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Senior Project Manager
Caliber Home Loans
Coppell, TX, United States
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External Description
Caliber Home Loans, Inc. is one of the nation's fastest-growing mortgage lenders. We didn't move into the fast lane because of clever marketing campaigns or flashy television ads -- our talented employees worked hard to help us rise to the top of our industry.
Here at Caliber, we've replaced the stereotypical corporate culture with a casual "dress for your day" work atmosphere that promotes creativity and a collaborative environment that allows our team members to thrive.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develops high-level and detailed project plans and ensure the scope and approach are fully understood by all stakeholders
• Identifies and tracks key project milestones (base-lining critical path).
• Pro-actively anticipates project risks and issues and ensures adequate mitigation is put in place to ensure delivery is not compromised.
• Reviews development estimates and actively seeks clarification/verification as appropriate.
• Ensures all systems of record for project reporting are kept current
• Ensures effective change control procedures and processes are efficiently used to maintain control on scope, schedule and cost.
• Ensures accurate reflection of project budgets, forecasts and actuals
• Monitors and communicates the progress of project delivery and ensures timely and effective communication of project status in terms of cost, forecast, schedule and assessment of risks/issues.
• Works with business partners to determine and translate business requirements into technology solutions.
• Clearly documents business requirements (logic, screen layouts, data mapping, etc.)
• Documents process flows; identifies process improvements.
• Introduces change to organizations effectively.
• Negotiates and influences cross-functional teams to ensure appropriate resourcing levels are engaged and maintained throughout the course of the project life cycle.
• Leads and works with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Creates test plans, writes test scenarios, conducts testing, facilitates UAT with business partners to ensure quality in projects
• Oversees appropriate levels of end-to-end testing resources across the project are deployed.
• Facilitates post implementation reviews and ensures lessons learned are carried forward appropriately.
• Reports to the VP of PMO.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum 5 years driving projects from end to end
• Prior relevant IT and business work experience in a functional domain
• Requires financial acumen in terms of representing project financials
• PMP or equivalent Project Management certification (e.g.. Certified Associate in Project Management, Certified Project Management Practitioner, International Project Management Association)
• Utilizes collaborative working practices with the ability to manage and coordinate cross-functional teams (both IT and business)
• Ability to navigate through the organization and develop strong partnerships
• Communicates Effectively: Verbally and in writing. Good presentation skills
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Mortgage servicing experience
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint
• Expert skills in Microsoft Visio, Project, PowerPoint, and Word
• Expert skills in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to utilize the following functions: V-Lookup, H-Lookup, Concatenating formulas, Conditional formatting, and Pivot Tables is highly desired.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics or related field a plus.
• Experience with Sungard Assurance Tools a plus.
Our employees demonstrate the Caliber Ways of Work (WOWS) every day through:
• Collaborating Contagiously
• Caring Fiercely
• Doing the Right Thing
• Leading Thoughtfully
Caliber benefits and perks will WOW you!
Our benefits package includes: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k),10 employer paid holidays, as well as numerous employee discount programs.
We are proud to be a military friendly employer, and provide paid leave during military assignments for employees who serve in the Guard or Reserve.
Employees who work at our Coppell headquarters experience additional perks that include: standing desks, complementary coffee and tea stations, an on-site gym and activities center with ping-pong and pool tables, and an in-house café.
Caliber is an equal opportunity employer.