Project Manager

This position is located in Oregon and does not include relocation assistance.

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At Rivermark, we're more than a financial institution we're a community of passionate people committed to transforming lives and communities together. We're a proudly progressive credit union that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. At Rivermark, we foster an environment where every employee can show up as their authentic self and feel a genuine sense of belonging. We're deeply dedicated to serving historically marginalized and underserved communities, empowering our members to achieve their dreams through innovation, compassion, and personalized financial solutions. We believe that when our employees thrive, our members and communities thrive too. That's why we've built a culture rooted in collaboration, growth, and inclusion, where your ideas are valued, your voice matters, and your work truly makes a difference. If you're looking for a career with purpose and want to join a team that's shaping a brighter, more inclusive financial future for everyone, we'd love to have you join us.

Position overview:

Manages a wide variety of Credit Union initiatives and projects throughout the project lifecycle. Partners with sponsors and owners to ensure that projects are properly scoped. Ensures that project goals are set, and deliverables are met throughout the project process. Monitors the quality of the project and keeping project plans up to date while producing status reports to leadership. Schedules and facilitates weekly project team meetings and works with vendors on project implementations. Collaborates closely with project sponsors to stay within the project scope, remove roadblocks, and escalate issues.

Primary responsibilities:

• Continuously collaborates with project teams to develop and maintain complete project plans that include tasks and milestones to meet set deadlines. Ensures that project goals are clearly defined and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Manages projects through the full lifecycle ensuring adherence to phase gates and governance process. Tracks project progress and makes adjustments as needed to ensure timely and successful completion.
• Ensures projects remain within scope by closely collaborating with project sponsors. Manages changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Schedules and facilitates weekly project meetings. Delegates all meeting action items and ensures accurate documentation of meeting notes, tasks and milestones. Maintains comprehensive project documentation, including plans, schedules, and status reports. Ensures documentation is accessible and kept current.
• Works directly with cross-functional teams to ensure project tasks are completed. Documents action items and tasks at risk to prevent project slippage.
• Identifies, documents, and addresses project risks and issues. Partners with project sponsors, PMO, and other leaders to remove project roadblocks and issues.
• Produces regular status reports for leadership, ensuring transparency and visibility of project progress. Maintains open and effective communications with project sponsors, team members and stakeholders.
• Monitors the quality of project deliverables and ensures they meet the specified requirements. Manages vendor relationships and ensures deliverables meet project requirements. Conducts regular quality reviews and implements improvements as needed.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years progressive project management experience.
• Ability to manage and lead multiple assigned projects across all phases effectively. Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall)
• Track project tasks through project management software and develop project status reports that accurately reflect the project's status.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with other teams, sponsors, and stakeholders effectively while facilitating open and collaborative dialogue for successful business outcomes.
• Ability to effectively communicate unpredicted changes to project teams and sponsors.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally in group and individual settings and develop positive internal working relationships.
• Strong written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to apply solid judgment, initiative, and tact in communications with members and coworkers.
• Maintains high standards in areas of security, accuracy, thoroughness, completeness and neatness of documentation, system input, and correspondence. Able to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
• Strong organization, planning and prioritization skills. Successful at balancing responsibilities to ensure completion by deadlines.
• Proficient in using personal computers, particularly Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel. Must be technologically savvy, with the ability to quickly learn new systems and software applications.
• Flexibility to deal with unexpected events and occasionally attend meetings and events that may occur outside of regularly scheduled work hours.
• Standard work hours, Monday through Friday. Initial 30 days will work on-site three days per week, then two days per week after initial training.
• This position is a hybrid work model.

Nice to Haves:

• Three years of financial institution experience preferred.
• Familiarity with project management and development software such as Asana, Zoho, Jira, Power BI.

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth. Visit our Benefits page to learn more.

Rivermark Community Credit Union is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity. We acknowledge the challenges in our industry and strive to develop an inclusive culture where all individuals are valued and respected.