Sr. Manager, Product Technology

Job Overview

PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Sr. Manager, Product Technology at our Tysons, Virginia location.

Responsibilities

• Build and contribute to a positive, team-oriented culture.
• Guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
• Lead the execution and delivery of business projects and governance in alignment with business strategies.
• Build relationships and trust with the relevant business stakeholders and foster transparent communication.
• Use metrics and techniques, such as root cause analysis, to radiate continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Facilitate proactive and collaborative communication throughout the organization regarding business requirements and relevant changes.
• Minimize risks and serve as an escalation point for any issue that cannot be resolved within the established teams.
• Collaborate with Architecture resources to define and build solutions aligned to the reference architecture and drive the team to be prepared to present thoughtful solutions at EACOE, TRB, DRB and other forums as needed.
• Build and maintain working relationships with dependent internal teams, vendors, and other departments.
• Collaborate and work cross-functionally with senior management and program stakeholders to create, prioritize, and define key strategic and tactical initiatives and resolve project roadblocks.
• Support planning ceremonies and facilitate coordination activities between all the teams in CBTO and Home Lending departments.
• Manage project conflicts, challenges, and dynamic business requirements to keep operations running at a high performance.
• Advocate Project Management best practices throughout the organization.
• Lead the team to become high-performing and high-trust.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight to team members to assist with project delivery.
• Develop and maintain budget, resource plan, and forecasts to ensure teams stay on track within allocated funding.
• Lead project estimation activities to assist in forecasting corporate budget.
• Publish bi-weekly team status reports and financials.
• Other duties as necessary to deliver organizational and team projects and improve the overall success of delivery across the organization.

Qualifications

• Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required, master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience performing product, project and platform management duties preferably in the credit union / banking industry or a financial services environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven track record of facilitating positive team dynamics to help maximize team performance.
• Prior experience in influencing, motivating, and mobilizing mid to large teams and business partners.
• Demonstrated experience successfully delivering complex projects, leading teams, and interacting with the highest levels of executive leadership.
• Effective time management, problem solving and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong knowledge of the technologies, methodologies and practices in the Home Lending space.
• Salesforce experience a plus.
• Experience using A.I. tools preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will supervise contractors.

Licenses and Certifications

• PMP preferred.
• SAFe or Agile Certifications a plus

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.

Travel

Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call may be required.

Pay Transparency

The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $97,400.00 - $193,560.00

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
• Paid time off.
• Family-friendly benefits like paid parental leave, care support, and fitness center access.
• Financial wellness features like a 401(k) match, employee loan discounts, and fully paid life and disability coverage.
• Growth support via education assistance, community involvement, and volunteer opportunities.

Purpose

Helping members achieve their dreams since 1935.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same.