Full-Time Project Manager Senior

Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Drive implementation of low to moderately complex work efforts, working closely with cross-functional teams and resources to achieve deliverables and milestones within established timeframes.
• Plan, direct, organize resources, and coordinate all project activities for moderately complex work efforts through the development work efforts plans intended to accomplish goals and objectives within prescribed program guidelines, timeframes, scope, and budgets.
• Monitor and reports on business objectives, work efforts achievements, and key indicators.
• Communicate with stakeholders and provides insight on issues through root cause analyses.
• Facilitate collaboration on creative alternatives to work efforts challenges and resolves issues with subject matter experts.
• Remove obstacles and impediments to ensure business and operational objectives are met.
• Develop and track project budgets that may include necessary capital expenditures, operational expenses, and labor funding requirements.
• Identify and apply best practices and needed process improvement, drives adoption and challenges standards.
• Monitor project execution to deliver incremental business value for communication to stakeholders and program managers.
• Participate in the creation of the master work efforts plan from the underlying plans (if applicable).
• Assist in defining the control and the overall delivery of the work efforts to meet the goals, objectives, and success criteria.
• Establish overall cadence for communication with impacted stakeholders and provides framework for underlying work efforts(s) communication plans.
• Manage risk by using best risk management practices to address execution challenges associated with quality, schedule, and cost, in adherence with risk management framework.
• Drive the adoption and sustainment of changes within the organization in compliance with USAA's Change Management methodology.
• Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of relevant experience in project or program management, including planning, tracking and delivery.
• Comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated application of project management tools and methodologies.
• Collaboration skills in a matrixed environment including providing consultative guidance to help solve enterprise level issues.
• Possess a thorough understanding of scope definition, process, and solution mapping; process structures and components; and standard project planning methodologies.
• Broad experience supporting projects with complex deliverables including information technology and dependencies across organizations.
• In-depth understanding and experience working within risk management policies and procedures.
• Current participant in the Hiring our Heroes Cohort 25-1 or a current USAA contractor in the 24-3 HOH Non-direct Cohort.

What sets you apart:

• Ability to manage projects with your Stakeholders and navigate leading moderate to complex projects to timeline, scope, and budget.
• Overcome challenges and roadblocks by building recommendations and solutions for the project team.
• PMP and/or Change Management Certifications
• Master's Degree