Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ

Onsite Flexibility

Hybrid 2 days per week in Mt. Laurel; remote considered for the right candidate

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 13 months (extension possible)
• Pay Rate: $75.00 $90.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday core business hours; overtime possible based on approval
• Travel Requirements: Not required
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role sits within a newly formed group for risk management function reporting to the COO for U.S. technology services. The Senior Project Manager supports issues, MRAs, control functions, and regulatory risk including asset tagging with TD that impacts the U.S., ensuring SLAs are accurate with the parent company, and responding to regulator (OCC) findings or questions. The team currently has one PM on staff and requires additional project management capacity for delivery over the next year or two. All projects are risk and regulatory in nature not technical. Day-to-day activities include helping with the project plan, pushing it forward, scheduling meetings with stakeholders, documenting outcomes, and tracking and reporting on milestones. Banking with regulatory experience is prioritized, particularly candidates who have interfaced with regulators previously.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to 2 or more projects with multiple workstreams
• Issue resolution
• Driving issues to completion
• Meeting regulator guidance
• Taking the lead on setting up meetings
• Maintaining relationships with contributing teams
• Documentation completion
• Helping with project plan and pushing it forward
• Scheduling meetings with stakeholders
• Documenting outcomes
• Tracking and reporting on milestones

Required Experience

• 10 years of overall experience
• 10 years of experience in a Risk Management role
• 10 years of previous regulatory experience, including interfacing with regulators (e.g., OCC)
• 8 years of MS Project Plan experience
• 10 years of IT Project Manager experience
• 10 years of experience in data collection and requirements gathering

Nice-to-Have Experience

• 2 years of Banking/Finance Project experience
• 2 years of Agile capabilities JIRA and Confluence
• Experience using Waterfall and Agile methodology

Must-Have Requirements

• risk and regulatory exp
• PM experience
• MS project

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Banking / FI experience

Required Skills

• Risk and regulatory project management experience
• Ability to manage issue resolution and drive issues to completion
• Experience interfacing with regulators and meeting regulator guidance
• Stakeholder communication and relationship management
• Meeting facilitation and scheduling coordination
• Documentation management and milestone tracking/reporting
• Data collection and requirements gathering

Preferred Skills

• Banking/financial institution industry experience
• Agile methodology experience (JIRA and Confluence)
• Waterfall and Agile hybrid methodology experience

Education Requirements

• Post-secondary education required
• No specific certifications required

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a leading financial services and banking institution operating across the United States, with a U.S. technology services division supporting regulatory risk management, compliance, and control functions that report to executive leadership. Employing tens of thousands of professionals nationwide, the organization works closely with federal regulators including the OCC and manages enterprise-wide risk, audit, and governance programs at scale. Teams include IT project managers, risk and regulatory specialists, control function analysts, and compliance professionals who collaborate across business lines to meet regulatory requirements and drive delivery.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-15824 Industry: Operations & Management

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