Sr. Project Manager

Selene Finance LP•Remote - Texas, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Senior Project Managers within Selene Finance are responsible for managing the most complex projects. They may be asked to manage several related projects in support of a single initiative. They are responsible for managing project scope, timelines, budget, and effective delivery of business and technology solutions using a variety of methodologies. They lead and motivate project teams, making timely decisions to ensure project success within set parameters. They ensure expectations are clearly communicated across internal teams and business stakeholders. This role will manage a variety of projects including key initiatives across both business and technology. They are comfortable as a project manager, but also effective at using their Agile expertise for execution in a technical environment.

Requirements

At least 7 years of professional experience as a project manager or equivalent position responsible for defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery.
At least 3 years of experience managing Agile teams in a technical environment using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps (ADO). This includes ownership of scrum meetings, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Experience creating task plans with dependencies and resourcing.
The ability to effectively apply agile scrum and kanban methodologies in a technical environment.
Strong grasp of current technologies as well as related business issues
Experience solving business problems with technology.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Must possess a strong EQ. They should be confident working with all levels of within the organization and understand the demands and responsibilities of those roles.
Experience effectively working with business, product and technology teams
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to multi-task and consistently meet multiple deadlines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Strong customer-service orientation.
Ability to use good judgment.
Working knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
Experience with PPM tools (MS Project, Asana, Wrike, or similar tools) is required.
Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tool for sprint planning is required.

Nice To Haves

Loan servicing or related financial services industry experience preferred.
PMP and/or CSM Certification is preferred.
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) or higher in business related field from an accredited four-year college or university preferred.

Responsibilities

Actively managing projects through various phases of software development (Discovery -> Delivery)
Gathering requirements for smaller-scale projects
Status reports / project metrics and resource planning
Management and delivery of projects on budget, time and within agreed upon scope.
Manages multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
Creates strategies for issue and risk mitigation.
Provides ongoing project status reports to internal teams and executives.
Following and monitoring project management processes and documentation.
Oversees projects from conception through delivery.
Ensures ongoing resource needs are captured and utilization rates are maintained across the team.
Management and communication of budget status and tasks among team members and enforcing deadlines.
Aligns project benefits with project deliverables and reports to stakeholders accordingly.
Coordinating final delivery of projects including implementation phase, UAT, final sign-off.
Seeks out vendor or internal solutions.
Oversees asset and document management for projects.
Proactively work within cross-functional Product teams to define project requirements and estimated effort to deliver.