IT Project Manager at East West Bank in El Monte, CA

Summary: East West Bank is a premier financial institution that bridges the East and West, supporting businesses and communities in exploring new markets. They are seeking an IT Project Manager to lead IT initiatives, manage project requirements, and ensure successful technical implementations while collaborating with various teams. Responsibilities: - Lead departmental initiatives, supporting the planning, execution and delivery of IT projects - Fully gather project requirements consulting with business and IT subject matter experts to generate a fully developed project plan - Oversee progress tracking and cross-team communication, ensuring project stakeholders and sponsors are aligned on status, action items, and the remaining work effort - Coordinate QA and UAT cycles ahead of delivery, tracking issues and progress in line with the project schedule - Ensure the final deliverables meet the requirements for operational readiness: awareness, training, change management, ongoing support - Work closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and architecture teams to coordinate work and remove blockers - Support documentation efforts including requirements, technical design documentation, user guides, and procedures - Participate in solution discussions, design sessions, and testing cycles with hands‑on involvement as needed - Ensure projects follow enterprise IT governance practices, track according to the defined SDLC, ensuring the collection and posting of required artifacts - Document, manage and mitigate risks and issues - Maintain project documentation in Confluence and project planning in Jira, according to PMO standards - May perform other duties as assigned Required Qualifications: - 1-3 years of related IT experience in a project management/project coordinator capacity - Experience in a fast-paced IT environment working with technical experts, IT and business leaders, and business staff using IT deliverables - Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills - Excellent verbal and written communication - Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize assignments/tasks - Bachelor's degree Preferred Qualifications: - Coursework or certification in project management - Familiarity with IT concepts such as: APIs, databases, data flows, environments - System upgrades, deployments, configuration - IT Operations, Incident/Change/Problem Management - Banking/Financial Services background - PMP Certification or equivalent Required Skills: IT Infrastructure, Project Management Important Skills: APIs, PMP Certification