Director of Project Management

Role:
Responsible for leading the credit union's Project Management Office and overseeing the successful planning and execution of enterprise projects. This position provides leadership, structure, and communication for projects across the organization, including technology initiatives, system implementations, operational improvements, regulatory and compliance initiatives, facilities projects, product launches, vendor implementations, and other strategic or administrative projects.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and directing various project plans. Determine what tasks rise to the level of projects and what projects align with strategic priorities. Understand resource limitations, budget considerations, and dependencies as applicable.
• Develops and maintains project plans to clearly identify details relating to resources required, timelines, schedules, budgets, and communication.
• Coordinates and oversees work performed by project team members. Works closely with related departments to maintain schedules and needs.
• Continually monitors the progress of all projects against established goals and timelines.
• Provides continuous communication on project status to all appropriate parties, tailoring communication content based on job roles. Provides high level overview of projects to senior team and more detailed feedback to project stakeholders.
• Assist staff, members, and business partners in person within the facility
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Performance Measurements:
1. Provide leadership with clear visibility into the status, risks, priorities, and resource requirements of major projects.
2. Clearly identify ownership, scope, milestones, deliverables, and accountability for all projects.
3. Create strong coordination between IT, operational departments, vendors, and executive sponsors.
4. Identify project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints before they materially affect execution.

Knowledge and Skills:
Experience: Five years to eight years of similar or related experience.

Education: (1) A bachelor's degree, or (2) achievement of formal certifications recognized in the industry as equivalent to a bachelor's degree (e.g., information technology certifications in lieu of a degree).

Interpersonal Skills Work involves extensive personal contact with others and is of a personal or sensitive nature. Motivating, influencing, and/or training others is key at this level. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary and often requires the ability to influence and/or sell ideas or services to others.

Other Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Physical Requirements:

Work Environment:

This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising the position.