At FHLB Des Moines, we work each day to develop an inclusive culture that supports and leverages the complexity of a diverse workforce. This enables us to effectively serve the needs of our members and help them succeed.

The Senior Project Manager manages key projects as part of our strategic business plan and other initiatives in support of the organization’s current and future needs. The Senior Project Manager is a key member of our team that ensures that changes are delivered in alignment with stakeholder expectations and add business value. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing projects to successful completion, ensuring that projects deliver on time, on budget, and in accordance with standards and guidelines over the entire project.

Accountabilities:

Responsibilities/Duties/Function/Tasks:

Manage complex projects with cross-functional teams across business units and information technology, including:
Assuming overall responsibility for project execution and delivery, ensuring overall organizational objectives are met
Ensuring adherence to project management policies and procedures; providing coaching to project teams on project processes
Ensuring adherence to organizational procedures related to risk and controls, including overseeing risk and control assessments and any other regulatory deliverables as required
Providing leadership to project teams through all project phases, including initiation, requirements, design, development, testing, implementation, post-production support, and closure
Managing project scope, schedule, and budget to approved baselines and following project change management procedures as needed
Working with project sponsors and teams to identify project scope
Developing project plans and schedules to identify and track progress on work required to deliver project scope
Developing and managing project budgets, including expense tracking and forecasting
Ensuring vendor contracts are completed in a timely manner and managing vendor tasks and performance on a day-to-day basis to ensure deliverables are completed in accordance with contract specifications
Ensuring operational readiness to perform business processes upon project implementation
Identifying, communicating, and managing project risks and issues
Communicating project progress across all levels of the organization, including project status reports and varying degrees of ad hoc communication, depending on the needs of the project; appropriately tailoring communication to the needs of stakeholders across all levels of the organization, including executive leadership
Managing project team member workloads and performance in a matrix environment, regularly communicating with, and providing feedback to resource managers
Stepping in to fill gaps where necessary to ensure effective project delivery
Manage deadlines while working with a high degree of independence
Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Influence stakeholders and drive decision-making while devising and implementing solutions to problems to achieve identified project or program objectives
Work with organizational leadership to establish program strategies, scope, and roadmaps, providing expertise on program management and execution; manage and track program progress throughout the program lifecycle

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required
7 - 10 years project management experience
Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies
PMP and CSM certifications preferred
Experience managing projects utilizing a Software Development Lifecycle in an Information Technology environment
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
Working knowledge Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Visio, Word) and Microsoft Project
Working knowledge of agile workflow tools preferred
Ability to lead a team and influence others
Vendor management experience
Track record of successful project delivery
Results-oriented and self-motivated
Effective in a culture of teamwork, collaboration and accountability
Ability to influence others and be an agent for change
A strategic and disciplined thinker with outstanding presentation and analytical skills
Highly organized with a strong work ethic
Effective in a dynamic environment with excellent time-management skills
Ability to work in a hybrid environment

Compensation Range:

Annual Salary: $106,467.00 - $118,993.00

This salary range represents the Bank’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of hire. Offer to be determined by selected applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills & abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. This role is also eligible to participate in the Bank’s annual incentive plan.

As part of our competitive Total Rewards package, the Bank offers 11 paid holidays, 5 weeks of PTO and a work culture that values work/life balance. Most roles are eligible for our hybrid work schedule of 3 days per week in office, 2 days per week work-from-home. We match 100% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k), and provide an additional 4% non-discretionary contribution to your 401(k) at the end of year. More information on our Total Rewards program can be found here.

At FHLB Des Moines, we celebrate diversity, work to create an inclusive culture and champion equity in all of our policies and practices. This enables us to effectively serve the needs of our members and help them succeed. FHLB Des Moines is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history), status as a parent or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.