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Senior Project Manager at MFS in Boston leading Enterprise Architecture governance and innovation.
Drive Agile, cloud, AI initiatives while ensuring compliance and risk management in a hybrid environment.
At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.
THE ROLE
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) governance process to ensure effective oversight of new technologies and significant modifications to existing systems across MFS and its subsidiaries. This role ensures technology initiatives align with enterprise architecture principles, risk management standards, and strategic objectives. In addition, this role plays a key leadership position in advancing the firm’s Technology Innovation Program by driving initiatives that foster innovation, experimentation, and responsible adoption of emerging technologies.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead and manage the end-to-end EARB governance process.
- Ensure alignment of new and modified technology solutions with enterprise architecture standards and strategic objectives.
- Improve governance cycle time, decision quality, stakeholder satisfaction, and transparency.
- Identify, document, and escalation technology risks while ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.
- Drive stakeholder readiness, education, and engagement across business and technology teams.
- Lead and coordinate initiatives within the Technology Innovation Program to promote emerging technologies and innovative thinking.
Principal Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB), including agenda setting, documentation, and decision tracking.
- Ensure strategic alignment of proposed technologies with enterprise architecture standards and long-term technology strategy.
- Drive continuous improvement of governance processes to enhance efficiency, reduce cycle time, and improve stakeholder experience.
- Identify architectural, cybersecurity, operational, compliance, and vendor risks and ensure appropriate escalation and mitigation.
- Lead Technology Innovation Program initiatives such as AI hackathons, speaker events, innovation showcases, and emerging technology pilots.
- Coach and train stakeholders on governance expectations, submission requirements, and effective participation.
- Provide technical thought leadership by asking probing questions and validating scalability, integration, security, and support considerations.
- Influence and partner with senior leaders, architects, and cross-functional teams to drive timely resolution of complex issues.
- Promote technology consolidation and rationalization to reduce redundancy and improve operational efficiency.
- Establish and report on governance and innovation metrics to leadership.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Proven 8 – 10 years of project management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong background in enterprise technology, architecture, or systems implementation.
- Experience supporting or leading innovation programs or emerging technology initiatives preferred.
- Exceptional facilitation, influencing, and communication skills.
- Strong executive presence and ability to drive discussions to resolution.
- Ability to work effectively at all organizational levels, including senior leadership.
- Deep understanding of cloud environments, AI technologies, vendor solutions, and technology risk management.
Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $158,500.00
This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.
At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:
- MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
- Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
- Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
- Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
- Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
- Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
- Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
- Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps
Legal Notice
MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.
If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance.
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