Principal Associate, Project Manager - Pulse Implementation

Discover Financial
Houston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 109,900 - 125,400 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Organizational agility","Consulting"]

Lead critical, strategic projects for the PULSE Implementation team, managing customer projects from initiation through completion. Serve as the “quarterback” connecting stakeholders and technical experts to align on requirements, timelines, and documentation. Drive projects to meet scope, deliverables, schedules, and budgets, while identifying and mitigating risks. Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership and improve business processes.

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5 days ago

Principal Associate, Project Manager - Pulse Implementation

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Job Summary

Lead critical, strategic projects for the PULSE Implementation team, managing customer projects from initiation through completion. Serve as the “quarterback” connecting stakeholders and technical experts to align on requirements, timelines, and documentation. Drive projects to meet scope, deliverables, schedules, and budgets, while identifying and mitigating risks. Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership and improve business processes.
Location: Houston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage large and small projects with direct impact on the company.
  • •Drive projects to meet defined priorities, ensuring scope, timelines, and budget are met while mitigating or escalating risks and issues.
  • •Plan, design, manage, and execute project plans from feasibility through implementation, maintaining key project documentation.
  • •Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to drive delivery.
  • •Forge relationships with stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments and adapt plans as demands change.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 109,900 - 125,400 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s Degree or Military experience.
  • •At least 5 years of project management experience.
  • •Preferred: a Masters or MBA degree.
  • •Preferred: at least 7 years of project management experience.
  • •Preferred: PMP, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification.
Experience:5+ years
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationOrganizational agilityConsulting
Certifications:PMPLeanAgileSix Sigma

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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