Position Overview

Job Description

TITLE: Talent Sr. Project Manager

About Harris Williams

We are a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries, service offerings, and geographies. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver premium outcomes to help them grow.

We are ambitious in our goals and steadfast in the belief that clients deserve our very best. To achieve our highest aspiration, we invest in world-class, team-oriented individuals who are smart, driven, and principled – those who are eager to be part of something bigger than themselves. When you join Harris Williams, you are welcomed into a collegial environment where every individual has the opportunity to make an impact in a powerful and significant way. We invite you to learn more about careers at Harris Williams. 

The Role:

At Harris Williams, we believe in execution excellence across all disciplines within the firm. We are looking for a Project Manager to join HR and lead cross functional projects focused on key HR business processes. The Project Manager will oversee all aspects of the project, including coordinating team members, managing resources, and communicating with stakeholders. They will develop project plans, monitor progress, ensure project goals are met, manage risks and issues, and identify opportunities for improvement.

The Project Manager will engage with various departments within the firm including C-Suite executives, Compliance, Finance, IT and Marketing while leading projects across the organization. To be successful, the Project Manager must have change management, leadership, relationship building, interpersonal and communication skills.

*This is an in-office role. Light after hour email usage expected.

Core Competencies:

• Manage 2-3 complex projects simultaneously

• Select project management tools that best meet the needs of the project team and goals

• Identify project goals, objectives, scope and create project plans that outline the tasks, timelines and resources required

• Conducts project meetings and prepares regular updates to communicate the status of projects to stakeholders within and beyond the project team

• Develop a communication framework for each project to manage stakeholder and team engagement

• Lead all aspects of intake, tracking and documenting project statuses, deliverables, decisions and milestones
• Develop an effective network of relationships across Business Operations, HR (Talent) and our banking community
• Manage risks and issues of the project and monitors progress to ensure the project stays on track
• Escalate and influence a recommended approach to resolve issues that serve as roadblocks and/or place project objectives at risk.
• Incorporate change management fundamentals into every project

Job Specific Competencies, Education, and Experience

• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and coordinate across geographically distributed teams

• Proven ability to multi-task in a high-pressure environment of changing priorities

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to grasp relationships between issues

• Record of being resourceful, a problem solver, and a proven self-starter with high tolerance for ambiguity

• Demonstrated ability to strategize and drive projects to completion

• Strong ability to adapt and address unique challenges in collaborative and creative ways

• Displays communication, organizational, analytical, critical thinking, and team building skills as well as presentation, influencing, problem-solving and relationship management skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field

• PMP or PMI certification, preferred

• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification, preferred

• 5+ years project management experience

In order to be considered, you must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

This description reflects the core activities of the role but is not intended to be all-inclusive and other duties within the group/department may be required, in addition to changes in the emphasis of duties as required from time to time.

Harris Williams will not accept unsolicited resumes from contingency recruiters. Any such resumes received will not be considered as legitimate submissions, and Harris Williams will not pay for the placement of a candidate resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Furthermore, Harris Williams strictly forbids any contingency recruiter from representing the firm in the market without prior consent.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills

Accountability, Analytical Thinking, Budgeting, Leading Project Teams, Meeting Organization, Project Implementations, Project Scope Development, Strategic Objectives, Strategic Planning

Competencies

Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Analytical Thinking, Consulting, Effective Communications, IT Standards, Procedures & Policies, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving, Project Administration, Project Management

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education

Bachelors

Certifications

No Required Certification(s)

Licenses

No Required License(s)

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 8 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit Your PNC Total Rewards.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses.  Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace.  We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.

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