Job Description

Project Manager - Banking M&A Integration

Remote

Contract

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager with a strong track record leading technology application and integration projects. This role drives governance, risk, issue management, and compliance activities while coordinating across technology, business, operations, risk, and senior leadership to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of the bank’s integration efforts. The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented communicator and organizer who takes the initiative to 'Get Stuff Done' with high quality.

Responsibilities:

• Project Management : Lead end-to-end delivery of integration projects from initiation through cutover, including risk and compliance requirements. Develop/Manage project charters, plans, schedules, and budgets.
• M&A Integration Execution: Manage activities tied to M&A milestones (mocks, cutover, Day 1, post-conversion stabilization), ensuring readiness across impacted systems, processes, and stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams including compliance, risk, audit, legal, Operations, Product Management and IT to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies. Develop mitigation strategies and escalation plans to address challenges effectively.
• Governance and Reporting: Develop and deliver regular status reports, project updates, and dashboards for senior leadership and stakeholders. Maintain documentation for audits and reviews.
• Process Improvement : Identify opportunities to enhance integration processes, automate workflows, and improve project efficiency.
• Team Leadership : Provide direction to project team members, fostering collaboration, accountability, and a result-driven culture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience managing technology projects, with at least 2 years as a Project Manager in banking.
• Hands-on experience in at least one of the following banking domains:
• Payments (ACH, wires, Zelle, RTP, merchant services, lockbox, etc.)
• Digital / online banking and mobile
• Deposit origination and servicing
• Loans & lending (consumer, mortgage, or home equity)
• Salesforce / CRM or other customer-facing platforms
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Exceptional problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to tailor messaging to senior and executive stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, and/or Microsoft Project.
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Ability to work core Eastern Time hours and willingness to travel onsite as needed; travel is funded.
• Comfortable working extended hours during peak phases.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading M&A integration or other large, multi-system integration programs in banking is highly desirable.
• Experience managing technology projects that include integration, regulatory and compliance frameworks e.g., SOX.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or similar project management certification.

ABOUT EIGHT ELEVEN:

At Eight Eleven, our business is people. Relationships are at the center of what we do. A successful partnership is only as strong as the relationship built. We’re your trusted partner for IT hiring, recruiting and staffing needs.

For over 25 years, Eight Eleven has established and maintained relationships that are designed to meet your IT staffing needs. Whether it’s contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent placement work, we customize our search based upon your company's unique initiatives, culture and technologies. With our national team of recruiters placed at 28 major hubs around the nation, Eight Eleven finds the people best-suited for your business. When you work with us, we work with you. That’s the Eight Eleven promise.

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