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Franklin Templeton

Sr. Project Manager

Franklin Templeton, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276


At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 9,500 employees working in 30 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 155 countries. For more than 75 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.What is the Franklin Templeton Technology (FTT) PMO responsible for?

The FTT PMO is looking for a dynamic Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale, high impact projects or programs for Franklin Templeton. As a Senior Project Manager, you will work on strategic projects which generally involves multiple business units or the entire enterprise, with moderate to high risk and complexity. The PMO supports the Franklin Templeton enterprise (i.e., Sales, Marketing, Service and Operations, Investment Management, Back Office Operations, Infrastructure Services, Investment Management, etc.) in delivering capabilities to achieve the organization’s strategic vision. This role will be focused on Investment Management. The Senior Project Manager acts as a single point of accountability to plan, direct, and coordinate large-scale projects and programs to ensure goals and objectives are achieved with high quality and delivering on expected business value. In line with our strategic direction, a successful candidate will be well versed in Agile techniques and exhibits the agility mindset.What are the ongoing responsibilities of a Senior Project Manager?

Act as the single point of accountability to plan, direct, and coordinate large-scale, enterprise-wide projects ensuring goals and objectives are accomplished successfully meeting customer/business needs.As a part of this global team, the Senior Project Manager manages multiple projects/programs of various size and scope, working with stakeholders from technology and various lines of businesses to achieve quality results.Senior Project Managers may also coach and mentor other project managers within FTT PMO.Manages the implementations of projects/programs for the enterprise from setting up and directing project/program schedules, iterations, and budgets to monitoring the initiative through delivery or completion.Participate in solution delivery continuous improvement activities and communities of practice to address ongoing needs for the project professional community.Influences and encourages programs to focus on rapid value delivery leveraging agile, iterative development practices and agility techniques.Able to appropriately tailor communications to audiences ranging from team discussions to executives in a culturally relevant style.Exhibit FTT’s core Brand behaviors of being Outcome Oriented, Accountable, Empowered, Growth Minded, and Strategic.What would help someone be successful in this role?

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.Min 8-12 years related experience.Agile certification – Certified Disciplined Agilist or Practitioner or Scrum certifications.Practical Agile delivery experience.Investment Management / Front Office operations experience.Experience working in a large-scale multi-national firm essential; Financial Services industry a plus.Past experience leading a large-scale Investment Platform migration a plus.Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards—monetary and non-monetary—designed to support the whole person and to recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, other compensation is offered such as a discretionary bonus, 401k plan, health insurance, and other perks. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We expect the salary for this position to range between $110,700 - $150,000.What makes Franklin Templeton unique?

In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.Highlights Of Our Benefits Include

Three weeks paid time off the first year.Medical, dental and vision insurance.401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits.Employee Stock Investment Program.Tuition Assistance Program.Purchase of company funds with no sales charge.Onsite fitness center and recreation center.*Onsite cafeteria.*Only applicable at certain locations.We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success.We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We invite you to visit us at Franklin Templeton Careers to learn more about our company, career opportunities and recruitment process.Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@FranklinTempleton.com. In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for accommodations will receive a response.

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