Job Description

Project Manager

This position will be focused on construction and renovation projects for TCU Branches and Corporate Headquarters. You must live within commutable distance to our corporate headquarters located in Vacaville, CA and be willing to drive to our various branch locations located in Northern California.

Summary: The Project Manager position manages corporate projects for the Credit Union, and may work with the Business Analyst, Executive Sponsor, IT Business Relationship Manager and the Project Owner to identify success measurements of projects and complete final project charter. This role identifies project team members, manages project budget and resources, develops formal project plan, leads and documents project meetings, reports on project status, manages performance of team members, ensures project is completed on time and on budget. Uses project planning architecture in managing project, and provides guidance and assistance to other project teams, managers or senior leaders as requested.

Profile:

• Leads the planning and implementation of enterprise wide projects by applying the use of systems analysis techniques, including consulting with business analyst and business units to determine hardware, software and system functional specifications.
• Facilitates the definition of project scope, goals, success measures, and deliverables.
• Works with back-office teams and/or Executive Sponsor/Project Owners and IT Business Relationship Manager as appropriate to identify type, quantity and quality of resources required for project implementation.
• Plans project lifecycle deployment. Plans and schedules project deliverables, goals and milestones. Additionally, interdependencies, collision mapping and mapping resource impacts due to other demands or unplanned internal or external events/activities.
• Develops appropriate project and overall milestone impacts. Creates strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Tracks project deliverables using appropriate tools. Provides direction and support to project team. Constantly monitors and reports on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
• Develops project communication strategy with stakeholders and establishes communication plan.
• Works with IT Business Relationship Manager and stakeholders to develop project testing plan including techniques for quality control.
• Presents reports defining project progress, problems and solutions to Senior Management Team.
• Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Provides project evaluations and assessment of results upon project completion.
• Efficiently identifies risks and leads in solving project issues.
• Demonstrates leadership to define requirements for project risk.
• Designs and maintains project related documentation.
• May develop, implement and train peers to the PMO Project and Program Governance Framework for communication, coordination, reporting, and planning.
• Documents and handles changes in scope through the PMO Project Change Request management process.
• May participate in the training of new team members and the ongoing development of others. Acts as a mentor to various team members.
• May partner with manager to cover programmer meetings. Oversees the day-to-day activities of the department in the absence of PMO management.
• May determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel.

Skills:

• Background in planning and delivering cross functional initiatives.
• Business analysis skills, to include knowledge ROI/CBA.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Project. Experience with Visio and Tableau related process mapping/reporting tools preferred.
• Skilled in the PMO Project resources and templates
• Working knowledge of project management process and disciplines.
• Ability to manage multiple enterprise projects simultaneously and projects with multi-year schedules.
• Exceptional analytical skills, organizational and communication skills, member service, team-oriented philosophy, and problem solving skills.
• Expert ability to build relationships with other leaders, business partners and stakeholders.
• Strong line of business/member engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage project tasks within assigned projects to successful completion.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence teams without direct reporting relationships.
• Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Must be able to work with people in such a manner as to build high morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Adaptive understanding of project management disciplines ranging from Agile to Waterfall methodologies dependent on project needs.

Reporting and Experience:

• Reports directly to AVP, Project Management Office.
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of project management experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent related professional experience.
• Knowledgeable in all facets of the project management lifecycle and key deliverables.
• Understanding of project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Lean, etc.
• Experience in leading and motivating cross functional through small to moderately complex implementations with limited oversight.
• Certified Associate in Project Management, Certified ScrumMaster or comparable certification preferred.

Compensation: Grade 18. Base salary starting range: $16,126.40 annually - $128,456.80/annually is commensurate with experience.

Our compensation philosophy is based on several factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

At Travis Credit Union, our priority is that our employees and their loved ones are provided with a Total Rewards program that ensures their health and welfare safety which allows our employees to focus on the financial welfare of our members and the credit unions objectives. As such, Travis Credit Union offers a robust benefits package to our eligible employees, including competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health offerings, employee performance incentive plan, merit increases, 401(k) program with immediately vested employer match, generous holiday and vacation policy, and extensive TCU specific perks like employee loan and credit card discounts!

Travis Credit Union is an Affirmative Action Employer EOE/Individual with Disability/Veteran Status #traviscu

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