Enterprise Project Manager

This is the first dedicated Project Manager role within the organization. The primary focus of this role is hands-on delivery: managing enterprise and cross-functional initiatives from initiation through close. Alongside that work, this person will help introduce a consistent, corporate project management discipline, meaning practical tools, templates, and processes sized to the company's current needs, rather than standing up a formal department or office.

This is an active project management role first, with an opportunity to shape how project management is practiced across the company as that discipline matures.

• Hands-on management of enterprise and cross-functional projects from initiation through close.
• Introduction of lightweight, consistent project management templates and processes for enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Stakeholder engagement and change management support for technology and process rollouts.
• The track record that will inform how the project management practice, and this role, may grow over time.

• Serve as a hands-on project manager for the company’s enterprise and cross-functional initiatives. This is the core of the role.
• Own day-to-day management of enterprise and cross-functional initiatives from initiation through close.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and resource plans, and track progress against milestones.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating to the EVP when executive intervention is needed.
• Coordinate across departments, such as Compliance, Marketing, and Accounting, etc. to keep initiatives on track.
• Communicate project status clearly and consistently to stakeholders and executive leadership.

Alongside active project delivery, help introduce a consistent, corporate project management discipline for company initiatives, using lightweight tools and practices sized to the company's current needs rather than standing up a formal department.

• Partner with the EVP to introduce basic project management structure and practices for enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Develop straightforward templates, such as project plans, status reports, and risk/issue logs, appropriate to the company's current needs.
• Document simple, repeatable processes for how projects are initiated, tracked, and closed.
• Recommend improvements to project intake and prioritization as initiative volume grows.
• As the practice matures, help extend these tools and processes into broader corporate project management standards the rest of the company can use.

Build the relationships and habits that make a newly formalized project management practice credible and effective.

• Build relationships with department leaders and subject matter experts to ensure the right people are engaged at the right time on each initiative.
• Support change management activities associated with new technology or process rollouts, including communication, training coordination, and adoption tracking.
• Facilitate project meetings, decisions, and issue resolution among cross-functional teams.
• Help the organization build trust in a formal project management process where none has existed before.

• 5+ years of project management experience, ideally including experience introducing project management practices or structure within a growing organization.
• Comfortable operating without an established playbook: able to bring structure and consistency to how projects are run, not just follow an existing process.
• Experience managing cross-functional technology or operational projects, ideally within financial services, mortgage, or another regulated industry.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical, operational, and executive audiences.
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred, not required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.