Leader Bank is looking for exceptionally dedicated team members to join one of the region's fastest growing community banks and mortgage lenders. At the time of its founding in 2002, Leader Bank had one branch office, $6.5 million in assets and 7 team members. Since then, the Bank has become one of the most successful banks in Massachusetts with $4 billion in assets, more than 400 team members, 7 branch offices, and annual mortgage originations of over $5 billion.
Exemplary products and an innovative spirit have driven Leader Bank's rapid growth over the years, and our team members embrace these values. Our mission is to obsess over our clients, make them feel valued, and maintain long-term relationships with them by constantly enhancing our products and processes to always be improving our client experience. For our team members, Leader Bank prioritizes competitive compensation and benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and an environment that fosters diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities
Minimum of 10+ years real world experience developing an enterprise-wide, effective, future forward project management framework across the organization.

• Assess initiative to determine and develop a project management approach suitable for planning and managing a multi-product development effort.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in various project methodologies - Agile, Scrum, A+S, and Kanban.
• Handle various project management responsibilities; organize project status and working meetings, create and deliver progress reports, and ensure transparency around project status highlighting dependencies/risks to deployment.
• Responsible for coordinating resources and capacity planning and forecasting.
• Fluency and depth knowledge in Software Development Lifecycle concept is a MUST.
• Knowledge in developing and translating business initiatives into actionable Product Backlog.
• In conjunction with product owners, develops requirement documentation, help organizing proper documentation via JIRA, and lead grooming sessions with technology & business stakeholders.
• Systems Analyst and Technical Project Implementation experience highly DESIREABLE!
• Coordinate with other project managers to develop sprint and release plans across institutional partners; triage and prioritize roadblocks during development.
• Database analysis & design background and experience highly DESIREABLE.
• Working experience with JIRA, Monday.com, and AWS / Azure DevOps (TFS) is a PLUS.
• Organize daily standups technical huddles as required.

Qualifications

• Prior Banking and Financial Institution experience preferred
• Software Development and / or Quality Assurance experience
• Exceptional presenter and mentor

Work Environment
This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk/hear (e.g., communicate or express oneself while exchanging information). This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files at least 25 pounds, open filing cabinets, bend or stand on a stool, as necessary.
Leader Bank offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including 401k plan with corporate match, medical and dental insurance, and the opportunity to work for a fast growing, local organization.
Leader Bank, N.A. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military status, veteran status, or any other protected class.