IT - Project Management - IT - Senior Project Manager (Remote in CA only)

Golden 1 Credit Union is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee the direction and execution of enterprise-wide IT projects. The role involves collaborating with technical and business partners to ensure project alignment with the credit union's strategy and objectives, while delivering business value through innovative approaches.

Responsibilities:

• Leads IT or enterprise initiatives with moderate to high scope and complexity
• Leads programs/project team member and business partners. Drives leaders across the enterprise to deliver value and achieve business strategies and objectives
• Program Communication & Administration
• Shapes programs/projects to deliver business value with shorter iterations of project delivery
• Drives and influences program alignment and success through monitoring program, industry, functional or technology trends; incorporate emerging business and consumer trends into applicable programs
• Understands customer journey to guide the delivery of business outcomes
• Develops appropriate communication strategies and secures commitment for program/project decisions; guides program teams to communicate solution vision and priorities
• Defines strategies and plans for influencing multiple decision makers
• Develops plans to overcome resistance to many types of change
• Sets expectations and assuages fears associated with impact of change and guides team forward
• Guides communities of practice and project community forums to address ongoing needs for the project professional community; Supports the execution of ongoing efforts to improve project delivery
• Sets project expectations and strategy; Ensures the development of organizational change plans and project financials
• Contributes to solution options and supports business partner decision making to minimize the amount of project investment divergence from target outcomes
• Partners with program/project teams to identify opportunities for creating reusable artifacts
• Leads project/program teams to identify measurable business value to ensure metrics are gathered and business objectives are realized
• Leads project/program team to continually focus on business strategy, vision and prioritizes based on delivery of business value
• Manages through ambiguity; Manages and resolves conflict issues and risks to remove barriers within the project/program team while continuing momentum on initiatives
• Identifies and manages interdependencies within projects and programs
• Develop Request for Proposals (RFP), including business needs and product/service expectations. Analyze and compare vendor responses, conduct vendor risk assessment (financial, physical, and electronic security reviews) and prepare a vendor summary and recommendation
• Work with business owners to assess vendor products and interfaces impacted by projects and make recommendations for cost effective, efficient improvements
• Challenge where appropriate to drive initiatives and program/project teams forward
• Consults with teams, stakeholders, and business leaders to identify and resolve emerging business needs
• Collaborates with business and technology partners and leaders to identify value drivers
• Partners with leaders to understand trade-offs and align program vision; assess the different types of support required to achieve goals which also achieve business value
• Develops business solutions and partners business and technology to align with overall strategy of the business
• Provides partners and leaders with an accurate view of challenges to adoption; recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns
• Motivates and inspires teams to coalesce and commit to shared purpose
• Drive team effort and promote team coordination
• Create a collaborative environment of distributed or virtual teams
• Provide guidance, feedback, coaching and mentoring to project team members
• Coordinates, supports, and may influence the prioritization for the business and ensures alignment with strategic goals
• Effectively engages stakeholders and consults with senior leaders and executives to define measurable business value and benefits
• Analyze and understand project trends and themes around activities, budgets, and resources; Make recommendations for adjustments as necessary and identify and develop contingency plans to mitigate and address risks

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Management Information Systems or Computer Science
• Minimum eight years of combined experience in project analysis, coordination, and management
• Minimum of five years of experience directly managing projects
• Experience managing moderate complexity projects end-to-end
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in MS Project software
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong research, analytical, planning and organizational skills
• Customer-focused attitude and ability to work proactively and efficiently
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, especially MS Project, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
• Ability to use logical reasoning when making objective observations, examinations, evaluations and recommendations
• Advanced Degree in Business Administration or other related area
• Knowledge of financial products and services, especially as it relates to various delivery channels
• Knowledge of existing credit union products, services and overall operational guidelines
• Strong knowledge of business analytical practices and methodologies and process improvement methodologies, e.g. Lean or Six Sigma
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)