Senior Project Manager Jobs

Job Details
Level
Senior
Job Location
Team United HQ - St. Joseph, MI
Remote Type
Fully Remote
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Bachelors Degree
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Information Technology
Description
United Federal Credit Union has served its Members since 1949 by helping them to build a sound financial future. United is based in St. Joseph, MI, with additional branches in Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio. United is in the top 100 largest federally-insured credit unions in the U.S.
United, as a not-for-profit company, takes its commitment to both Members and the community to heart by improving lives and bettering local neighborhoods through financial tools and resources. The employees who work at United, known as Team United, are rooted in their communities as friends, family, volunteers, and mentors. For more information visit .
General Summary (What Is Done And Why)
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 in order to deliver projects according to plan. Projects may be agile-hybrid or waterfall.
Essential Functions, in Priority Order (Majority of duties, but not meant to be all inclusive or prevent other duties from being assigned as necessary)

• Conducts project retrospectives with project team and stakeholders to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Closure and Team Development: Time: 10%
• Facilitates project meetings and brainstorming sessions.
• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals
• Ensures requirements documentation and requirements tracing are incorporated into the project
• Identifies risks and develops mitigating strategies.
• Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• 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
• Manages the tracking and reporting of project benefits post-project.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path.
• 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.
• Provides guidance for other project managers.
• Manages the currency of project data in portfolio.
• Executing and Reporting: Time: 40%
• Participates in the continuous improvement of organizational project standards, practices and tools.
• Planning: Time: 50%

Qualifications
Education (Minimum education required to perform the duties of this position)

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field, or two years of related experience required.
• Project management certification (Project+, CAPM, PMP, etc.) preferred.

Experience (Minimum experience required to perform the duties of this position)
In Addition To The Education Requirement

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Minimum experience, technical and communication skill levels and licenses/certificates normally required to perform the duties of this position)

• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
• 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 leveraging Third-Party vendor project teams and resources to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive work across cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with Azure Dev Ops for Agile Project management a plus
• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as MS Project, Smartsheet, or other commercially available tools
• Previous project leadership at Financial Institution(s) or demonstrated capabilities and aptitude for leading projects in multiple industries preferred
• Demonstrated ability to partner and influence team members and stakeholders with a collaborative and solution-oriented approach
• Competent and efficient in the use of productivity tools such as MS Word, Excel, Visio, and OneNote

Required Competencies

• Demonstrates Courage
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability
• Influencing
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Drive for Results
• Leadership
• Integrity and Trust
• Business Acumen
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Self-Development
• Time Management

Mental Requirements

• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and professional image
• Goal oriented, innovative problem solver
• Ability to use good judgment and make sound decisions quickly
• Ability to concentrate in a multi-task environment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to analyze and evaluate information

Tools and Equipment Used

• All available computer software and hardware as needed
• All available general office equipment as needed

Working Relationships/Contacts (Positions with which incumbent has frequent contact)

• Daily, personal/written/phone contact with Credit Union staff
• As necessary, personal/written/phone contact with strategic partners and vendors
• Daily, personal/written/phone contact with management

Physical Demands (Physical effort generally associated with this position)
Work involves standing and walking for brief periods of time, but most work is done from a seated position. There is potential for eyestrain from prolonged work at the computer. Individual must be able to travel to complete applicable assignments, projects and training. Deadlines, workloads and pressure to achieve goals may cause increased stress levels.
Working Conditions (Typical working conditions associated with this type of work and environmental hazards, if any, that may be encountered in performing the duties of this position)
Internal -- work is normally performed in climate-controlled office environment, where exposure to conditions of extreme heat/cold, poor ventilation, fumes and gases is very limited. Noise level is moderate and includes sounds of normal office equipment (computers, telephones, etc.) No known environmental hazards are encountered in normal performance of duties. Length of day is unpredictable; long hours may be required to accommodate deadlines or special meetings.
External -- Some travel is required; however, information on environmental conditions is not available.
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