Project Manager Contractor

Project Manager (Contractor)

Business Resilience Transformation (BRT) Program - Year 1 Discovery

Arlington, TX

Position Summary

The Project Manager (Contractor) will support the successful delivery of the Business Resilience Transformation (BRT) Program during Year 1 Discovery. This role will be responsible for coordinating program activities, managing schedules, facilitating governance processes, supporting stakeholder engagement, tracking risks and issues, and ensuring delivery of discovery-phase objectives and deliverables.

Working closely with the GM Financial Program Manager, business stakeholders, technology teams, and the selected consulting partner, the Project Manager will provide day-to-day delivery management support to ensure workstreams remain aligned, milestones are achieved, and program activities are executed effectively.

This individual will serve as a central coordination point across multiple teams, helping drive accountability, communication, planning, and reporting throughout the discovery phase while allowing the Program Manager to focus on strategic leadership and executive engagement.

Primary Responsibilities

Project Planning & Coordination

• Support development and maintenance of the integrated project schedule.
• Coordinate workstream activities across business, technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure, disaster recovery, and consulting teams.
• Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and action items.
• Facilitate planning sessions and project team meetings.
• Monitor progress against project plans and report variances.
• Support Year 1 Discovery execution activities and deliverable management.

Schedule & Delivery Management

• Maintain the project schedule and associated work plans.
• Monitor delivery progress and identify schedule risks.
• Coordinate dependency management across workstreams.
• Track completion of project deliverables and milestones.
• Escalate schedule concerns to the Program Manager as appropriate.
• Support development of recovery plans when schedule issues arise.

Governance & Reporting

• Support preparation of project status reports and dashboards.
• Maintain RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, and Decisions) logs.
• Coordinate governance meetings and working sessions.
• Document meeting outcomes, decisions, and action items.
• Track project performance metrics and reporting requirements.
• Assist with preparation of steering committee and executive review materials.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate communications between project teams, stakeholders, and the consulting partner.
• Schedule and facilitate stakeholder workshops and working sessions.
• Maintain stakeholder contact lists and communication plans.
• Track stakeholder feedback and follow-up actions.
• Support issue resolution through effective coordination and communication.

Consulting Partner Coordination

• Coordinate project activities involving the consulting partner.
• Track consulting deliverables and milestones.
• Schedule reviews, workshops, and stakeholder interviews.
• Support collection and consolidation of feedback on consultant outputs.
• Assist with deliverable review and acceptance processes.
• Monitor action items and commitments across consulting and GM Financial teams.

Risk & Issue Management

• Maintain project RAID logs.
• Support identification and documentation of project risks and issues.
• Coordinate development and tracking of mitigation actions.
• Monitor issue resolution activities.
• Escalate significant risks and issues to the Program Manager.

Quality & Administrative Support

• Support project management standards, processes, and documentation.
• Maintain project repositories and governance artifacts.
• Ensure project documentation remains current and organized.
• Assist with quality reviews of project deliverables.
• Support readiness reviews and phase-gate activities.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of Project Management, PMO, Program Coordination, Technology Delivery, or Enterprise Initiative experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale cross-functional projects.
• Experience managing schedules, dependencies, risks, and reporting.
• Experience working with business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating vendor or consulting partner activities.
• Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills.

Project Management Expertise

Demonstrated knowledge of:

• Project Management
• Delivery Coordination
• Schedule Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Governance Processes
• Stakeholder Management
• Resource Planning
• Status Reporting
• Change Management
• Vendor Coordination

Business & Technical Skills

• Project Planning
• Microsoft Project
• Planview
• Excel
• Power BI
• PowerPoint
• RAID Management
• Executive Reporting
• Meeting Facilitation
• Dependency Tracking
• Communications Management
• Documentation Management

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial Services experience.
• PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Risk, Cybersecurity, or Regulatory initiatives.
• Familiarity with FFIEC, NIST, ISO 22301, or operational resilience frameworks.
• Experience supporting enterprise transformation programs.
• Experience working with consulting firms on large-scale discovery and assessment initiatives.

Key Deliverables

• Integrated Project Schedule
• Work Plans and Milestone Tracking
• RAID Logs
• Weekly Status Reports
• Executive and Governance Reporting Materials
• Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• Action Item Tracking
• Stakeholder Communication Plans
• Resource Tracking Reports
• Budget Tracking Reports
• Consulting Partner Deliverable Tracking
• Discovery Phase Readouts
• Year 2 Mobilization Planning Support Materials

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 35% Project Manager
• 25% PMO Lead
• 20% Delivery Coordinator
• 10% Governance & Reporting Analyst
• 10% Vendor Coordination Specialist

This role should be experienced enough to manage day-to-day execution, coordinate cross-functional workstreams, maintain schedules and reporting, and support consulting partner activities.