Sr. Project Manager DDO

Job DescriptionSummaryThe Project Mgr Sr, DDO provides vision and direction to key IT initiatives by integrating processes, systems, and information to fulfill business objectives. Initiate, plan and execute projects while monitoring and controlling the project lifecycle processes to ensure the timely delivery of quality solutions. Work directly with IT, Data Governance Dept, and Information Management

Essential Job Functions:Direct the project throughout the life cycle, aligning project resources to achieve goals and ensuring established timelines are metMeasure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations. Motivate team members and sponsors to accomplish goals and timelines.Communicate and distribute information to project members and executives.Dept to define project objectives and scope.Negotiate project plans, time frames, and trade-off with Business Partners, and apprise management of impact to project while appropriately balancing project scope, schedule, budget, quality and risks.Develop, analyze and manage project plans and appropriate project management documentationMaintain regular and punctual attendance

Other Related Duties:Performs other related duties as assigned. Includes leading programs/projects when necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities:This position may be required to oversee direct employees and indirect employees working on projects/programs for Freedom Mortgage.

Education and/or Experience: **Previous experience in Mortgage Banking and/or associated lines of business is highly preferred**Minimum of ten plus years full-time work experience with large-scale production systems and/or data platforms and/or high availability cloud-based applications.B.S. or B.A. or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree or certification beneficial.Proven experience working as a Scrum Master on Agile projects. Scrum Master certification highly preferred.Proven track record of completing projects to specifications while dealing with challenges such as cross-team dependencies, changing schedules and constantly evolving requirements.Proven track record of driving multiple teams on parallel projects, balancing resourcing and priorities to meet business needs.Relevant work experience in technology with a broad understanding across multiple IT disciplines.Strong professional development skills such as oral and written communications, personal credibility, teamwork and collaboration, work planning, and estimating. Ability to present different messaging across all project stakeholders including business and IT senior management, vendors and team members.Highly organized, self-motivated, customer oriented and able to work independently as well as within a team and with internal business and technology partners including executive management.Skilled in building and motivating technical teams and possess ability to build strategic relationships and influence people at all levels of the organization.Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environmentSolid change management, negotiation and facilitation skills.PMP certification an asset

Language Skills: Ability to read business journals, financial reports and legal documents. Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, managers, employees, customers and/or the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages. Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations. Ability to create and manage project benefits and cost benefit analyses.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee 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 in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity Freedom Mortgage is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation. Applicants as well as employees are encouraged to meet with Human Resources as the organization shall review reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities The following statements reflect the general duties and responsibilities considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as an all-inclusive list of all the work requirements of the position. Freedom Mortgage Corporation may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.