Lead the delivery of small to medium scope business project initiatives of moderate complexity that involve obtaining agreement/adoption of project objectives and deliverables by key sponsors. Ensures that a comprehensive business project plan is developed and maintained to track deliverables and progress toward completion on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the delivery of small to medium/large scope business projects of moderate complexity. Manage department/business projects within the company's project delivery framework. Accountable for business project plans, communications, risk assessment and contingency planning and escalation of critical issues to project sponsor/owner, etc.
Define the overall objectives and key deliverables for the business project; identifies and tracks key measures of success. Provide regular status reporting on plan progress, as defined by organization standards. Some of these activities may be performed under general guidance/direction.
Provide leadership to business project resources in a manner that ensures timely delivery on commitments/tasks in support of broader business project deliverables. Align resources (may be cross-organizationally) to ensure successful delivery of the project. Identify project resource requirements and works with project plan sponsors to ensure adequately skilled resources are available to deliver on project commitments.
Work effectively with business partners, vendors, technology and project management staff to develop the project agenda and ensure agreement/adoption of project objectives/deliverables by affected constituencies. Provide proactive project communication to project owner and stakeholders. Works to identify cross-organizational interdependencies and ensures appropriate integration into the project plan. Provides supplemental business and/or systems analysis assistance as needed.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree or equivalent
5 to 7 years of experience
Demonstrated capability in standard office and project management applications - Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project & Visio (or other related process flow development tool)
Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Financial service experience preferred. Mutual Funds and/or College Tuition Savings Plan experience or knowledge is a plus.
About Our Company
Millions of people around the world rely on Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage their money. We're intentionally built to help our clients succeed, backed by a global team of 2,000 people including more than 450 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. At Columbia Threadneedle, you'll find the promise we make to our clients is the same one we make to our employees: Your success is our priority. In addition to our competitive total rewards package, employees stay with us because of our culture and commitment to their development. And, backed by the strength of our parent company, Ameriprise Financial, we are committed to providing you with the tools, resources, recognition and rewards to help you shape the career you want.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
