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Company Overview
Great Gray Trust Company is a forward- thinking provider of Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) committed to expanding and evolving in the retirement space. Our fiduciary heritage is the cornerstone for designing and implementing dynamic, value-driven solutions for clients and participants. Our legacy originated with Great Gray's predecessor (Wilmington Trust); a venerable institution steeped in fiduciary heritage. This foundation enabled us to be laser focused on the future of CITs, while delivering industry-leading solutions and service as Great Gray Trust Company. Innovation drives us. While fiduciary strength and expertise is in our DNA, it is our technological strength and innovative thinking that differentiates us from the rest. We take pride in being pioneers in the industry showcasing first of its kind technological advances, such as boardingpass™.
Job Description
The candidate is responsible for delivering corporate initiatives ranging in size from small projects to large programs at a fast-growing financial services company. Responsibilities include scoping, planning, monitoring, delivering, and reporting on all projects. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver project results.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead and direct projects ensuring familiarity with scope and project objectives.
- Establish and document clear roles and responsibilities for project team members.
- Develop and update project plans including tasks, milestones, responsibilities, dependencies, timeline, and status.
- Communicate project plans to affected parties to ensure a common understanding, setting proper expectations, and aligning stakeholders and project team members.
- Ensure execution of tasks defined in the project plan to achieve the project goals. Monitor project work and execute change control where necessary.
- Manage project budget, if applicable.
- Facilitate project meetings:
- Identify, capture and escalate any project issues, risks, actions, and blockers.
- Create and publish all project and meeting materials.
- Manage changes to project scope and schedule.
- Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to executive management.
- Develop and execute change management plan, if applicable.
- Interact with employees at all levels of the organization as well as external partners involved in projects.
Supervisory/ Managerial Responsibilities:
- May directly manage internal staff.
- Indirectly manage project team members to drive project results.
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.
- PMP and Agile certification a plus.
- Minimum 6 years of project management experience.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly an ability to negotiate, influence, and gain consensus with employees at all organizational levels.
- In-depth knowledge of project management methodology.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary for building relationships within and outside the company.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under time constraints to support various assignments.
- Relevant financial services industry experience a plus.
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