Job Summary
Senior Technical Project Manager leads teams within a matrix environment to successfully complete projects within the Technology organization. Serves as the primary liaison between project teams, business owners and sponsors for various systems and/or applications. The Senior Technical Project Manager is also responsible for the oversight of the entire project’s life cycle, applying project management and agile methodology skills to manage scope, plan work, coordinate resources and drive execution. Projects may be small to large; cross‑functional in impact and are technical in nature. This position will collaborate with a team of PMs and Senior PMs to make continuous improvements to project processes.
This position focuses on the management of enablement related projects such as data center migrations to public cloud (AWS), greenfield deployments in the DCU data centers, component lifecycle management, wireless and telephone infrastructure upgrades, monitoring & alerting for the IT infrastructure, workstation deployments, system/server upgrades, networking upgrades and transformations, disaster recovery exercises, remediation of major audit findings and other technically oriented projects.
Responsibilities
Manage projects with waterfall and agile methods when applicable
Plan, estimate and execute technology-related projects
Communicate and coordinate project deliverables across IS Infrastructure, IS Development teams and the project team to achieve milestones
Develop detailed project deliverables including scope statements, schedule, resource plans and success criteria
Schedule and conduct project planning with appropriate tech leads, third‑party contractors and business
Manage day‑to‑day project activities to meet deliverables, manage risks and remove team blockers
Coordinate project deliverables, identify required resources and review roles & responsibilities
Coordinate project tasks such as equipment ordering, receiving and staging during project execution
Coordinate team resources across projects with other Project Managers
Simultaneously manage multiple IT project plans, establishing clear goals, milestones and approach to execution
Assist in building Portfolio View of business and IT initiatives across the Credit Union
Use sound judgment in project communication and ensure that key stakeholders, including the team, business and management, are apprised of project activities in a timely manner
Communicate progress, risks, expectations, timelines, milestones and other key project metrics to business and team members
Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the Project Management Life Cycle and agile methodologies
Lead the team to update support processes to capture new project enhancements, features or updated technologies
Ensure project post‑implementation reviews are conducted
Maintain working knowledge and understanding of the ITIL framework
Adhere to DCU’s project management best practices, procedures and documentation standards
Act as a team player
Perform other job‑related duties as assigned by Manager(s)
Qualifications
4‑year degree in Information Systems or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 2 years direct Information Systems infrastructure experience, possibly as a system engineer, network engineer, service‑desk team member, or IT security professional; may have served as an infrastructure team lead or manager
2–4 years experience with Information Systems project management
2–4 years experience in the financial industry
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong knowledge of banking systems, technologies and their relationship to business functions, practices, and processes
Analytical and project‑management skills with a focus on financial services applications
PMI or other project‑management certification preferred
Knowledge and practical applications of Agile methodology
Business Process Management experience recommended
Location: Hillsboro, OR (HYBRID) | Marlborough, MA (HYBRID)
Target Compensation: $104,000K – $125,000K annually
Employment Statements
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