The Project Manager serves as a key leader in the execution of high impact and visible projects. This role engages business leaders, subject matter experts, and technology professionals in the delivery of strategic and operational project initiatives. This will often include updates to various leadership audiences for transparency and feedback to enable successful project delivery. To ensure projects meet quality expectations, timely delivery, and costs within budget, this individual will work with cross-functional project team members to monitor and report progress as well as elevate any challenges that put project outcomes and implementation at risk. Expected Outcomes
- Projects are completed on time, and within scope and budget, enabling the desired member and employee outcomes to be achieved.
- Positive relationships are fostered with stakeholders.
- Project progress is communicated clearly.
- Expectations are managed with stakeholders, including business partners, team members, and leadership.
- Potential risks to project success are identified and proactively resolved.
- Summit's project teams promote a continuous learning culture.
- Project work complies with Project Management Office and industry standards.
Capability Requirements
- Process oriented mindset with minimum 1 year of related experience managing medium to large technology projects with experience using multiple project management methodologies; Waterfall and Agile Methodologies.
- Bachelor's degree or combination of applicable work experience and education.
- Experience with all aspects of project management including but not limited to requirements gathering, analysis, design, planning, testing, documentation, and production implementation.
- Demonstrates strong initiative, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to determine root-causes of performances within systems and processes.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills essential for professional interactions with all levels of credit union staff under normal and adverse circumstances.
- Experience managing vendors, including demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate and resolve issues strongly preferred.
- Demonstrates experience championing change and continuous improvement, ensuring products and/or services drive innovation, ease, and simplicity.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and project management software such as Planview PPM Pro, Jira, and Microsoft Project.
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification.It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all outcomes, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Required Statement Sections
- Physical Demands of Position: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit, stand and walk, use hands and fingers.The employee occasionally must reach above and below shoulder level, and lift/push/pull and /or carry up to 10 pounds.
- Environmental/Working Conditions: Works in a typical administrative setting with climate control and appropriate lighting. Travel to branches requires exposure to outdoor and traffic conditions.
- Equipment Used: Variety of office equipment (telephone, printer, pc, mobile devices, etc).
- EEO Statement: At Summit Credit Union, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.We embrace diversity and believe that inclusion is critical to our success as a credit union.Different makes us better.Employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)