Senior Project Manager

United Federal Credit Union

4d • Remote

About The Position

The primary objectives of the Senior Project Manager are to drive to positive project outcomes and secure stakeholder satisfaction. The role of the Senior Project Manager is to plan, execute, report, and finalize projects according to deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and orchestrating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan. United primarily utilizes a waterfall project methodology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field, or two years of related experience required.
• Seven or more years of direct work experience in a project management capacity.
• Experience managing medium to large-scale projects with medium to high degrees of complexity.
• Competent and efficient in the use of productivity tools such as MS Word, Excel, Visio, and OneNote.
• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Celoxis, or other commercially available tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive work across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to partner and influence team members and stakeholders with a collaborative and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Experience leveraging Third-Party vendor project teams and resources to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate information.
• Ability to use good judgment and make sound decisions quickly.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to concentrate in a multi-task environment.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and professional image.
• Goal oriented, innovative problem solver.

Nice To Haves

• Project management certification (Project+, CAPM, PMP, etc.) preferred.
• Familiarity with Azure Dev Ops for Agile Project management a plus.
• Previous project leadership at Financial Institution(s) or demonstrated capabilities and aptitude for leading projects in multiple industries preferred.
• Gathering Analysis or Business Process Analysis preferred.
• Previous experience in business system/technology upgrade or replacement projects and in implementation of personalization or digitalization technologies preferred.
• Experience managing Request for Proposal (RFP) is preferred.
• Experience managing merger and acquisition projects for financial institutions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates project meetings and brainstorming sessions.
• Maintains current project details within portfolio reporting tools.
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies, critical path, issues, and risks.
• Develops and delivers progress reports.
• Ensures requirements documentation and requirements tracing are incorporated into the project.
• Prepares and maintains project documentation in conjunction with enterprise architecture initiatives. Manages changes in scope, budget, and timeline in accordance with the PMO SOP.
• Defines project scope, hard deadlines, budget, goals, deliverables, organization, and communication structure in collaboration with the project owner and internal and third-party stakeholders.
• Develops full-scale project plans to include but not limited to project charter, project request, project schedule, and milestones using appropriate tools and according to the project methodology best suited for the project.
• Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Identifies risks and develops mitigating strategies.
• Conducts project retrospectives with project team and stakeholders to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Manages the tracking and reporting of project benefits post-project.
• Provides guidance for other project managers.
• Support annual planning initiative to review and analyze new project requests. Contribute to PMO recommendations on priorities and execution strategies.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of organizational project standards, practices, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree