Senior Strategic Initiative Manager

Minimum 5 years of banking experience and demonstrates strong industry acumen.
Bachelor’s degree in related field required, advanced degree (Masters level) preferred.
Demonstrated experience in initiating, managing and implementing complex business transformation projects / programs.
Ability to matrix manage across multiple locations, products and functions.
Strong organization, analytical and problem solving skills; demonstrated ability to think about business problems in new ways and the ability to clarify key issues in complex situations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, negotiation and influencing skills required.
Strong leadership skills required.
Highly self-motivated; ability to work independently with minimal supervision; self-directed.
Ability to define and manage expectations while leading multiple concurrent projects / programs.

Directly manage the planning and execution of one or many strategic initiatives and/or program work streams.
Provide thought leadership, analytical thinking and industry expertise to the development of commercial foundational and growth strategies.
Facilitate prioritization, scope control, and resource allocation decisions with program stakeholders.
Provide the required program planning, including challenging financial justification and prioritization of initiatives.
Establish and drive the management, education and communication strategy for all stakeholders.
Establish and maintain effective program governance to ensure project objectives are met; this is inclusive of driving accountability and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
Manage key program requests and mobilize technology, business and operations to ensure requests are communicated across the enterprise.
Manage / oversee execution of cross-functional leads.
Identify critical risks and issues and drive issue resolution; escalating to senior management/stakeholders, using contingency planning and demonstrating appropriate risk management.
Manage critical project dependencies and ensure that all requirements are syndicated to relevant work streams and business partners.
Coordinate effective communication among teams and stakeholders.
Drive change across enterprise and integrate one bank strategy principles where appropriate.

Significant project/program/change management experience is preferred.
Experience in managing and delivering technology supported implementations, and experience in diagnosing inefficiencies and implementing process re-engineering projects is preferred.