Lead Project Manager

Alliant Credit Union

• $95K — $163K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 Year Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field
  • 5+ years in product management, program management, or related roles
  • 8+ years of experience in product management and Agile methodology may substitute for degree
  • Preferred PMP Certification
  • Preferred CSM Certification
  • Preferred Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end planning and execution of complex initiatives
  • Monitor project budget and report on expenditures
  • Translate executive vision into executable plans with operational directors
  • Lead cross-functional teams towards organizational goals
  • Hold project team members accountable for deliverables and milestones
  • Identify and resolve day-to-day project team issues
  • Develop portfolio-level status reports on project health and delivery metrics

Benefits

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Work from home up to 3 days a week
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee discount programs
  • Paid personal and sick days
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Education reimbursement
Full Job Description
Essential Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring and delivery of multiple large, complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic change and visibility.
  • Monitor and report on project budget, maintain an understanding of total budget, current expenditures and remaining funds.
  • Partner with executives, operational directors, and process owners to translate vision into an executable plan.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals and Influence other functional areas and promote cultural and organizational change initiatives.
  • Responsible to hold project team members accountable to ensure successful delivery and quality of project deliverables and milestones.
  • Manage day-to-day activities of project team members to identify and resolve issues that would present a risk to on-time implementation of the project.
  • Develop and maintain portfolio-level status reports that synthesize project health, risk posture, and delivery metrics. Prepare strategic insights and delivery trends, ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and OKRs.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on EPMO methodologies, including Agile, SAFe, and hybrid delivery models.
  • Lead onboarding and training sessions for new PMs and cross-functional teams, ensure consistent adoption of PMO standards and tools such as ServiceNow, ADO, ZigiOps.
  • Act as the primary PMO interface with internal regulatory stakeholders including business risk & controls, risk management, compliance, and legal.
  • Ensure project documentation and execution align with audit, compliance, and risk mitigation frameworks.
  • Aggregate and analyze IT delivery metrics across projects, including velocity, burn-down, risk exposure, and dependency health. Partner with vertical leads and RTEs to surface actionable insights for risk mitigation and delivery acceleration.
  • Provide hands-on coaching to project managers across portfolios, focusing on delivery excellence, stakeholder engagement, and agile maturity.
  • Facilitate peer reviews, retrospectives, and planning workshops to elevate PM capabilities and foster a high-performing delivery culture.


Education & Years of Experience

  • Minimum- 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Business or Related
  • Minimum- 5 Years Product management, program management or related


In Lieu of Education

  • 8 Years Product management and Agile Methodology


License/Certification/Training

  • Preferred - PMP Certification
  • Preferred - CSM Certification
  • Preferred - Six Sigma Green Belt Certification


Compensation & Benefits:

Typical hiring range: $95,100.00 to $163,100.00 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.

Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Work from home up to 3 days a week
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee discount programs
  • Time off including paid personal and sick days
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Education reimbursement


*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.

Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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