Senior Project Manager– Payments & Deposits Services Modernization at Genesis10 in Brooklyn, OH

Job description

• Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager - Hybrid position with a Major Financial Institution located in Brooklyn, OH. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.
• Compensation: Up to $70.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications
• The Project Manager will lead the delivery of the Payments & Deposits Services Modernization initiative, driving a portfolio of automation, AI, and workflow transformation efforts. This role oversees end-to-end project governance, financial management, and cross-functional coordination to modernize check processing, wire and RTP, ACH, lockbox, cash vault, virtual item processing, and reconciliation platforms. The Project Manager partners closely with operations, technology, and vendor teams to deliver measurable cost savings, reduce operational risk, and elevate client experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple concurrent modernization workstreams from intake through delivery, ensuring milestone tracking, risk mitigation, and timely issue resolution
• Drive project governance and reporting, providing clear, timely status, metrics, and escalations to leadership and business partners
• Manage financial forecasting, budgeting, invoice tracking, and benefit realization (cost savings, FTE efficiency) across the initiative
• Coordinate cross-functional scope, requirements, dependencies, and resource planning across operations, technology, risk, and vendor teams
• Monitor cost, schedule, and technical performance across all initiative components; identify and escalate risks and issues appropriately
• Partner with process owners and SMEs to prioritize opportunities, develop business cases, and manage the pipeline through funding checkpoints
• Define and manage project scope, objectives, deliverables, and value proposition across stakeholders and lines of business
• Develop integrated project plans, manage the critical path, and report progress against milestones and target outcomes
• Ensure client and operational impacts are fully considered in planning, solution design, and change management
• Support vendor engagement and contract management responsibilities, ensuring adherence to obligations and performance expectations
• Lead communication planning and stakeholder engagement across teams, leadership groups, and offshore/onshore delivery partners
• Follow the organization's required processes for how work is delivered, how changes are controlled, and how artifacts are tracked
• Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout the initiative lifecycle
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned in alignment with organizational needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated project or program management experience, preferably within financial services or banking operations
• Working knowledge of payments and deposit operations (e.g., ACH, wire/RTP, check processing, lockbox, reconciliation) and/or technology modernization programs
• Strong understanding of agile delivery practices, project financial planning, and benefit tracking
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to tailor messaging for executive audiences
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, PSM)
• Experience delivering automation, RPA, or AI-enabled transformation initiatives
• Experience managing initiatives within Commercial Banking, Payments, or related operational domains
• Familiarity with vendor management, business case development, and cost/benefit (TCO) modeling

Skills

Required

• Project management
• Program management
• Financial forecasting and budgeting
• Agile delivery practices
• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Negotiation
• Risk mitigation
• Vendor management

Preferred

• Business case development
• Cost/benefit (TCO) modeling

Benefits

• For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
• For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all of our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.