AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation is one of the top rated online mortgage lenders in the nation, committed to delivering responsible home lending solutions. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives within their Enterprise Technology & AI organization, bridging technology and business to execute strategic priorities.
Responsibilities:
- End-to-End Project Ownership: Own the full lifecycle of complex, cross-functional projects, from charter and requirements through execution, go-live, and post-launch measurement, spanning both technology builds and business/operational initiatives
- In-House Technology Delivery: Manage delivery of technology projects built in-house by internal engineering teams, partnering closely with product, engineering, and QA to sequence work, manage dependencies, and de-risk timelines for custom-built platforms and tools
- Planning & Tooling: Build and maintain detailed project plans, roadmaps, and Gantt charts using modern project management tooling; track milestones, critical path, resourcing, and risk in a way that is transparent to both delivery teams and executives
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead project teams composed of stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Capital Markets, Compliance, and Customer Service; align competing priorities, resolve blockers, and drive decisions to closure across departmental lines
- Executive Communication: Prepare and deliver clear, concise, and data-backed status updates, business cases, and executive readouts; comfortably present progress, risks, and trade-offs directly to senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders
- Analytical Rigor: Use data to drive decisions: define success metrics up front, build reporting/dashboards to track project and post-launch performance, and use quantitative analysis to identify risk, scope creep, or underperformance early
- Process Improvement: Identify process gaps and inefficiencies across the project portfolio and drive continuous improvement in how the organization plans, prioritizes, and delivers work
- Risk Management: Proactively surface, document, and manage project risks and issues, escalating appropriately and driving mitigation plans to protect timelines and business outcomes
Requirements:
- 7+ years of project management experience leading both technology and business initiatives, preferably within the mortgage industry, and preferably with a well-known mortgage lender or financial services company
- Demonstrated success managing technology projects built in-house (custom platforms, internal tools, proprietary systems) in close partnership with engineering teams, in addition to managing business/operational projects
- Advanced proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, Asana, or similar) and hands-on skill building and maintaining Gantt charts, roadmaps, and resourcing plans
- Proven track record managing initiatives across multiple departments and stakeholder groups, building consensus and driving alignment among teams with competing priorities
- Polished, confident communicator who can distill complex, technical, or ambiguous initiatives into clear narratives for executive audiences, both in writing and in live presentations
- Comfortable working with data to define KPIs, build simple dashboards or reporting views, and use metrics (not just status colors) to tell the true story of a project's health
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Finance, or a related field
- High-speed internet required for remote work, Cable or Fiber ONLY with the ability to connect via Ethernet. Minimum speeds: 70/30 Mbps (basic), 200-300/35-70 Mbps (shared), 500-1,000/100+ Mbps (heavy use)
- Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery models is a plus
- MBA a plus