Strategic Projects & Vendor Management Specialist

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Topside FCU in Fredericksburg, VA seeks a Project Manager to drive complex organizational projects from initiation to closeout. You will partner with executives, owners, teams, and vendors to define scope, timelines, risks, deliverables, testing, training and success measures; maintain governance and documentation.

The role requires 2–4 years in project management or related fields, with strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills and a focus on continuous improvement and governance.

Qualifications

• Two to four years of similar or related experience in project management, project coordination, business operations, vendor management, systems implementation, or process improvement.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects, maintaining project plans and documentation, facilitating meetings, communicating project status, and working with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors is required.
• Financial services or credit union experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and completes assigned organizational projects. Partners with the Executive Sponsor and business owner to develop project charters and comprehensive plans; defines scope, objectives, requirements, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, resources, testing, training, implementation, and measures of success; assigns and coordinates project tasks based on team members’ roles and expertise; monitors performance, risks, issues, decisions, and change requests; maintains project documentation; and keeps management and stakeholders apprised of project status and critical issues.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Education

College degree

Project-management certification

Job description

Topside FCU in Fredericksburg, VA seeks a Project Manager to drive complex organizational projects from initiation to closeout. You will partner with executives, owners, teams, and vendors to define scope, timelines, risks, deliverables, testing, training and success measures; maintain governance and documentation.

The role requires 2–4 years in project management or related fields, with strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills and a focus on continuous improvement and governance.