Project Manager (Remote)
- Fort Mill, SC
- $75,375-100,475 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Independently oversees multiple medium to large scale complex projects.
- Coordinates project deliverables, plans and status reports.
- Identifies appropriate resources needed and coordinates schedules to ensure timely completion of project
- Creates project plans specifying goals, strategy, and staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, budgets, and allocation of available resources.
- Facilitates status and milestone meetings with cross functional groups.
- Conducts risk monitoring and controls during a project's duration to ensure ability to achieve expected outcomes, on time and on budget.
- Works closely with end users, business technologies and others to understand and prioritize business goals and information needs related to the project.
- Monitors project budgets including project cost estimates and forecasting.
- Prepares project status reports and keeps team, management and clients informed of project status and related issues.
- May be required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.
- 4-7 years of directly related experience
- Mortgage servicing knowledge preferred
- CSM (Certified Scrum Master) Preferred
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification preferred
- Knowledge of project management best practices and current technologies to plan and communicate effectively with project team and sponsors
- Experience with project management methodologies and techniques
- Experience with applicable business processes sufficient to communicate and consult with team members, customers and management
- Experience with planning, coordinating, and administering projects in a business and/or technology environment.
- Experience with risk management
- Experience with managing multiple projects or large projects
- Experience with managing project plans and budgets
- Experience with facilitating meetings
- Good verbal and written communication skills sufficient to create project plans and other project documentation
- Knowledge of communication, statusing, and Project Management tools to create project documents and reports
- Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
- Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
- Follows department processes and procedures and makes recommendations to these processes
- Errors may cause significant delay of process development or problem resolution
- No responsibility for the supervision of others
- Works independently setting own priorities and objectives. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall accuracy
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal work hours and/or responsibilities from time to time, as needed.What We Offer By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.