Senior Project Manager

Volunteer Corporate Credit Union • Nashville, TN

5d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional initiatives that support VolCorp’s strategic priorities, operational performance, technology modernization, and risk management objectives. The role establishes project governance, coordinates people and resources across business functions, and delivers projects on schedule, within approved budgets, and in accordance with organizational standards and applicable regulatory requirements. The position partners with executive sponsors and functional leaders to translate business strategy into measurable results.

The role oversees initiatives from business case and charter through planning, execution, implementation, closeout, and benefits realization. It maintains an enterprise project portfolio and standardized planning, tracking, change-control, and reporting practices; leads process improvements and operational transformation; incorporates risk, compliance, and internal controls into projects; and coordinates technology implementations, vendors, budgets, communications, and change management.

The position is fully remote, with periodic onsite expectations at VolCorp headquarters. Travel is not required. The employee must be able to pass a credit, criminal, and employment background check, and must be flexible to work some overtime.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least seven years of progressive project management experience, including three or more years leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated success managing budgets, schedules, vendor relationships, and senior-level stakeholders across several concurrent projects.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, written communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and people development skills.
• Strategic thinking combined with operational execution.
• Decision-making, analytical, and risk management acumen.
• Must be flexible to work some overtime.
• Must be able to pass a credit, criminal, and employment background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in banking, financial services, financial technology, insurance, or another regulated environment.
• PMP, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, change management, or similar recognized professional credential.
• Familiarity with audit and compliance practices, third-party oversight, information security, and enterprise risk management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Excel, Power BI, or comparable project and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact projects from business case and charter through planning, execution, implementation, closeout, and benefits realization.
• Develop project scope, deliverables, work plans, milestones, budgets, resource plans, and success criteria with executive sponsors.
• Manage competing priorities, interdependencies, and risks across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Maintain an enterprise project portfolio and standardized planning, tracking, change-control, and reporting tools.
• Partner with leadership to prioritize projects according to strategic alignment, organizational capacity, cost, business value, and risk.
• Prepare executive dashboards, status reports, escalation recommendations, and steering committee materials.
• Lead process improvements, business integrations, workflow redesign, automation, and operational transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate across Finance, Operations, Information Technology, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and Risk Management.
• Measure post-implementation outcomes, including cost savings, service improvements, cycle-time reductions, and control effectiveness.
• Incorporate applicable regulatory expectations, internal controls, information security, third-party risk, and business continuity into project plans.
• Coordinate approvals, testing, documentation, and procedural updates before implementations go live.
• Support remediation initiatives related to internal audits, risk assessments, and regulatory examinations.
• Coordinate systems implementations, software integrations, vendor projects, user acceptance testing, and organizational readiness.
• Oversee vendor commitments, deliverables, statements of work, and project-related service expectations.
• Monitor project budgets and resource requirements, analyze variances, and recommend corrective action.
• Facilitate cross-functional work groups, executive reviews, and decision-making to remove roadblocks and resolve conflicts.
• Communicate clearly and promptly with project sponsors, leaders, employees, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate training, business transition planning, adoption measures, and post-launch stabilization activities.

Benefits

• Hybrid and remote work options are available based on position and incumbent location.
• Generous prorated vacation, discretionary, and sick time for part-time employees averaging 24 or more hours per week.
• Eleven holidays per year, following Federal Reserve guidelines.
• Medical, dental, life, disability, and vision coverage, plus Health Reimbursement Accounts, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible part-time employees averaging 24 or more hours per week.
• Company contribution of 3% to a 401(k) plan and 7% to a Retirement Savings Fund Plan, for a combined 10% contribution, for employees who meet the stated plan eligibility conditions.
• Paid time off to work with a local charitable organization, with yearly fundraisers benefiting the organization.
• $1,000 sign-on bonus after completion of 60 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior