IT - Senior Project Manager

Golden 1 Credit Union is among the top credit unions in the country, committed to empowering members and uplifting communities. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex IT initiatives, drive enterprise-wide projects, and align cross-functional teams to deliver business value.

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
• 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
• Maintain a thorough understanding of state and federal laws and regulations related to credit union compliance including bank secrecy and anti-money laundering laws appropriate to the position
• 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:

• 8+ years combined experience in project analysis, coordination, and management
• 5+ years directly managing projects
• Experience managing moderate complexity projects end-to-end, preferably in a financial institution
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Management Information Systems or Computer Science
• Master's Degree in Business Administration or other related area