Senior Program Manager

If you are motivated and believe in the credit union philosophy of "People Helping People," join our team!

Duties:

• Drives and implements enterprise strategic initiatives.
• Manages cross-departmental and strategic corporate projects that are large and complex with multiple workstreams and sub-projects.
• Utilizes SECU’s adopted project management methodology, standards, tools, and techniques.
• Ensure program data is kept current and accurate in the enterprise tool to enable proper monitoring and reporting.
• Manage and provide regular stakeholder and executive level updates (including C-suite and regulators when appropriate).
• Work with Stakeholders and task owners to develop and document requirements for each program/project including organizational change management and environmental changes.
• Prioritize work and coordinate activities/tasks /milestones across multiple workstreams and projects through all phases. 
• Identify and balance all program/project dependencies and ensure there are no roadblocks creating risk to the program or associated projects. 
• Responsible for monitoring, mitigating, and escalating as needed, all risks and issues for the program that could impact the committed timeline.

Responsibilities:

• Indirect leader of assigned Program/Project Managers.
• Requires no oversight.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and collaborate with program stakeholders and senior management.
• Partner across business and IT stakeholders to identify resources required for the planning, execution, and delivery of the program objectives.
• Maintain cross organizational project plans and provide escalation to the appropriate teams. 
• Analyze ambiguous scenarios with a high degree of autonomy, develop strategy, gain buy in from senior leadership, and ultimately lead the execution across the enterprise up to and including the C-suite and CEO.
• Identify and balance all program/project dependencies and ensure there are no roadblocks creating risk to the project. 
• Resolve conflicts between the program/projects and other organizational units and between project team members in a satisfactory manning including engaging executive management as necessary. 
• Responsible for managing program financials.
• Partner with stakeholders to track all tasks to ensure accurate and timely completion.
• Foster cross-team collaboration to help team members complete deliverables on time.
• Provide constant updates on resolution to the broader team.
• Independently resolve conflicts between the project and other organizational units and between project team members in a satisfactory manner.
• Engage executive management as necessary.
• Track and communicate overall program status.
• Ensure timely and adequate communication to enable organizational focus and effectiveness.
• Oversight and guidance to assigned program/project managers.  Foster cross team collaboration to help all assigned team members complete tasks successfully and on time.
• Provide mentoring and training as needed.

SECU provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.

Disclaimer

State Employees' Credit Union reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower level based on business need.