementing new projects. Provide subject matter advice to assist project owners in the project submission process. Ensure all cross-functional teams are given the opportunity to highlight specific deliverables, risks and dependencies that are associated with new concepts to assess level of effort and timeline. Develop test plans, coordinate testing resources, and ensure testing is executed according to the testing standard operating procedures. Manage implementation and post-implementation project evaluations and incorporate learning into future projects. Provide regular status communications to project sponsors and offer remedial advice for projects not proceeding according to plan.

 

Required Skills
Bachelor?s Degree from an accredited college or university. 5 -7 years business/project management experience; experience managing cross-functional projects with a business focus. Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Project and Visio is required. CAPM or PMP certification is preferred. Ability to understand business needs and translate into project plans. Successful candidate will possess superior issue resolution skills related to both process and people. Must have the ability to effectively manage teams and communicate to senior level management. Must be extremely detailed oriented, organized, and possess excellent follow-up skills. Must be able to function under pressure to meet tight deadlines.


 

Please apply online at:
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Advanta is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.