Sr. Project Manager

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 addition this role plays a key leadership position in advancing the firms Technology Innovation Program by driving initiatives that foster innovation experimentation and responsible adoption of emerging technologies.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

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 escalate 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.

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At MFS we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason were including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation forwhat well pay depending on the candidates experience training and addition to the salary we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensationbased 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 $10000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8000 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

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role well be happy to discuss them

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At MFS we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

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