Information Security Project Manager

Information Security Spartanburg,South Carolina

As a
Project Manager on the Information Security team at American Credit Acceptance you will serve as the servant leader for your team(s) by ensuring clear communication, driving the appropriate Agile or Waterfall methodology focused on predictable, quality delivery and driving continuous improvement of the team. Projects will include software implementation or development projects as well as general business initiatives within the Information Security department.

You will be responsible for a project team with timelines, milestones, deliverables and budget tracking.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for removing impediments for the scrum/project team
• Arrange and run daily stand-up meetings and/or project meetings
• Arrange demo and decision-making meetings in order to keep processes in order and ensure quick decisions
• Support the management team on all actions needed for strategic alignment
• Support the management team by ensuring all processes are followed within cross-functional departments
• Help to oversee design, implementation, QA, and validation of product (outcome)
• Support team efforts to successfully achieve delivery objectives by effectively applying, implementing and enforcing Scrum principles/practices and/or traditional milestone approach
• Help to facilitate daily scrums, stand-ups, and meetings to monitor product / project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, application users, and business owners
• Actively seeks and participates in a variety of learning opportunities such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training and independent study to further develop self and community
• Other duties as assigned

• Management skills (ability to influence)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Personality - ability to work with enterprise teams (matrixed) & multiple time zones
• Energy -- ability to motivate teams
• Strong technical background
• D etail oriented, analytical and inquisitive
• Highly self-motivated and directed. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service orientation with experience in working within teams, collaborative environment

• Associate degree in business or related field preferred
• Scrum Alliance A-CSM, Project Management (PMP) preferred
• 2-4 years of experience as a SM and/or Project Manager
• Experience in a Financial institution (understanding of financial governance) preferred

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

This is a full-time position. Days of work are Monday through Friday.

The daily schedule may vary from 8 am to 5 pm or 9 am to 6 pm.

Hours may vary or exceed 40 in any given week depending on the needs of the business.

No travel is expected for this position.

EEO Statement ACA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ACA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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