Project Manager

What’s Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands includes in-house financing and servicing through Bridgecrest, which is one of the country’s leading financial servicing providers. Bridgecrest services roughly $17 billion in finance receivables for DriveTime and other third parties. We service auto loans across a wide credit spectrum with the intent of creating a strong path to vehicle ownership for our customers.

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

In short, as a Project Manager you will manage the overall planning, coordination, execution, control and completion of the assigned project.

In long, our Project Managers are responsible for:

• Engaging with business stakeholders, understanding their needs and identifying appropriate solutions.
• Formulate, document, organize, and monitor inter-connected efforts and strategic initiatives
• Coordinate cross-project / effort activities, communication and updates
• Develop work effort, strategic initiative and program level timelines and deadlines
• Works as central point of escalation for issues and dependencies between various work efforts and strategic initiatives
• Ensure each work effort and strategic initiative follows proper lifecycle steps
• Provide clarity, transparency, and visibility into the progress, risks, and issues related to work efforts and strategic initiatives
• Identify resource needs and allocations to the various work efforts and strategic initiatives to feed back into resource demand management process

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

• Rebel with a cause. You are always looking beyond the obvious for continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences including management.
• Agile in a fast-past environment. We move, and we move quickly. Thriving in an environment that never stops, is a must.
• Plays well with others. You will be working in a high-functioning team environment. We work together in order to win together.
• Works well in a time crunch. There will be multiple time sensitive requirements and you’ll need the ability to meet deliverable due dates.
• Fantastic problem solver. Your job is not only to find the problem, but more importantly, find the solution.
• Organization and time management skills in spades. You’ll be handling multiple projects and deadlines that will require you to prioritize then re-prioritize… then… re-prioritize again.
• Quality decision maker. Good decisions are made based on knowledge. We’ll need you to gather all the facts and take them all into consideration when making decisions.
• Passionate and goal-oriented. We are looking for someone that is enthusiastic about their work and is passionate about not only meeting their goals but exceeding them.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. An attitude and approach to thinking that actively seeks out change. You’ll need a mindset that embraces critical questioning, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strategic thinker. We are looking for an individual that takes an insightful, future oriented, open-minded and proactive approach to thinking.

The Specifics.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• 3-5 years of operational project management experience
• Theoretical and practical project management knowledge
• Project Management tools experience such as MS Project, Jira, Asana, Clickup, etc.
• Financial services experience preferred

Nice to haves.

• PMP certification
• Lean Six Sigma certification

#Dice

So What About the Perks? Perks matter

• Medical, dental, and vision, oh my! DriveTime Family of Brands covers a sizable amount of insurance premiums to ensure our employees receive top-tier healthcare coverage. 
• But Wait, There’s More. 401(K), Company paid life insurance policy, short and long-term disability coverage to name a few.
• Growth Opportunities. You grow, I grow, we all grow!  But seriously, DriveTime Family of Brands is committed to providing its employees with every opportunity to grow professionally with roughly over 1,000 employees promoted year over year.
• Tuition Reimbursement. We’re as passionate about your professional development as you are. With that, we’ll put our money where our mouth is.
• Wellness Program. Health is wealth! This program includes self-guided coaching and journeys, cash incentives and discounts on your medical premiums through engaging in fun activities!
• Gratitude is Green.  We offer competitive pay across the organization, because, well… money matter