VP, Project Manager

Apply Description The Project Manager within the Institutional Banking Group (IBG) plays a critical role in overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of key business initiatives across Institutional Banking, Treasury, and related product lines. This individual ensures all strategic and operational projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with bank priorities. This role requires strong organization, collaboration, and accountability discipline to drive execution and effective communication across senior management and functional teams. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following. Lead and manage all projects and initiatives within the Institutional Banking Group, from concept through completion. Develop and maintain a centralized tracking system for all ongoing projects, timelines, milestones, and deliverables. Coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and progress across business units and support departments. Prepare regular senior management and executive-level reports summarizing project status, risks, resource needs, and key decisions. Conduct timely follow-up with stakeholders to ensure progress and escalate delays or obstacles where necessary. Facilitate project governance meetings, track action items, and ensure timely closure and documentation of outcomes. Proactively identify areas requiring process improvement, policy updates, or operational enhancements to improve project efficiency and delivery. Support resource planning, prioritization, and capacity management across concurrent initiatives. Maintain strong alignment with Compliance, Risk Management, Operations, and Technology partners to ensure regulatory and operational requirements are incorporated into all project deliverables. Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to BSA/AML requirements, network requirements and internal compliance policies. Identify and escalate suspicious or unusual activity in accordance with bank procedures. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job does not have managerial responsibilities. Requirements QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Management or a related field; PMP certification required 5 – 8 years of experience in project management within banking financial services, or institutional client environments Strong understanding of banking operations, institutional client management, treasury products and compliance frameworks Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tool and other collaboration tools OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Clear and effective communicator Collaborative team player Detail-driven with a high level of accuracy PREFERRED / PLUS QUALIFIACATIONS Bank technology implementations and system conversions Knowledge of payment processors, middleware providers, or sponsor bank models. Fintech/BaaS program implementations PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable Individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position may require occasional extended hours to support payment processing deadlines and month-end activities. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Patriot Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbents may be asked to perform other duties as required.