Project Manager

Project Manager With Financial Service Experience

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ and Alpharetta, GA

Duration: Longterm Contract

Note: We need candidates with strong financial service background who can manage the workstreams like Access, Authorizations, Collections, Account Posting, API, Settlement & Accounting, etc. and prepare them for a transfer/conversion.

Job Description: The Implementation Professional is engaged in the project from beginning to end, playing a key role in participating in Discovery, Data Spec Review, Software Development, System Configuration, Testing, Project Management & Implementation. Implementations Professionals are engaged in planning, coordinating, and managing all activities involved in their assigned functional workstream areas required by the client and any involved vendors, to onboard a new client or client partner seamlessly to the existing client.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Managing all aspects of your assigned workstreams from beginning to end, developing project plans, consulting with client on solutions, managing key deliverables, and reporting on issues, risks, and status.
• Setting up and customizing the various products and services selected by the client, ensuring an end-to-end quality integration.
• Ensuring custom development is delivered as required for the client.
• Helping drive resolution of issues through problem solving, identification of necessary resources, and escalation.
• Effectively manages client expectations and delivers client-ready communications.
• Makes information-based decisions.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively conduct meetings and presentations.
• Ability to manage project deliverables and keep client and internal partners on task.
• Ability to mitigate risks to project delivery.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in a client-facing role
• Understanding of the Credit Card Issuing Industry and associated products
• Experience with in converting to new processing platforms, preferred
• Previous conversion experience preferred
• Experience with and knowledge of Client platform and products/services preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or relevant credit card processing experience
• Minimal Travel Required.