IT Senior Project Manager

  • Freedom Mortgage
  • 01/17/2021
Full time

Job Description


  • Provide vision and direction to key IT initiatives by integrating processes, systems, and information to fulfill business objectives.
  • Initiate, plan and execute projects while monitoring and controlling the project lifecycle processes to ensure the timely delivery of quality solutions. Work directly with IT, Data Governance Dept, and Information Management Dept to define project objectives and scope.
  • Direct the project throughout the life cycle, aligning project resources to achieve goals and ensuring established timelines are met.
  • Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations.
  • Motivate team members and sponsors to accomplish goals and timelines.
  • Communicate and distribute information to project members and executives. Negotiate project plans, time frames, and trade-off with Business Partners, and apprise management of impact to project while appropriately balancing project scope, schedule, budget, quality and risks.
  • Develop, analyze and manage project plans and appropriate project management documentation

  • Minimum of ten plus years full-time work experience with large-scale production systems and/or data platforms and/or high availability cloud-based applications.
  • B.S. or B.A. or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree or certification beneficial.
  • Proven experience working as a Scrum Master on Agile projects. Scrum Master certification highly preferred.
  • Proven track record of completing projects to specifications while dealing with challenges such as cross-team dependencies, changing schedules and constantly evolving requirements.
  • Proven track record of driving multiple teams on parallel projects, balancing resourcing and priorities to meet business needs.
  • Relevant work experience in technology with a broad understanding across multiple IT disciplines.
  • Strong professional development skills such as oral and written communications, personal credibility, teamwork and collaboration, work planning, and estimating. Ability to present different messaging across all project stakeholders including business and IT senior management, vendors and team members.
  • Highly organized, self-motivated, customer oriented and able to work independently as well as within a team and with internal business and technology partners including executive management.
  • Skilled in building and motivating technical teams and possess ability to build strategic relationships and influence people at all levels of the organization.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment
  • Solid change management, negotiation and facilitation skills.
  • Previous experience in Mortgage Banking and/or associated lines of business is highly preferred
  • PMP certification an asset

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Founded in Mount Laurel, NJ in 1990, Freedom Mortgage has since grown into one of the largest and fastest-growing privately owned full-service residential lenders in the USA. Licensed in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Freedom Mortgage has over 5000 employees nationwide, proudly servicing $225.6 billion, and is still growing.

Our mission is to foster homeownership in America. Freedom is a leader in VA mortgage lending and is one of the mortgage industry's largest philanthropic supporters of the USO and military families through its Team Freedom Cares philanthropic arm.

Locations include suburban Philadelphia and Fishers, IN, two regions where we were named Top Workplaces. We also have large operating centers countrywide, including these desirable markets: Beaverton , OR; Boca Raton, FL; Columbia, MD; Jacksonville, FL; Melville, NY; Plano, TX; San Dimas, CA; Tempe, AZ; Troy, MI and Woodbridge, VA.

If you seek a sense of community, top training, opportunity for advancement, a comprehensive benefits package and reward and recognition program, look no further.

Freedom Mortgage Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or their status as a protected veteran or an individual with disabilities. Local applicants encouraged to apply. Employment contingent upon successful completion of background investigation. Smoke-free workplace. Drug-free work environment. Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(k). All resumes are held in confidence. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search. LENDER NMLS ID:2767

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