This role offers a hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration.
At M&T Tech, we’re a team of makers, doers, and builders, working to create the most advanced technology solutions in banking. We’re not your stereotypical suit and tie bankers: we’re an innovative team of leading tech experts, pushing boundaries, and taking risks. We’re building an agile team of the most skilled and creative workers to solve complex problems, architect solutions, write high-performance software, and chart our new path, all to make the lives of our customers, and the communities that we serve, better. Join us and be part of something new as we build tomorrow’s bank, today.
The Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Operations Team engineers and supports all the foundational technology used across M&T Bank. We support two Data Centers, 15,000 Distributed platforms, 24 Mainframe Regions, a secure and reliable Network connecting all the technology across the bank footprint and process approximately 635,000 automated jobs per month. In addition to that foundational technology level, we own the operational support processes, monitoring and command center that provide a unified, well-managed technology response when issues arise. We deliver innovative, and compelling technology solutions, in partnership with our line of business CIOs, to enhance the internal customer experience that enables our business partners to deliver.
Overview:
Manages assigned staff (on a direct and indirect basis) on multiple related projects and ongoing operations directed towards a common objective and affecting three or more businesses or functional areas.
Manages changes to project scope, schedule and costs using appropriate verification techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, reflective of authorized project changes as defined in the change management plan, and facilitate customer acceptance.
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage multiple related projects and ongoing operations impacting three or more businesses or functions. Ensure familiarity with scope and project objectives and establish clear roles and responsibilities for project team members. Work with constituent project managers to monitor cost, schedule and technical performance.
Develop Project Plan, forecast and schedule. Work with stakeholders to record detailed project requirements, constraints and assumptions to establish project deliverables, using requirement-gathering techniques (e.g. planning sessions, brainstorming, focus groups) and the project charter.
Ensure plans for assigned projects include work breakdown, project organization chart, cost/budget and communication, risk, quality and resource plans.
Ensure execution of tasks defined in the project plan to achieve the project goals. Execute all parts of the project plan and manage the budget/forecast. Monitor and control project work including change controls.
Measure project performance utilizing appropriate tools and techniques to monitor progress; identify and quantify variances, complete any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders. Address program issues by identifying and selecting a course of action by taking into account program constraints and objectives to enable continued program success.
Implement approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk events.
Improve project team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, training and motivating to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency and boost morale. Determine and coordinate sharing of resources among constituent projects for overall program benefit.
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
Complete other related duties as assigned.
Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations.
Scope of Responsibilities:
Responsible for coordinated management of multiple related projects and ongoing operations impacting three or more businesses or functions; responsibility for the projects includes all aspects from initiation to close.
Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and responsibility of each team member, to effectively coordinate team activities.
Project Guidelines:
Project Scope: $5.0 m or more
Team Size Range: 30 - 50 FTE
Project Duration: 18 - 24 months
Project Size: Multiple high priority projects
Project Customer: Three or more lines of business or functions
Scope of Change: Minor changes to business processes or procedures
Project Timeline: Moderately aggressive
Project Innovation: Moderately defined scope
Project Benefits: Major
Project Customization: Major
Number of Interfaces: 6 or more
Project Integration: Internal and External Systems
Supervisory/ Managerial Responsibilities:
Typically manages a team ranging from 5 - 15 directly and indirectly and 50 - 100 on a project team basis.
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years’ proven project management experience,
OR in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 12 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 8 years’ proven project management experience.
Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent software packages.
Strong knowledge of project management methodology.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly an ability to negotiate, influence and gain consensus.
Regularly communicates verbally and in writing with executive management on status of initiatives, in a professional and understandable manner.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Ability to work individually as well as a member of a team.
Self-motivated, results-driven and well-organized individual.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under time constraints in support of various assignments.
Ability to function professionally at many different levels (clients, management and peers).
Strong interpersonal skills necessary for business partner relationships within and outside the organization.
Ability to build mutual trust and encourage respect; open to diverse points of view.
Education and Experience Preferred:
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
Master’s degree.
We support our team members with generous benefits.
Competitive compensation
Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
401(k) match at 5%
Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
About M&T
M&T Bank is a Top 20 US bank holding company and one of the best performing and financial stable regional banks in the country, we offer our technology employees a wide range of performance-based career development opportunities. We have a strong commitment to our customers and the communities we serve, and we continue to grow with a focus on the future. So, when looking to advance your career, look to M&T. Grow with us.
M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $100,611.94 - $167,686.57 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America