Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Location-Type: Hybrid - Owings Mills, MD (Onsite Monday-Thursday) Must reside locally to Owings Mills, MD - relocation will not be considered at this time
Start Date Is: ASAP
Employment Type: 6-Month Contract with Potential Extension
Work Hours: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Compensation Range: $45-$55/hour W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates must provide their own laptop.

Job Description:

Seeking an experienced Project Manager to support business readiness and execution for a portfolio of large-scale initiatives within a financial services organization.

This is a business-side Project Management role, not a technical Project Manager position . The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives and is highly skilled in detailed project planning, stakeholder coordination, dependency management, governance, and executive reporting.

This individual will partner with approximately 10-15 internal and external stakeholders, including technology vendors, to ensure initiatives remain organized, risks and dependencies are addressed, and the business is prepared for upcoming changes.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Coordinate business readiness activities supporting large-scale technology and portfolio initiatives
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, workplans, timelines, milestones, and dependencies
• Track risks, issues, action items, deliverables, and cross-functional dependencies
• Coordinate across 10-15 internal and external stakeholders and ensure timely follow-up
• Prepare project status updates, governance materials, and executive-level reporting
• Partner with business, technology, management, and external vendor teams throughout project execution
• Identify potential blockers and proactively drive projects back on track
• Support resource planning, project requirements, feasibility assessments, and cost considerations
• Operate independently while maintaining a high level of organization and attention to detail

Minimum Requirements:

• 5-7 years of Project Management experience , primarily supporting business rather than technical/engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects and business-readiness initiatives
• Strong project planning, governance, dependency management, and executive reporting experience
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, workstreams, and external vendors
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, communication, and follow-through
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Ability to work onsite in Owings Mills, MD Monday-Thursday

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or PMI certification
• Financial services, banking, retirement, asset management, or other regulated-industry experience
• Experience supporting business readiness for technology implementations, transformations, or system changes
• Experience partnering with external technology vendors