Principal Project Manager

Discover Financial
Richmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 109,900 - 125,400 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Risk management","Communication","Consulting","Collaboration"]

Drive large and small-scale strategic business projects within the Strategy & Operations domain, balancing scope, timelines, and budgets while managing cross-functional stakeholders. Plan, design, and execute project plans from feasibility through implementation, identify risks and issues, and maintain key documentation. Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership, streamline processes, and quickly establish structure to adapt to changing priorities and deliver measurable business outcomes.

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Principal Project Manager

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Job Summary

Drive large and small-scale strategic business projects within the Strategy & Operations domain, balancing scope, timelines, and budgets while managing cross-functional stakeholders. Plan, design, and execute project plans from feasibility through implementation, identify risks and issues, and maintain key documentation. Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership, streamline processes, and quickly establish structure to adapt to changing priorities and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Location: Richmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Execute large and small-scale projects aligned to broader business initiatives
  • •Drive projects against defined priorities while meeting scope, timeline, and budget commitments
  • •Identify risks and issues, mitigating and escalating them to manage project impacts
  • •Plan, design, manage, and execute project plans from feasibility through implementation
  • •Provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to customers and stakeholders to drive delivery

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
  • •Project management experience executing critical, strategic business projects
  • •Master’s degree in business administration (MBA) (preferred)
  • •PMP, Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certification (preferred)
Experience:5+ yearsFinancial servicesBanking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Stakeholder managementRisk managementCommunicationConsultingCollaboration
Certifications:PMPLeanAgileSix Sigma
Tech Stack:AILeanAgileSix 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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