IT Senior Project Manager

IT Project ManagerLocation: Mclean, VADuration: Long TermType: ContractThe Innovation, Data, Engineering and Analytics department executes and implements data initiatives for the SF Risk business units:• Loan Origination Process (LPA) – Collateral, Capacity and Credit Policy Management• Loan Advisor Suite (LAS) – Production Development• Portfolio Risk Management• Analytics/Data Science/AI/ML/CloudThis encompasses all the data, analytics, and modeling work to support the objectives of the Single-Family division and its customers with respect to reducing credit losses, credit risk transfer, improving loan origination performance, and meeting client/customer needs.We are looking for technical project management expertise and you will:• Manage project for multiple high-performance, scalable data, technology and analytical projects.• Work closely with VMO to implement best practices and tools for successful product delivery.• Review allocations, team member capacities and participate in resource allocation and work plans from estimated scope of work.• Develop executive dashboards to keep senior management advised of status, risks and issues across multiple projects.• Develop presentations from time to time as required by IDEA management.• Demonstrate up-to-date expertise in Program management and apply this to the development, and improvement of action plans.• Adhere to Project governance process and follow the change management process to lead business customer requirements, considering budgetary restrictions and logistics to meet project deliverables.• Drive improvements in business process controls and risk management activities.Qualifications:• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field with 10 years of related experience and 10+ years of Leadership through influence and negotiation• 8+ years of proficiency with project management methodology, tools and templates (includes project planning, schedule development, scope and cost management). PMP Certification is preferred.• Expertise in at least 3 areas, in-depth knowledge of relevant project methodology and tools: Agile, Scrum, SDLC methodologies and JIRA.• Experience creating and managing project work plans for projects implementing data warehouses in cloud native technologies (Snow flake, AWS Data Lake), Python/Spark data engineering processes on Big Data Platforms such as Hadoop, Machine learning tools such as Tensor flow.• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written). Exceptional presentation skills.• Effective People Management experience.• Experience identifying process improvements and working across the organization to continuously improve overall project management support.• Manage data, technical and analytical projects.Keys to Success in this Role:• Strong leadership skills, great teammate, and familiarity with the mortgage industry: Loan origination & credit management experience. Intuition for business with technical experience.• Proactive with the ability to think creatively; execute in a manner that respects and meets appropriate internal controls.• Experience creating power point decks as needed.• Experience with data management.• Keen attention to detail, ability to manage process, and follow through on tasks, with significant organizational, project and program management skills.• Superb interpersonal skills, including effectively interacting with internal management and external partners.• Highly organized, capable of handling constant change in priorities and comfortable in a matrix management.• Demonstrate critical thinking skills with an innovative spirit.