Future relocation to Buffalo, NY , Wilmington, DE or Bridgeport, CT will be required to be fully considered for this opportunity.This role offers a hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work remotely two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration.The Head of Tooling Factory, in this multifaceted role, is a pivotal contributor to project management, Center of Excellence (CoE) activities, and the management of pilot programs initiated by the Data Tooling Factory. This position involves coordinating and overseeing various projects, ensuring their successful execution, leading CoE initiatives related to data tooling, analytics, and data governance, and managing pilot programs to assess and implement innovative data solutions. Works closely with senior managers within the division/enterprise to manage key initiatives, including supporting critical Division/Enterprise cross-functional projects related to strategic objectives of the Bank, improving risk management and ensuring efficiency and sustainability of core processes and positioning the Bank to meet evolving regulatory expectations. Leads certain aspects of and/or support design, planning and implementation for time-sensitive, critical, programs and/or projects.Key Responsibilities:Project Coordination:· Project Planning: Collaborate with project stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables. Develop detailed project plans and timelines.· Resource Allocation: Allocate and coordinate project resources, including team members, tools, and third-party vendors.· Risk Management: Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Monitor and manage project risks throughout the project lifecycle.· Communication: Facilitate effective communication among project stakeholders, ensuring that project progress, issues, and decisions are transparently communicated.· Quality Assurance: Implement quality assurance processes to ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and business requirements.· Change Management: Manage changes in project scope and objectives, documenting and communicating these changes to stakeholders.· Project Closure: Lead the project closure process, including lessons learned, documentation, and post-implementation reviews.· Lead planning and implementing of new products, programs and initiatives to achieve short and long-term business objectives and strategic outcomes. Support development of project roadmaps and plans· Direct critical Bank-wide or divisional projects that may include planning, design and analysis of results, develop comprehensive documentation to align with regulatory expectations as needed, analysis of complex data sets, or analysis/optimization of data structures.· Assist with defining strategy of new initiatives within the division/enterprise. May serve as subject matter expert to drive requirements, development, and production of complex ad-hoc and automated departmental analyses andreports, including workflow, project and strategic analysis and trend reporting.· Synthesize large volumes of qualitative and quantitative information for analysis and decision-making.· Coordinate and contribute to discussions and agenda development of regular conference calls and in-person meetings of with external peers or industry groups, agencies and select US officials to share best practices and promote industry advocacy efforts.· Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.· Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.· Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.Center of Excellence (CoE) Coordination:· CoE Strategy: Contribute to the development of the CoE strategy, objectives, and initiatives, aligning them with the organization's goals.· Best Practices: Promote and enforce best practices in data tooling, analytics, and data governance within the CoE.· Training and Education: Lead training and education programs related to data tooling and analytics, ensuring CoE members are proficient in these areas.· Collaboration: Collaborate with CoE members and stakeholders to gather and prioritize initiatives that drive data excellence.· Documentation: Maintain documentation related to CoE activities, processes, and governance standards.· Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for improving CoE processes, methodologies, and practices.· Governance: Support data governance efforts within the CoE, ensuring compliance with data policies and standards.· Responsible for the matrixed leadership of multiple cross-functional teams of stakeholders in technical and business worlds to develop a large data product from conception to launch and manage the product post-development.· Serve as liaison between business and functional areas and Technology to ensure business requirements are clearly defined, communicated, and well understood and considered as part of operational prioritization and planning, managing stakeholder relationship and prioritization requests.· Manage and accountable for a large data product and its integration into the greater data ecosystem including prioritizing across multiple agile teams and fixing any product issues with feedback from stakeholders.· Develop the data product strategy through development and maintenance of the data product roadmap, outlining the body of work expected now, next, and into the future· Assist higher management in setting and measuring objectives and key results (OKRs) and assign OKRs to direct reports Understand client pain points to prioritize data product features that can drive the largest client impact.· Communicate data product vision to partners and drive alignment with business vision, strategy and deployment within the Company.· Champion the data product to the business showing business value of product and iterate product development based on stakeholder feedback and knowledge of data to continue to generate value for the business.· Define stories and prioritize the team backlog for multiple teams working to support a single product to streamline the execution of program priorities, conform to agile practices.· Prioritize product delivery of direct reports to meet business requirements at a sustainable cadence.· Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations.· Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.· Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.· Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand. Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.· Complete other related duties as assigned.Pilot Program Management and Vendor Selection:· Pilot Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to design and plan pilot programs aimed at assessing and implementing innovative data solutions.· Execution: Oversee the execution of pilot programs, ensuring adherence to project plans and objectives.Data Evaluation: Assess the effectiveness and impact of pilot programs, gathering feedback and insights for potential scaling.· Recommendations: Provide recommendations based on pilot program results, guiding the adoption of successful data solutions.Minimum Qualifications:· Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years’ related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 11 years’ higher educationand/or work experience, including a minimum of 7 years’ related experience· Robust understanding of full-cycle product development within an Agile framework· Knowledge of statistics, data science techniques and tools, and multiple relational databases· Knowledge and application of data architecture concepts· Experience with the application of data governance practices· Demonstrated experience working with data products· Proven experience pulling, wrangling, and querying database using data analytic toolsIdeal Qualifications:· Proven experience in project coordination, project management, or business analysis roles.· Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.· Familiarity with data tooling, analytics, and data governance concepts.· Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.· Project management certifications (e.g., PMP) and data-related certifications are a plus.· Minimum of 5 years’ data product experience· Fintech experience· Demonstrated experience working with data products, in an active role in helping build them (engineering, design, data, marketing, or similar)· Experience writing technical stories in agile project tracking software using industry standard notations· Understanding of specific domains as required by assignment· Proven experience using change management best practices for adoption of product changes within a specific user group· PROSCI Change Management certification· CSPO certification (Certified Scrum Product Owner)Competencies:· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.· Effective stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.· Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and excellence.· Adaptability to evolving project requirements, CoE priorities, and pilot program dynamics.· Continuous improvement mindset and a drive for innovation.· Strong attention to detail· Ability to work independently and function as a member of a team,· Coach others in their area of expertise.· Excellent interpersonal and communications skills necessary for business partner relationships within and outside the organization.· Self-motivated, results driven, and well organized· Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under time constraints in support of various assignments· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environmentIn this role, the Head of Tooling Factory plays a crucial part in ensuring the successful execution of projects, effective coordination of CoE activities, and the management of pilot programs that drive innovation and data excellence within the organization.M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $115,703.73 - $192,839.55 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.Location:Buffalo, New York, United States of AmericaM&T Bank Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, including disabilities and veterans.