Project Manager

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

Using discretion and discipline, acts as the day to day executional lead in supporting a range of cross-functional projects and activities, as defined by business and stakeholder needs. Works in partnership with the business to develop delivery plans and drive overall project management in response to a given deliverable request. Guides operations team and stakeholders through execution of projects.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Owns the management of timely execution of projects including revisions/updates to existing materials, projects and campaigns in support of channel/business partner objectives. The size and scope of these projects can range from an individual deliverable to a multi-pronged program with multiple components across a variety of content types.
• Drives the development process and use of related tools/workflow systems in order to efficiently scope, resource, schedule, and track deliverables through project lifecycles.
• Accountable for maintaining oversight of project details, timelines and budgets via digital project management system
• Responsible for building strong working relationships by combining project management skill with business understanding to ensure programs are executed on strategy, on time, and on budget. This role will also have to liaise with other functional groups relative to their participation in the lifecycle of a project.
• Direct contributor to proactively proposing workflow-process improvements/integrations to boost team efficiency and speed to market between the business and other workgroups within MFS.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree combined with 5-6+ years of experience in project management.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with a focus on quality and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while consistency meeting deadlines.
• Solid interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal); ability to interact successfully with individuals at all levels.
• Positive, collaborative, flexible disposition with the ability to work independently and/or as part of a team. Assume ownership for the delivery of projects while also operating successfully in a cross-functional, often global, team environment.
• Experience working with automated project management workflow system(s) and content management systems required.
• Excellent stakeholder management including senior managers, and ability to work well with others at all levels.

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At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k) 

• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually 

• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches

• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves

• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account

• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)

• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [email protected] for assistance. 

MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.