Job Information
Federal Reserve Bank Strategic HR Project Manager in New York, New York
Company
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems. It is a challenge that demands the skills of a financial service professional and the intelligence of an academic—all combined with a passion for public service.
The Bank’s flexible work model supports balancing the demands of work and life, while prioritizing the value of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees are expected to live within a commutable distance of their primary work location to support team collaboration.
What we do:
The People & Engagement (P&E) Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York partners with senior management and Business Groups to advance and support the Bank's culture of excellence by fostering an inclusive environment to engage and motivate staff. This is achieved through an organizational framework to recruit, develop, compensate, reward, and retain the Bank's diverse employees by designing, communicating, and executing effective human capital programs; ensuring compliance with applicable laws; adhering to best practices; and providing timely and accurate information for staff, managers, and senior leaders.
In this exciting role, you will support a portfolio of P&E projects in the P&E Project & Risk Management (PRM) team to advance the Bank's strategic priorities related to its strategy. You will report to the Director of Project and Risk Management.
Your role as a Project Manager:
Responsible for the project management of highly visible, complex projects with Bank-wide impacts.
Champions and promotes quality throughout the project life cycle and monitors adherence to the Project Management methodology and best practices.
Leading a multi-discipline project team with direct responsibility from project ideation through project execution and closeout; -including managing project resources, project risk identification and mitigating strategies, etc.
Coordinates and reviews the project scope with appropriate stakeholders throughout the process, with a focus on providing an early awareness of impact to project schedule, scope, and budget.
Communicate project statuses both verbally and in writing to varying levels of management and stakeholders.
Maintains Program and Project Management methodologies and provides guidance and coaching to project teams and other project managers across P&E on the use of the methodologies, tools and techniques including scheduling, resource allocation and project costs
Serves as a subject matter expert in one or more of the Project Management methodologies and tool sets. Acquires and maintains a working knowledge of industry best practices for project management.
Supports SOX, Risk and Audit activities as necessary throughout the year.
Facilitates and develops materials for P&E’s Project Review Board, which is a monthly forum to report out on projects in the P&E portfolio.
Supports leaders in aligning on strategic objectives and assessing organizational performance in meeting intended outcomes.
What we are looking for:
Demonstrated success managing highly visible, complex projects with organizational wide impacts.
Extensive experience in project management.
Strong organizational and self-management skills.
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
Demonstrated ability to assimilate and apply new information quickly.
Effective communicator, ability to influence and drive progress.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain credibility with all levels of management and promote and cultivate quality throughout the organization.
Management consulting experience a plus.
Salary Range: *$150100-190000/ year *
We believe in transparency at the NY Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you’re stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions .
Our Touchstone Behaviors —Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership—help shape the culture of the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success, and they set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career with us. Learn more. (https://www.newyorkfed.org/careers/touchstone-behaviors)
Benefits:
Our organization offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:
Fully paid Pension plan and 401k with Generous Match
Comprehensive Insurance Plans (Medical, Dental and Vision including Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA)
Subsidized Public Transportation Program
Tuition Assistance Program
Onsite Fitness & Wellness Center
And more (https://www.newyorkfed.org/careers/benefits_health.html)
The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules. (https://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/ethics-conflicts-of-interest)
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.
We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance . Please email us at ny.leaves@ny.frb.org and we’ll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist _applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box. _
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Project/Product Management Family Group
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
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