Project Manager

The posting

At Vantage Bank, we're driven by a deep commitment to supporting our customers, valuing our employees, embracing diversity, fostering meaningful connections, and providing outstanding service every step of the way.

JOB SUMMARY

The Project Manager is responsible for running the Bank’s more complex, high-stakes projects end-to-end and helping govern the broader project portfolio. They will support strategic technology, product, and regulatory initiatives through disciplined project management practices. The Project Manager will define clear requirements and success criteria, ensure vendor accountability, and drive quality execution through implementation and rollout.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The duties listed below may not include all responsibilities that the person in this role may be asked to perform. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

• Owns delivery of cross-functional projects across the full life cycle, from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, and closing, managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, dependencies, and risks, and reporting real status with clear escalation of decisions and impacts.
• Elicits, documents, and validates business and technical requirements; map current- and future-state processes; ensure exception cases are covered; and define acceptance criteria, test coverage, and a clear Definition of Done so initiatives are delivered correctly and on time.
• Translates business needs into clear expectations for third-party providers, coordinate delivery against those expectations, and hold vendors accountable for scope, quality, testing, and rollout readiness.
• Plans and coordinates implementation, cutover, and handoff to operations, proactively identifying downstream impacts to other teams to avoid unplanned rework.
• Establishes and continuously improves a repeatable, lightweight project-management playbook, including scope, milestone schedules, status reporting, and change and decision logs, and apply it consistently across the portfolio.
• Supports portfolio governance by providing accurate status, milestones, dependencies, and risks; validate stage-gate and Definition-of-Done quality on projects led by others; and surface issues that require leadership attention.
• Ensures initiatives incorporate risk, information security, compliance, and third-party considerations, and that project artifacts meet regulatory and audit expectations.
• Applies approved AI tools to accelerate requirements, test cases, documentation, and reporting, directing the tools well and applying professional judgment to catch gaps and errors rather than relying on them for decisions.
• Models strong project-management practice for SMEs and future hires and act as a resource for the team, supporting the PMO’s development of internal project-management capability.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner. Individual abilities and organizational limitations may result in some deviation from these guidelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related field required OR a combination of equivalent, relevant work experience along with a high school diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of progressive project management experience required, including at least 3 years leading complex, cross-functional projects end-to-end (owning scope, schedule, dependencies, risk, and rollout), with demonstrated business-analysis and vendor-management responsibility.
• Experience delivering projects in banking, financial services, or another regulated industry, or in a larger, more mature corporate environment with comparable rigor.
• Demonstrated ability to elicit and document requirements, define acceptance criteria and test coverage, and translate business needs for technical and vendor teams.
• Proven experience managing third-party or vendor-delivered work and holding providers accountable for quality and outcomes.
• Ability to create and apply repeatable, lightweight project-management practices, not only execute within an existing framework.
• Comfort using AI and productivity tools to accelerate project and requirements work, with the judgment to validate outputs and identify gaps.
• Effective in a lean, built-from-scratch environment; able to influence and align stakeholders without direct authority; strong written and verbal communication.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products and the ability to learn and utilize custom banking systems and applications in a rapidly changing business and technology environment.
• Must be self-motivated with strong initiative, high level of accountability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to always maintain a high degree of ethical standards and complete confidentiality.

COMMUNITY IMPACT

Community involvement is part of who we are. Our culture is built on teamwork, purpose, and service. We value volunteerism and create opportunities for employees to connect, give back, and make a positive difference in our communities. As part of the Vantage Bank team, all associates should embrace our community involvement and culture to ensure we are making an impact.

BANK SECRECY ACT (BSA)

All employees of Vantage Bank, herein referenced to as the “Bank”, must comply with the terms of the BSA Policy upon acceptance of this position. The primary responsibility for enforcement of this policy and its operating procedures rests with the BSA/AML/OFAC Officer. However, it is the responsibility of each employee to take the required BSA training modules and become familiar with and adhere to the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering and Office of Foreign Asset Control Policy.

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