Full-time
Shift: 1st
Compensation: USD 130,000 - USD 150,000 - yearly

Company Description

Vericast is the financial institution (FI) performance partner. We help banks and credit unions drive growth, improve efficiency, increase engagement and navigate change through the power of data, technology and people. Our advanced analytics, data-driven insights and integrated solution set enable better execution with agility, precision and scale. That’s why thousands of financial institutions look to Vericast and our 150 years of financial services expertise to help them achieve more.

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager - Key Initiatives within the Product Management Office (PMO) leads high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives supporting Marketing Solutions. This role drives complex programs spanning Product, Pricing, Finance and FP&A, Commercial, Data, Engineering, Media, Compliance, Procurement, and client-facing teams, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, aligned to business priorities, and executed with operational and financial rigor.

This role combines project leadership, stakeholder management, systems thinking, and financial acumen to coordinate initiatives such as pricing and PWO process improvements, financial planning and forecasting, business case development, vendor onboarding, platform enhancements, compliance-driven programs, new product launches, and operational scaling. As a trusted partner, the Senior Project Manager brings structure, clarity, and momentum to initiatives critical to growth, margin improvement, resiliency, and execution excellence.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic Marketing Solutions initiatives, from intake and planning through execution and stabilization. Manage scope, timelines, dependencies, budgets, and delivery risk across multiple concurrent initiatives. Apply hybrid delivery approaches appropriate to each initiative and coordinate work across business, finance, product, technology, and operations teams.

Financial Planning, Pricing & Business Operations (15%)

Partner with Pricing, Finance, FP&A, Procurement, Product, and Commercial teams to coordinate pricing, PWO, forecasting, and financial planning initiatives. Support business cases, investment requests, cost-benefit assessments, scenario analysis, and funding recommendations. Track budgets, vendor spend, forecast assumptions, financial risks, and expected outcomes. Coordinate review and approval processes for PWOs, SOWs, vendor engagements, and funding requests. Translate financial information into clear decisions, actions, and executive-ready insights.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Dependency Management (15%)

Act as the central coordination point for initiatives spanning multiple teams, systems, and approval processes. Identify and manage dependencies, risks, handoffs, and sequencing. Proactively surface conflicts, capacity constraints, data gaps, and decision needs. Ensure work enters execution with clear scope, ownership, assumptions, success criteria, and required approvals.

Stakeholder Communication & Executive Visibility (15%)

Serve as a primary point of contact for initiative stakeholders and leadership. Provide concise status reports, milestone tracking, financial and delivery risk assessments, decision logs, and executive readouts. Translate delivery and financial progress into business impact and decision-ready insights. Facilitate working sessions, budget reviews, steering discussions, and leadership checkpoints.

Operational Readiness & Execution Governance (15%)

Establish appropriate operational and financial guardrails, documentation, controls, and readiness criteria. Define go/no-go checkpoints, validation steps, approval paths, and escalation protocols. Maintain RAID and decision logs, drive mitigation actions, and support post-launch stabilization and handoff to steady-state ownership.

Change Management & Adoption Support (10%)

Coordinate rollout, enablement, documentation, and adoption for new processes, capabilities, vendors, platforms, or financial workflows. Partner with impacted teams to ensure changes are understood, adopted, and operationalized. Identify adoption and control risks early and close readiness gaps.

Contribute to PMO standards, templates, and best practices for intake, planning, financial governance, and delivery. Improve repeatable processes for business cases, PWO administration, budget tracking, status reporting, and executive decision support. Mentor partners on delivery discipline, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
PMP, Agile, FP&A, or related certification preferred but not required

Experience

10+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or programs
Proven success delivering initiatives spanning finance, pricing, product, technology, data, commercial, or operations teams
Experience partnering with Finance, FP&A, Pricing, Procurement, or Business Operations
Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, investment prioritization, or financial review processes
Experience developing or coordinating business cases, cost-benefit analyses, ROI assessments, and executive funding recommendations
Experience managing vendor-related financial processes, including PWOs, SOWs, contracts, approvals, and budget tracking
Experience working in marketing, media, data, or technology-enabled services environments
Comfort operating in fast-paced, evolving environments with competing priorities and shared accountability

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong project and program management capabilities across Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery models
Strong business and financial acumen, including the ability to interpret budgets, forecasts, pricing models, financial assumptions, and investment proposals
Ability to evaluate financial and operational tradeoffs and connect initiative outcomes to revenue, margin, cost savings, efficiency, or risk reduction
Working knowledge of variance analysis, scenario planning, value realization, and financial governance
Advanced Excel skills; experience organizing and analyzing financial and operational data
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting and decision support
Ability to lead without direct authority and drive alignment across diverse functional teams
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, judgment, and follow-through
Experience managing risks, dependencies, approvals, and cross-team handoffs
Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Teams, and Monday.com
Structured problem solver who can navigate ambiguity and translate high-level goals into executable plans

Additional Information

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000

Position is eligible for an annual bonus incentive program

Applications will be accepted until the posted deadline of November 10, 2026, or until a sufficient candidate pool has been identified.

What we believe

At Vericast, we believe what’s good for people is good for business. Everything we do starts from a place of purpose to drive meaningful impact for our clients, our people and our communities.

We’ve cultivated a culture of collaboration, a heritage of innovation and a focus on workplace flexibility. Every day you will have the opportunity to bring your passion and expertise to create opportunities to grow and thrive.

Together, let’s advance performance for all.

At Vericast, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community.AsanEqualOpportunity employer,Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law.Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process bycontacting our Talent Acquisition team at . EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit:

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