Working at The Bank of Missouri
At The Bank of Missouri we know it takes great people to support the communities we serve! We are passionate about caring for people and communities, and know how to recognize and reward our employees for their talent and contributions. When you work at The Bank of Missouri, you not only get to help others, but you also get the resources, opportunities and support to grow your own career.
About our Company
Staying in business for more than 125 years is hard. Really hard. If you think about it, weve endured many events, like the Great Depression and two World Wars. Weve survived and thrived, thanks to our great customers and communities. We were founded on core values of accountability, community service and financial conservatism. Those principles are the reason we are still in business today. Caring for people and communities is our foundation!
Weve built a reputation of being financially secure and community focused. We are an independent community bank and fully intend to stay that way. We are big enough to accommodate any financial need, yet small enough to give every customer the personal treatment they deserve.
Here are some of the great benefits you will enjoy as a member of our team:
- Competitive Salary
- Personal paid time off and paid holidays, as eligible
- 401K and Employee Stock Option Plan, as eligible
- Generous medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- Fitness reimbursement
- Learning, development and growth opportunities
About this job:
The TMO Program Manager leads the coordination and delivery of strategic initiatives within the Transformation Management Office. This role supports prioritization, governance, and execution standards to help ensure initiatives are planned, tracked, and delivered in alignment with organizational priorities. In addition, this role directly manages Enterprise Project Managers to ensure disciplined execution, accountability, and alignment with the TMO’s vision and delivery standards.
Serving as a central point of coordination, the TMO Program Manager manages portfolios of related initiatives aligned to defined strategic objectives. The role drives visibility, sequencing, risk identification, and cross-functional alignment to improve execution consistency and business readiness.
The TMO Program Manager partners with executive leaders, business sponsors, and functional teams to reinforce delivery discipline, strengthen program management practices, and support effective implementation and change adoption.
Core Responsibilities of a TMO Program Manager Include:
Enterprise Transformation & Program Leadership
- Lead the coordination of strategic transformation programs/projects, ensuring coordinated delivery and effective adoption across the enterprise.
- Develop and oversee the enterprise project portfolio, integrating cross-initiative dependencies to ensure intentional sequencing and alignment with organizational capacity, change impact, and strategic timing.
- Advance TMO maturity through process refinement and scalable frameworks that enhance how transformation initiatives are planned, governed, and executed.
- Serve as a connector between strategy and execution, fostering cross-functional alignment, accountability, and shared ownership.
- Advise senior leaders on transformation scope, prioritization, and execution risk.
Transformation Management Office
- Manage the enterprise project portfolio, including intake, evaluation, prioritization, and sequencing.
- Manage Enterprise Project Managers, providing coaching, prioritization guidance, and performance oversight.
- Align the portfolio to strategic objectives, capacity constraints, and business value in partnership with executive leadership.
- Facilitate governance forums (e.g., steering committees, portfolio reviews) and provide visibility into portfolio health, risks, and resource needs.
- Lead and mature the project management discipline, establishing consistent methodologies, tools, and delivery standards
- Drive accountability for lifecycle adherence, scope, timelines, and delivery outcomes.
Organization Change Management
- Incorporate organizational change management practices into program and project delivery to strengthen employee readiness, engagement, and adoption of new processes and ways of working.
- Embed change impact assessments and stakeholder strategies into initiatives.
- Partner with Enterprise Communications to align messaging and support organizational change capacity.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly manages:
- Enterprise Project Managers
- Provides functional leadership and guidance to program and project teams across the organization.
Qualifications for Success:
Education, Experience & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in program, project, or transformation management, including leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience establishing, administering, or maturing an enterprise TMO/PMO or portfolio management function.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership, including facilitating governance forums and advising on prioritization, sequencing, and delivery risk.
- Proven ability to develop executive-level reporting, dashboards, and presentations, with strong analytical skills to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Strong understanding of project and program management frameworks (e.g., PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma) and their practical application within enterprise transformation; certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or Lean Six Sigma are valued.
- Working knowledge of organizational change management principles and their integration into program and project delivery; certifications such as Prosci, CCMP, CMI, or similar are valued.
- Experience in financial services or a regulated environment preferred.
The Bank of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.