About Working at Commerce

Wouldn’t it be great to build your career at a bank that’s known for helping people with their financial challenges? That’s exactly what you’d be doing when you join the team at Commerce Bank. We’re looking for teammates who are ready to do whatever it takes to help our customers with their everyday financial needs. You’d be helping yourself too, because Commerce has a tradition of recognizing and rewarding team members for their talent, skills and contributions.

No wonder we’ve been an industry leader for over 155 years and have developed a reputation as a great place to work in the financial services world. If you’d like to be a part of a team and culture that is respected by its peers and in your community, we should talk. We’re always looking for the best and brightest.

About This Job

The main purpose of this job is to work with sponsors to clarify and document project vision to create alignment. As a project manager, you will plan and execute medium to large, highly complex projects within the Commercial Line of Business. This includes coordinating the efforts of cross-functional team members within Core Commercial, Operations, Commercial Payments, and Information Technology in order to deliver projects on time and within budget. As a function of managing these projects, this position will be responsible for establishing and successfully executing a well-defined project plan that meets the scope, goals and deliverables as defined by project stakeholders.

Essential Functions

• Manage projects in adherence to the Commerce Bank project methodology

• Translate business requirements into specifications for technical and non-technical project members

• Lead the planning of projects and identification of tasks

• Manage any project related issues and handle escalations

• Coordinate testing efforts across all parties

• Manage status reporting to project sponsors and business line management

• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Strong knowledge of project management, including best practices

• Ability to manage projects that cross multiples lines of business, including Information Technology

• Ability to learn Commercial Banking products, including Treasury Services, Payments, Healthcare and/or International Services

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks without the need for direct supervision

• Demonstrated ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of team members, including vendors, management, and other departments

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with an aptitude for problem resolution

• Ability to facilitate conversations within and across lines of business for alignment and transparency of decisions

• Ability to work with all levels within the organization from entry level to executive management

• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values

• Advanced level proficiency in the use of PCs: Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Visio, and Project

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience required

• 2+ years of proven and direct experience in full life-cycle project management, including business analysis required

• Agile project management experience preferred

• PMI Certification preferred

***Level of role is determined by knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, and education

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