Director, Project Management in Finance Transformation - PenFed Credit Union

Are you looking to take your career from good to great? As an employee of PenFed, every day is an opportunity to thrive, and be part of a team working to ensure our organization is providing world class service to our members, employees, and our communities. We exist to help our members realize their full potential, educate and encourage their dreams, and make every effort to follow our mission and help our members “do better.” Joining PenFed is more than being an employee; it’s about being a part of the PenFed family.

PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Director, Project Management in Finance Transformation at our Tysons, Virginia location.  The primary purpose of this job is to lead and execute on initiatives and change management efforts in the areas of Finance Transformation, Financial Technology, Accounting and Finance.  This position will be accountable for project plans, budgets, milestones, meetings and project resources.  The individual will partner closely with all Finance/Accounting Departments as well as Technology, Data, Product specific teams, Legal, Risk and Compliance/BSA/AML partners.   This position will build and maintain working relationships with Finance and Accounting team members, external vendors, and other departments that initiate change activities and are project stakeholders in related projects.  

Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and the position will perform other duties as assigned. 

• Provide foundational knowledge of Project Management professional practice codes, methodologies, and knowledge sources.
• Manage small to medium scale Finance/Enterprise projects using advanced project management and interpersonal skills to effectively coordinate all aspects of a project.
• Define, manage and monitor the project portfolio, including schedules, performance, quality, risks, and budgets using appropriate tools and techniques, and help implement corrective actions as needed.
• Provide leadership in areas of requirements analysis, business rule creation, issue tracking and resolution, and user acceptance.
• Resolves incidents and fulfills requests using incident and request management.
• Support sound change management policies and procedures while leading/facilitating working through ambiguity to gather information required to make decisions with and manage change efficiently and effectively.
• Interact with Vendor Support to resolve issues related to environment, performance etc.
• Demonstrated presentation and written communication skills and strong facilitation skills to lead project meetings.
• Foster, support and collaborate business relationships with other Enterprise project leaders on integrated initiatives and provide timely assistance and guidance on project related inquiries.
• Identify and implement actions to improve overall team performance and build a positive, team-oriented culture.

Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of project management is required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of Financial Services experience required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in functional CA PPM modules like Project Management, Portfolio Management, Resource Management, Time Sheet Management, Financial Management and managing the implementation of cross-functional team activities.
• Solid understanding of project management methodology. Agile experience is highly desired.
• Strong MS Office skills including Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.
• MS SharePoint and Clarity (CA PPM) experience is a plus.

Additional Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously.
• Problem solving skills.
• Attention to detail.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will not supervise employees.

Licenses and Certifications

Agile and/or PMP Certification preferred.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.

*Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds. *

Travel

Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call may be required.

Established in 1935, PenFed today is one of the country’s strongest and most stable financial institutions with over 2.8 million members and over $36 billion in assets. We serve members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Guam, Puerto Rico and Okinawa. We are federally insured by NCUA and we are an Equal Housing Lender. We are available to members worldwide, via the web, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
 
We provide our employees with a lucrative benefits package including robust medical, dental and vision plan options, plenty of paid time off, 401k with employer match, on-site fitness facilities at our larger locations, and more.
 
Equal Employment Opportunity
PenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same.
 
PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at 402-639-8568.