Director Project Management

American First Credit U•Brea, CA

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

As an American First Credit Union Associate, you’ll play a vital role in serving the community while enjoying a rewarding career. Join a $1.25 billion credit union located in Orange County and lead enterprise-wide initiatives that drive operational excellence, strategic growth, and exceptional member service. We’re looking for a strong project leader with significant management experience who can oversee complex cross-functional projects, align stakeholders, manage resources, and lead a high-performing project management team. If you’re a strategic leader who knows how to turn ideas into results, we’d love to connect. This position serves as both a strategic leader and hands-on project management professional, partnering with executive leadership, business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to ensure projects are aligned with organizational goals, delivered on time and within scope, and supported by clear documentation, training, and measurable outcomes. This role is responsible for overseeing complex initiatives that may include new products and services, process improvements, compliance-driven changes, systems implementations, and other cross-functional business initiatives. In addition, also provides direct leadership to the project management team, with a strong focus on coaching, accountability, and performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, or related field and/or 10+ years of related experience in financial services, operations, and project management
Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP) certification and business process design and improvement training or certification(s).
Proven people management and leadership experience
Strong background in project planning, execution, risk management, and process improvement
High level of interpersonal skills and the ability to work across business, technical, and executive teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Lead credit union-wide projects from strategy through implementation
Manage project scope, timelines, resources, and stakeholder communication
Coach and develop the project management team
Support initiatives involving operations, compliance, new products, and technology