Senior Project Manager - Retail Payments

A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper. As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. Position Summary: You will independently lead multiple complex technical projects at the Division, District or System level to achieve our goals. Directly or indirectly oversee and guide project members and technical support staff to accomplish goals. Provide expertise in business processes and Retail Payments Organization (RPO) systems, and contribute to improvements in project and portfolio management processes. You will manage the development of project plans, project deliverables, and risk. Maintain operating procedures and ensure their implementation. Inform senior leadership and other members of project progress, findings, and deployment plans. You will report to an Application Delivery Services Director in the RPO. Responsibilities: Manage multiple technology projects of varying complexity at the Division, District and System level to promote the development of domestic and international retail payments services. Independently manage project schedules and deadlines. Outline project requirements, resources, equipment, time, and costs. Manage development of requirements and overall project plans. Communicate project progress, findings, output and deployment plans to senior leadership and all members. Lead (directly and indirectly) project teams in execution of projects. Confer with and advise team participants on policies and procedures, priorities and methods. Consult with personnel in other departments to coordinate activities. Oversee administrative functions in managing the team and project deliverables. Act to resolve and escalate conflicts, risks, and action items that arise in daily project operations and during development efforts. Propose solutions with time and cost estimates. Ensure new products comply and conform to the latest industry rules and regulations and Federal Reserve policy and procedures. Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, procedures, and tools supporting project and portfolio management. Experience: Minimum 8 years Knowledge Areas/Qualifications: High level of business and technical knowledge Project management expertise with large technical projects Mastery of project management principles and tools Information technology and project management trends Technology platforms Experience with Agile methodologies, preferred Team building Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent experience Certifications/Licenses: PMP Certification (preferred) Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career: Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision) 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment Generously subsidized public transportation Annual tuition reimbursement Professional development programs, training and conferences And more This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments). The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.