Information Technology Project Manager

Security Service Federal Credit Union; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Security Service Federal Credit Union is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee retail banking system development and vendor integration projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, build detailed work breakdown structures, and ensure on-time delivery within budget and quality standards.

The role requires a PMP certification or equivalent, a Bachelor’s degree in IS or Business, and 8+ years of PM experience in financial services settings. Flex hours including weekends may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IS or Business field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• PMI-PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Eight+ years of project management experience in financial services software development, technical integration, or operations.
• Strong writing and communication skills with ability to manage stakeholders in a matrix environment.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with attention to detail and deadlines.
• Flexibility to work additional hours, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of retail banking system development and vendor implementations.
• Leads cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion.
• Creates and maintains project task schedules and work estimates.
• Assesses dependencies, critical path, and manages scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
• Prepares status reports, meeting minutes, and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Planning

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS or Business field

PMI-PMP or equivalent certification

Job description

Manages day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of retail banking system development and vendor implementation projects. Assumes full responsibility for the following project management areas: scope management, project planning and scheduling, resource management, risk and issue management, communication management, project monitoring/controlling and project status reporting. Leads cross-functional teams to successfully drive projects to completion. Creates and maintains project task schedules. Captures detailed work breakdown structures from SMEs (subject matter experts), captures work estimates, sequence work items and obtains team member commitments from functional managers in a matrixed environment. Identifies internal and external task dependencies in order to define the project’s critical path. Measures and monitors progress of detailed tasks, milestones and action items to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and at a level of quality consistent with constituent expectations. Identifies and balances scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk constraints. Makes adjustments as necessary ensuring adherence to scope and work item change control procedures. Prepares and delivers communications including status reports, meeting minutes, presentations, stakeholder meetings, and information regarding issues and risks and ensures that communications are delivered to appropriate project stakeholders. Completes any other job related duties needed to help drive to our Vision, fulfill our Purpose, and abide by our Organization’s Values.**

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in IS or Business related field or equivalent education and/or experience preferably in a financial services environment. PMI-PMP (Project Management Professional) or other equivalent project management certification demonstrating knowledge and experience in industry accepted project management best practices
• Minimum of eight years of project management experience in a financial services software development, technical integration or business operations environment.
• Strong knowledge of distributed and mainframe infrastructure, technology and concepts with ability to quickly grasp new technologies, applications and concepts and apply them as required to implement solutions
• Strong writing, listening and communication skills with an ability to foster and cultivate professional relationships with project sponsors, stakeholders and resource managers within a functional matrix organizational structure.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a laser-focused attention to detail and proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Work flexible hours as needed, including possible weekends.