Senior Portfolio Manager (Strategic Enterprise Initiatives) - Hybrid

Who We Are

Engaged in the bank’s most critical & strategic initiatives, leveraging modern delivery approaches

A results-oriented team of 30+ professionals, we provide execution certainty through strong project delivery, business acumen, and change management capabilities.

We engage in strategic, enterprise level, high priority, cross-divisional initiatives by partnering with leaders to understand the problem, sharpen ownership and focus to deliver for the entire bank.

Differentiated by our ability to understand the details and complexities with an eye for alignment to enterprise priorities and outcomes, we synthesize, communicate, and collaborate across business lines, support functions, and senior leadership.

Our methodology incorporates solving the problem across people, process, technology, and data domains to drive transformational change.

Position Overview

This role serves as independent 3rd party, advising and supporting internal stakeholders, on Strategic Enterprise Initiative Governance, Industry best practices for Change Management, Transformation and Strategic Program Management and Execution, and Value Realization. In-depth experience managing Enterprise-level, strategic Initiatives utilizing core Governance components and controls. Highly experienced in Program / Project Management, Process Re-engineering, Organizational Change Management, Performance Measurement, and Customer Experience. This function serves as independent 3rd party advising and supporting internal stakeholders on Strategic Enterprise Initiative Governance, transformation delivery methodologies, and execution.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for overseeing and driving teams in the adoption and implementation of an evolving Strategic Enterprise Initiative Governance framework aimed at achieving alignment across the bank and its strategy, including providing transparency to senior leadership of progress of initiatives.

Develop and tailor communications content and artifacts used across various levels in the organization on our Strategic Enterprise Initiative Portfolio of highly complex business initiatives with high attention to detail and quality.

Independently guide multi-disciplinary teams through large-scale complex transformational changes focused on Strategic Enterprise Initiatives, or strategically important short-term engagements that deliver business outcomes.

Ensures follow up on all critical items and drives accountability through documentation and governance framework and / or assessments.

Build and leverage relationships across the organization to break down silos, stay connected to changes going on in the bank; Encourage collaboration to support an environment of information sharing to effectively deliver outcomes;

Responsible for sharing and leveraging deep institutional and / or industry knowledge, business processes / workflows, products, and technologies to help shape strategy, and deliver desired outcomes for M&T.

Lead work groups and individuals with different perspectives to develop and provide strategic recommendations, encourage innovation, and embrace a culture of transformational change.

Provide execution certainty by setting pace and driving accountability, working alongside senior leaders to drive decisions.

Support Governance practices and our business partners by influencing the level of defined outcomes and key measures of success for Strategic transformation initiatives.

Encourage a culture of how to challenge status quo by consistently pushing for innovation, continuous improvement, and recommend solutions for adoption across the organization.

Mentor and coach Enterprise Transformation Portfolio and / or Delivery team members to take ownership of their development and career path.

Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.

Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.

Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.

Complete other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory / Managerial Responsibilities

This position does not directly manage a team.

Education and Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

7+ years’ related work experience

Education and Experience Preferred

Minimum of 5 years’ project, program or portfolio management experience, specifically with large-scale transformation projects

Dedicated senior leader that can leverage large scale, complex, enterprise-wide Portfolio Management, and Delivery experience

Ability to navigate at pace to address enterprise-wide opportunities, and lead simultaneous priorities at any given time

Robust Program and Portfolio Management experience, leading cross-functional teams through all life cycles of work

Scaled agile experience and ability to formulate and activate hypothesis to execution a plus

Experience in Banking Mergers and Acquisitions

Experience developing and building enterprise standards around program management

Portfolio management governance reporting

Vendor and Resource Management experience a plus

Must demonstrate Executive presence, and ability to influence communication strategies for all levels

Well versed in Change Management principles and avid Change agent

Ability to navigate varying depths of inspection in order to analyze and provide summarization for ease of decision making

Prior experience leading organizational change

MBA or MS preferred

PMP, PMFP, Agile, SAFe, Certified BA and / or ScrumMaster Certification

Prior management consulting or comparable client service experience a plus

Proven intellectual curiosity

Relevant financial services industry experience preferred

Work Model & Location

This is a hybrid role requiring three in-office days per week. The position can be based out of any of M&T Bank’s corporate offices below.

Buffalo, NY

Baltimore, MD

Boston, MA

Bridgeport, CT

Manhattan, NY (Midtown South)

Wilmington, DE

Anticipated Travel Requirements

Employees in this position should be prepared to travel at least once per quarter within the M&T Bank east coast footprint. Travel may occur more often than this and is based upon the needs of the business and projects assigned. Employees residing outside of the Buffalo market are anticipated to travel more often than those already located here.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $100,611.94 - $167,686.57 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

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