Corporate Strategy Project Analyst
About The Position
As a Project Analyst, you will be a force multiplier for Corporate Strategy, providing centralized execution, reporting, and governance support across initiatives. You will be responsible for supporting multiple aspects for the Corporate PMO team. This includes creation and maintenance of dashboards and reporting with our project management software, ticketing system, and policy & procedure document repository. You will work closely with the project managers and the PMO leadership team and function as support on various projects as you interact with the PMs, BAs, and SMEs. In addition, you may work with outside vendors to assist in scheduling demos and following up on takeaways, as is needed for an active project.
Requirements
- 1+ years of related experience in Project Management Experience or similar field.
- Bachelor's degree in related field required.
- Entry level knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending including: sales, operations, capital markets and/or other residential mortgage products and services.
- Entry level knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
- Entry level to intermediate Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Entry level to intermediate Ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Project & Portfolio Execution: Maintain dashboards, workspaces, and project artifacts
- Monitor tickets, dependencies, risks, and follow-ups
- Support intake, prioritization, and workflow management
- Enabling cost-benefit analysis through structured data gathering
- Reporting & Executive Enablement Own recurring and ad-hoc reporting
- Assist with executive decks and leadership updates
- Consolidate inputs across PMs, BAs, and stakeholders to assist Corp Strategy leadership direction
- Operational & Governance Ownership: Maintain Smartsheet, Confluence, and ADO environments
- Ensure consistency, accuracy, and cadence across tools
- Support PMO processes and coverage
- Assist Project Managers: Coverage when PM is out of office and/or work as a secondary PM
- Lead project calls
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables
- Define project tasks and resource requirements
- Develop full-scale project plans
- Manage workflow in JIRA
- Assemble and coordinate project staff
- Plan and schedule project timelines
- Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
- Provide direction and support to the project team
- Perform quality assurance
- Constantly monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders
- Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
- Project evaluations and assessment of results
Benefits
- We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program.
- In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
