Project Management Office Lead

at Lakeland Bank has accountability for developing and managing a team of
project managers through the successful delivery of IT Operations,
Infrastructure, Security and Applications projects. Reporting into the Digital
Director, the PMO Lead will play a critical role in building and strengthening
the project management capabilities of Lakeland Bank and enabling technologies
that support and drive digital transformation.

The PMO Lead will partner with other IT and Business leads to define project
priorities, build business cases, identify resource requirements and create the
IT Roadmap for Project Delivery. The IT Delivery Lead will be responsible for
coaching and developing project managers, assessing additional resource
requirements, providing strategic and tactical guidance on projects, leading
performance management processes for resources and, ultimately, successful
delivery of IT projects on time, on budget, on scope with high quality.

The PMO Lead may also have direct responsibility for managing projects.

Key_Responsibilities

• Defines, documents and rolls out PMO / project management processes, in

partnership with the Digital Director

• Partners with IT and Business Leadership to identify and define the

projects, resources and budgets needed to achieve overarching goals and
objectives.

• Creates the high level roadmap for project delivery, based on

prioritization, resourcing, budget, interdependencies and other key
considerations.

• Partners with business and IT resource managers to staff the program and

projects appropriately including internal and external resources.

• Allocates project management resources as defined across the portfolio.
• Ensures project management and governance practices are effectively

carried out.

• Actively manages, communicates and reports on the overall portfolio of IT

projects (active & pipeline).

• Supports and oversees vendor RFP, selection, contracting (MSA, SOW) and

management processes carried out by the PMs.

• Guides and coaches the project managers and ensures continual alignment

of projects to objectives.

• Ensures team collaboration, motivation and achievement.
• Drives alignment across various stakeholders for items related to the IT

Portfolio and business needs.

• Supports the identification and mitigations of risks across the portfolio

of IT projects.

• Supports the identification and management of interdependencies across

the portfolio of projects.

• Creates and manages the overall IT Program budget tracking plan vs.

actual vs. forecast.

• Analyzes variances and trends in costs, schedule, quality and risks by

comparing actual and forecast to planned values in order to identify
corrective actions or opportunities.

• Serves as escalation point for project managers, technical leads,

business partners for internal and vendor related issues.

• Holds resources accountable for timelines, budgets, deliverables and

outcomes.

• Lead teams in the successful execution of projects.

Requirements

• Masters or Bachelor s degree in such fields as Computer Science,

Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field

• 7+ years of IT and business / industry work experience
• 3+ years of experience creating and/or leading PMOs
• Advanced knowledge of project management processes, methodologies and

tools including waterfall, iterative and agile

• 7+ years managing large, complex projects through the end to end

lifecycle

• 5+ years managing IT infrastructure, operations and security projects
• 2+ years managing agile projects
• 5+ years of direct management of resources
• 5+ years of experience with vendor selection, management, contracting
• Excellent, effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Professional demeanor, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work

well with all levels of staff

• Excellent time management, multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Must be bondable

Preferred_Qualifications

• Masters degree in such fields as Computer Science, Information Systems,

Business Administration or other related field

• 10+ years of IT and business / industry work experience
• 10+ years managing large, complex projects through the end to end

lifecycle

• Experience in Financial Services and Banking
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Certified Scrum Master, Product Owner
• Prior Change Management experience

Employment Eligibility

All Lakeland Bank employees must be bondable. FBI background checks are
required to confirm eligibility for bonding. Note: A guilty plea or criminal
conviction will not necessarily preclude employment at Lakeland Bank.

Lakeland Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic
information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other
characteristic protected by law.

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