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Title: Project Manager
Locations: St. Louis, MO
Duration: 6 months
Work Engagement: W2
Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits
Summary:
The purpose of this role is to provide experienced project leadership for the Maxit implementation, coordinating business, technology, data, and vendor workstreams.
The Project Manager ensures alignment across stakeholders, drives risk and issue resolution, and enables a smooth transition to production for cost basis processing and reporting.
Lead planning, execution, and delivery of the Maxit Cost Basis implementation
Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
Coordinate closely with the Maxit vendor on deliverables, timelines, and issue resolution
Oversee system, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) phases
Manage cutover planning, production readiness, and post‑implementation stabilization
Prepare and deliver governance updates, status reports, and executive communications
Qualifications:
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Extensive experience managing complex financial systems implementations
Proven experience leading vendor‑driven implementations in regulated environments
Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, and delivery controls
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills
Prior experience with cost basis platform(s)
Experience supporting cost basis, tax reporting, or securities operations initiatives
PMP, Prince2, or similar project management certification
Experience working in hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery environments
Exposure to regulatory reporting, audits, or tax operations controls