Associate Director, Project Management

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Associate Director, Project Management at Raymond James

St. Petersburg, FL

$155,000 per year

Define and establish delivery plans for complex global enterprise technology projects.

• Evaluate multi-faceted project requests for technical feasibility & prioritization.
• Define, develop, and maintain detailed project plans, covering resources, budget, and schedule.
• Lead cross-functional teams of technical & business SMEs to deliver Banking, Finance and Regulatory technology projects while driving continuous improvement to project management methodologies.
• Manage project teams throughout the project lifecycle including planning, executing, monitoring and controlling of project activities, while evaluating individual as well as project performance.
• Leverage expertise in prevalent technologies (Azure Dev Ops, OFSAA, ODI, etc) and Banking and Financial Services domain to effectively drive resolutions to technical risks & issues, priority conflicts, and obstacles for the project teams.
• Evaluate third-party solutions and provide recommendations to the project team.
• Act as a strategic liaison between the project stakeholders, partners, & executive management to ensure business requirements are met with technical solutions.
• Ensure software development adheres to the industry standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements while maintaining project schedule & budget.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any) or related.
• Eight (8) years in any occupation with software development project management experience.
• Experience with design and delivery of software solutions in Banking, Financials and Regulatory domain;
  Project management methodologies and best practices for software development;
  Oracle Financial Services Analytical Application (OFSAA) and its integration with enterprise financial reporting applications;
  Diversified banking application platforms;
  Oracle Database technologies including database design concepts and data warehousing database design patterns;
  Experience delivering solutions with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure cloud services;
  Banking packaged software (LOANIQ, Signature, RESI, Signature International) and General Ledger systems (Prologue, Peoplesoft);
  Industry-leading tools and frameworks for project management, source code management, defects and data quality aspects;
  Enterprise workflow orchestration platform BMC Control M; and experience utilizing specific technological tools associated with the assigned functional areas.
• Alternate education/experience requirement:
  Master’s degree in Engineering (any), or related, and six (6) years in any occupation with software development project management experience. Must have skills listed above.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We Expect Our Associates At All Levels To:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.