Alkami is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States that helps clients to transform through retail and business banking, digital account opening and loan origination, payment fraud prevention, and data analytics and engagement solutions.
Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). Through our bold investments in technology and people, we empower our clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly, and build thriving digital banking communities through tailored experiences for over 14M users.
As a remote first company, this role is primarily remote with occasional visits to the Plano, TX office for team collaboration.
Position Overview:
Alkami is currently experiencing explosive growth and maturation within the Technology division and as a result, the newly established Technology PMO is playing a key role in transforming Alkami’s technology stack through the delivery of strategic projects.
This role is a key member of the PMO team that will document, monitor, organize, coordinate, and drive a PMO portfolio of technology initiatives within Alkami’s fast paced environment. Alkami is looking for a Project Manager II with agile experience and solutions oriented mindset to help transform the organization through delivery of key projects. This exciting opportunity will gain exposure to the following project areas: Cloud Native Infrastructure(AWS), Enterprise Applications & Tooling, Mobile Device Management(MDM), Networking, CI/CD transformation, and more!
Success in this role will center around a strong project management foundational skill set, an appetite for problem solving, and a passion for seeing projects to completion. Additionally, this role will be highly collaborative with an analytical approach to monitoring the scope, schedule, and resources captured for relevant projects.
Key Responsibilities & Duties:
- Lead technology PMO initiatives varying in complexity from inception to completion
- Compile project documents and establish comprehensive project plans for delivery
- Manage stakeholder expectations and communication flow as they relate to project deliverables, scope and the project team
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to translate requirements into actions
- Ensure project sponsor engagement through key reporting and project value demonstration
- Calculate, track, and manage project budgeting through the project lifecycle
- Manage project value delivery and report on project performance trends based on KPIs
- Lead meetings diverse in scope, drive decision making, and maintain project alignment
- Protect project scope through stewarding initiatives through proper change management
- Contribute to continuous process improvement for PMO practices & policies
- Support the technical integration of Alkami acquisitions
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Project Management, IT, Computer Science) or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years of project management experience, preferably in a technology-driven environment
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and the ability to balance competing priorities.
- Working knowledge of project management tools (e.g., Smartsheets, Jira, etc)
- Ability to leverage project management competencies to achieve desired outcomes and create process efficiencies
- Knowledge of project management metrics and their use in project management delivery
- Experience building schedules, gathering requirements, and maintaining project plans
- Experience delivering clear, written and verbal communications to diverse stakeholder groups
- Ability to create focused ideas and practices within an ambiguous, evolving work structure
- Experience designing and implementing technical policy or procedural documents
- Ability to analyze patterns of information and generate valuable insights
- Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills
Desired Skills:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Strong understanding and experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.).
- Working knowledge of IT environments, cloud infrastructure, and/or enterprise tooling
- General knowledge of networking concepts such as firewalls and routing protocols
- Adaptable working mindset which demonstrates flexibility with ambiguity and change
Cool Things to Know
Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote-first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401k with employer match, and more.
Work Authorization: We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment.
Recruiters: We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search. Thank you for understanding.
Pay Transparency: As of January 1, 2023, new states and locales have enacted pay equity laws that require more pay transparency by employers in the following states: California, Colorado (effective January 1, 2021), Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington. [$80,764.00 – $121,146.00]
The Important Stuff
Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.