Project Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Project Manager will lead the team in planning and, executing, and completing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget by creating timeframes and plans and working with internal business and IT groups. This will include administrative tasks required for the smooth running of a project such as scheduling meetings, taking minutes, creating presentations, document management, project plans maintenance and more.

The Project Manager will be expected to run several projects at a time.

Job Responsibilities:

Task Tracking:

• Gathers all project information: schedules, assignments, tasks, and project meetings.
• Works with project team to understand and assist with tracking all work, tasks, and project assignments.
• Develops and maintains a detailed project schedule along with monitoring and modifying the project schedule as needed.
• Develops and review project status and reports.
• Report on project delivery to all levels of the organization.

Meeting Coordination and Documentation:

• Prepare and/or edit meeting minutes and presentations.
• Assists project team in strategic meetings and follow up with meeting notes.
• Schedule project follow up meetings as needed.
• Develops and publishes communications to project shareholders.

Project Control:

• Coordinate resources to support project activities
• Maintain timely communication with IT staff and business to assure timely and efficient completion of tasks.
• Maintain proper communication and management of risks/issues.
• Perform additional assignments and responsibilities as assumed or requested by supervision.

Project Management Responsibilities:

• Manages parts of or whole projects in line with business and project requirements.
• Helps define project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Monitor all project documentation.
• Report on progress of all active projects.
• Maintain updates to the PMO Portfolio tracker.
• Report on progress of all tasks and communication to/from stakeholders
• Identify, raise and track issues and risks and recommend action to resolve.
• Represent the PMO at meetings as requested by the PMO leader.
• Create Project workflows, work breakdown structures, and project plans

Travel:

Travel will be limited. Position is primarily at iLendingDirect main office in Denver during the business day.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years-5 years of experience as a project manager, with a wide variety of projects delivered is preferred.
• Ability to probe for information and ask the right questions;
• Ability to assign and track tasks with others;
• Ability to report on project progress;
• Knowledge of PM standards;
• Organized with attention to detail;
• Strong problem solving skills;
• High level of oral, written and computer software communication skills;
• Efficient and able to prioritize tasks;
• Self-starter, proactive;
• Ability to work according to tight deadlines and under pressure;
• Creative and problem-solving thinking;
• Excellent knowledge of the MS suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); and MS Project;
• Ability to work independently with little to no supervision as well as work as part of a team;
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or related field highly desired;
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle preferred and Agile methodology a plus.
• Project Management or basic technology certification desired.

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CAPM (not essential)
• PMP (not essential)
• CSM (not essential)

Work Location:

• Denver, CO

PHYSCIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work is performed in a business office environment. Travel to company, customer and vendor sites, including some that are out of state will be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions.

• Requires the ability to operate a personal computer, office suites, multi-line phone, calculator and other basic office equipment.
• Requires the ability to concentrate and consistently produce accurate work.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is frequently required to sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The Team Member is occasionally required to stand and walk and walk upstairs.
• The Team Member is occasionally required to stand for long periods of time, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The Team Member must be able to occasionally lift and or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The Work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level is moderate to loud at times
• There are frequent Team Member/customer contacts and interruptions from the person or the telephone during work hours.

iLendingDIRECT reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. All job descriptions are to reflect performing other duties as assigned when the situation calls for it. This position description does not circumvent the 'At-Will" relationship or constitute a written or implied contract of employment.