Project Manager

Foundation Finance Company Careers; Rothschild (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing consumer finance company is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate teams and ensure successful project delivery across functional areas. The role includes clarifying project commitments, tracking milestones, and leading cross-functional teams. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and relevant project management experience. Benefits include a competitive salary and comprehensive health coverage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Casual dress work environment

Qualifications

• 3 years of related experience in project management.
• Experience in SDLC Methodologies.
• PMP, PgMP, CAPM project management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize teams to deliver projects across functional areas.
• Clarify and drive project commitments and accountability.
• Set and track project milestones and manage unforeseen delays.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Atlassian Confluence/JIRA

Job description

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for organizing teams to deliver project(s) spanning one or more functional areas. This role works with stakeholders to understand project objectives, identify workstreams and build out timelines, regularly monitor progress toward deliverable dates and proactively address scheduling conflicts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Clarify and drive project commitments as well as establish and maintain clear chains of accountability, both inside and outside of the IT department.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating collaboration, innovation and excellence.
• Set and track project milestones; manage and account for unforeseen delays, then realign schedules and expectations as needed.
• Establish and implement project communication plans, providing status updates to affected departments and staff.
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
• Lead an interdepartmental team to complete the assigned project on time, to specifications, and with accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintain project and program timeline schedules completing within budget close.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize information and trends to guide strategic analysis for projects and the team.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering or related field; 3 years of related experience in project management, including tracking and planning projects, working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment, gathering requirements from the client/ business and documentation.
• Relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall required.
• PMP, PgMP, CAPM and/or comparable project management certification preferred.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Projects, Atlassian Confluence/JIRA, etc. preferred.

About Foundation Finance

Foundation Finance Company (FFC) is one of the fastest-growing consumer finance companies in the U.S. We work with home improvement contractors nationwide to help them close more sales through the use of flexible financing plans. FFC's full-spectrum lending approach has driven billions in originations and helped many customers make needed improvements to their homes. We offer a competitive salary, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401(k) with company match, a casual dress work environment and much, much more.

Office environment with significant time spent sitting, typing and talking on the telephone.

Foundation Finance Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you reside in the state of Colorado, please click on the following link to review our benefits: Foundation Finance Benefits

Remote Work Disclaimer: Foundation Finance Company LLC requires that remote employees must reside in one of the following states to be considered for any of our remote positions: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology