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Senior Project Manager

Location: Charlotte, NC or West Des Moines, IA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite)
Duration: 12-Month Contract (Potential for Extension or Contract-to-Hire)
Industry: Financial Services
Interview Process: One 30-minute Microsoft Teams interview

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager (PM5) to lead strategic migration efforts within a large-scale Contact Center Modernization Program. This highly visible, multi-year initiative is one of the organization’s top strategic priorities and is focused on consolidating contact center applications and migrating customer service operations to a modern cloud-based platform through 2027.

The ideal candidate is an accomplished project manager with extensive experience leading enterprise technology initiatives within the financial services industry. This individual will drive end-to-end project delivery, influence executive stakeholders, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure successful adoption of modern contact center technologies while maintaining operational continuity.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of contact center migration waves from planning and discovery through development, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
Manage complex project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
Partner with business leaders, contact center operations, technology teams, and program leadership to ensure successful execution of migration activities.
Build strong relationships with executive stakeholders to gain alignment, remove roadblocks, and drive timely decision-making.
Coordinate activities across a team of project managers, sharing best practices, lessons learned, and ensuring consistency across migration waves.
Develop and execute change management strategies that support successful adoption of new cloud-based contact center capabilities.
Lead project governance activities including status reporting, steering committee updates, risk management, issue resolution, and executive communications.
Coordinate technology implementations impacting contact center operations, including IVR platforms, agent desktop solutions, workforce management, and scheduling tools.
Facilitate collaboration between business, technology, infrastructure, vendor, and operations teams to deliver successful project outcomes.
Support critical migration events that may require extended hours or onsite leadership during deployment windows.
Drive continuous process improvements to enhance project execution, delivery quality, and operational efficiency.
Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities.

Required Qualifications

Extensive Project Management experience leading large-scale technology and business transformation initiatives.
Strong background managing enterprise projects within the financial services or banking industry.
Experience leading organizational change management and technology delivery initiatives.
Strong understanding of contact center operations, customer service processes, and consumer banking environments.
Demonstrated experience managing projects using both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities in fast-paced environments.
Exceptional leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience influencing senior leaders and driving consensus across cross-functional organizations.
Strong risk management, issue resolution, and decision-making capabilities.
Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading cloud platform migration initiatives, particularly involving customer-facing contact center environments.
Familiarity with Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platforms, workforce management systems, and agent scheduling technologies.
Experience supporting enterprise contact center modernization or digital transformation programs.
Knowledge of cloud technologies and their impact on customer service operations.
Experience working within highly regulated financial services organizations.

Preferred Tools & Technologies

Monday.com or similar enterprise project management platforms
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Jira and Confluence (preferred)
Cloud-based contact center technologies
IVR and workforce management platforms

Supplier Enabled & Ariba Operations Specialist

Supplier Enablement & Ariba Operations Specialist

Location: West Des Moines, IA
Secondary Location: Charlotte, NC
Duration: 12 Months
Pay Rate: $30-$35

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and self-motivated Supplier Enablement & Ariba Operations Specialist to support supplier setup and maintenance activities associated with Ariba and PeopleSoft projects. This role will manage end-to-end supplier onboarding and maintenance requests, troubleshoot complex issues, support system cleanup initiatives, and ensure accurate supplier data.

The ideal candidate is an independent problem solver who can manage high volumes and escalations with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively across Supply Chain Management and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

Create new suppliers and modify existing supplier records within Ariba and PeopleSoft.
Manage end-to-end supplier setup, maintenance, and onboarding requests.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex supplier and process-related issues.
Respond to questions from internal teams, managers, and external suppliers.
Prioritize and independently resolve escalated requests.
Partner with Ariba, Sourcing & Contracts, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Enabling Capabilities, and Business Groups to ensure successful supplier onboarding and transaction readiness.
Perform system cleanup activities, including researching and inactivating unused supplier locations.
Analyze process risks and identify opportunities for improved controls and efficiency.
Develop and maintain procedures, documentation, and training materials.
Ensure supplier data accuracy and maintain a reliable system of record.
Support increased supplier activity associated with ongoing technology projects and system implementations.

Required Qualifications

Experience with supplier onboarding, supplier management, procurement operations, or related business processes.
Experience working with SAP Ariba and/or PeopleSoft preferred.
Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage escalations and complex requests independently.
Exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Self-starter capable of working independently with minimal direction.
Experience documenting procedures, identifying process risks, and supporting continuous improvement.