IT Project Management

Shore United Bank is seeking a full-time IT Project Management to join our team. The IT Project Management will serve as the strategic orchestrator for all IT initiatives across infrastructure, security, applications, and data. Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this role ensures disciplined project governance, capacity planning, and delivery oversight. Acting as the interface between technical teams and business stakeholders, the position emphasizes Agile principles to improve transparency, prioritization, and execution velocity. The selected candidate will bring a mix of technical acumen within financial services, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to synthesize information for executive-level audiences. This is an individual contributor role charged with maturing the project management function within IT through direct leadership.

Essential Functions Include:

• Portfolio Governance & Strategy
  
  
  
  • Establish and maintain a centralized IT project portfolio, including prioritization, resource allocation, and delivery tracking.
  • Implement governance frameworks to monitor capacity, delivery velocity, and risk across all IT initiatives.
  • Provide executive-level reporting and dashboards for CIO and business leadership.
  
  
  
  
• Project Oversight & Execution
  
  
  
  • Serve as the primary liaison between technical leads and business units, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, and outcomes.
  • Apply Agile principles to improve collaboration, adaptability, and iterative delivery.
  • Monitor project health, escalate risks, and drive corrective actions to keep initiatives on track.
  
  
  
  
• Capacity & Resource Planning
  
  
  
  • Develop and maintain a capacity model for IT resources to inform prioritization and scheduling. Apply judgment to address conflicts and/or escalate to the CIO as appropriate.
  • Coordinate with technical leads to balance workloads and avoid bottlenecks.
  
  
  
  
• Vendor & Budget Management
  
  
  
  • Oversee vendor engagement for IT projects, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and budgetary constraints.
  • Track project budgets and provide variance analysis to CIO.
  
  
  
  
• Continuous Improvement
  
  
  
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance project management maturity.
  • Champion tools and practices that improve transparency and accountability.
  
  
  
  
• Cooperates with, participates in, and supports the adherence to all internal policies, procedures, and practices in support of risk management and overall safety and soundness and the Bank's compliance with all regulatory requirements, e.g., Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act, SAFE Act, etc.; ensures that the office and all personnel adhere to the same.
• Participates in required training sessions, including training for compliance with BSA/AML policies and procedures.

Location: Shore Bancshares HQ: 28969 Information Ln, Easton, MD 21601

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Full-time.
• Exempt.
• Days of Work: Monday-Friday.
• Support outside of normal business days/hours is expected to be rare and based on business need.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in a business, technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of IT project management experience, with at least 3-5 years in banking or financial services.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary IT portfolios.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and experience applying them in IT environments.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to produce executive-level reporting and dashboards.

Compensation:

• The pay range for this position is $112,233 to $201,680 annually.
• Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.