Position Schedule: Full-Time
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 24-Apr-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
The Project Leader is responsible for planning, leading, and delivering initiatives from initiation through completion for the Practice Enablement sub-portfolio. This role combines project management discipline, cross-functional leadership, and strong stakeholder coordination to successfully execute initiatives that support the Firm's 2030 strategic ambition.
In this role, you will lead and contribute to initiatives that drive operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and financial transformation across the organization.
What You Will Do
Lead medium- to large-scale projects and contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives; provide direction to project coordinators and project team members to ensure successful delivery.
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with cross-functional partners, external vendors, and other project leaders and teams.
Facilitate project start-up activities, including requirements gathering, resource onboarding, project planning, and documentation.
Monitor, track, and report project progress against defined plans, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, and quality, using dashboards and established metrics.
Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks and issues; lead resolution efforts and escalate high-impact or unresolved items as appropriate.
Execute planning, governance, and facilitation activities to ensure delivery of intended outcomes and milestones.
Manage cross-team dependencies and ensure alignment across workstreams and related projects.
Ensure the development and execution of testing strategies, including coordination of testing activities, defect tracking, and resolution.
Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page (https://secure.edwardjonesbenefits.com/fleet/public/index/f914262d-0362-4682-bd1e-0ccd25f1dfb1) .
Hiring Minimum: $86300
Hiring Maximum: $146700
Skills/Requirements
What Experience You'll Need :
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
3-5 years of project or product management experience leading complex, division-level projects or products, including the ability to define, monitor, and interpret performance metrics across the full development lifecycle.
Strong working knowledge of project and product management lifecycles, with the ability to determine when to apply Agile or Waterfall methodologies.
3-5 years of relevant industry or role-related experience.
Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, departments, divisions, and external vendors.
Demonstrated ability to independently identify, prioritize, monitor, communicate, and resolve issues impacting the end-to-end project lifecycle.
What Could Set You Apar t:
MBA or graduate degree preferred.
Project Management certification (PMP, SAFe and/or Company Specific Certifications) preferred within 2 years.
Previous leadership experience preferred.
Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?\sft\category=awards-accolades)
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?\sft\category=awards-accolades-en-ca)
About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/edward-jones-releases-annual-purpose-inclusion-and-citizenship-report/?codes=DIRECT&utm_source=DIRECT) .
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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