SVP, Project Management - #247055

Job Purpose & Scope

As SVP, Project Management and a member of Bank OZK’s enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) team, you will lead various project teams to achieve specific business objectives of the Bank. You will orchestrate project activities throughout the lifecycle, including planning, monitoring, and execution, to deliver high value business and technology solutions.

Essential Job Functions

• Learn and understand business needs and strategy to ensure alignment with and attainment of project goals
• Define, document, and adhere to project scope, utilizing change management processes when needed
• Create and follow a work breakdown structure or similar project timeline/schedule, creating momentum and sustaining forward progress
• Monitor resources assigned to the project (bandwidth, performance issues, etc.)
• Document, track, and mitigate project-related risks and issues
• Document and track project-related decisions, action items, and other project-related artifacts
• Complete detailed, timely, succinct, and accurate documentation of meeting notes and other related items
• Facilitate project meetings in an organized and efficient manner (e.g., agendas, goals, decisions to be made)
• Organize, track, and report user acceptance testing
• Communicate, both verbally and in writing, status and risks to senior and executive management and other business line leaders in a concise and factual manner
• Consistently demonstrate an expert level of project management skill/knowledge and the ability to operate in accordance with Bank OZK’s defined project management methodology, program and procedures
• Drive teams to collaborate and successfully complete projects on schedule and within scope (budget tracking as determined)
• Effectively manage two to four, or more, complex projects and large project teams concurrently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate ability to grasp a project’s subject matter to maximize oversight effectiveness
• Drive results in a professional manner to accomplish business objectives
• Identify and assist with continuous improvement efforts within the PMO
• Mentor and lead less tenured PMO staff.
• Enthusiastically embrace, support, and model the bank’s values and mission
• Ensure compliance with Bank OZK and internal/external regulatory policy, procedures, and guidelines
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to set goals and build group morale and commitment.
• Ability to convey project expectations and monitor delegated activities.
• Ability to understand the business implications of tactical decisions.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Innovative and insightful leader with strong observation skills and attention to detail, capable of leading a team to success
• Possesses a high degree of behavioral aptitude specifically pertaining to leadership, communication, attitude, ethics, professional maturity, and cultural/situational awareness.
• Demonstrates effective project management skills, including organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Possesses an exceptional ability to think in a tactical nature, recall details/facts, maintain current and accurate information, and discern potential problems or challenges
• Talent for translating big-picture goals into effective actions
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate work experience required
• 6+ years of work experience leading formal, professional-level projects required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
  
  

Job Expectations

Job Expectations: Operate customary equipment and technology used in a business environment, with or without accommodation.

Note: This description is not an exhaustive list of all job functions, duties, skills, and job standards required. Other job functions, duties, skills, and standards may be added. Management reserves the right to add or change the job requirements at any time.

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EEO Statement

Bank OZK is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law. Member FDIC.