From the acquisition of New Penn Financial by New Residential Investment Corp. comes NewRez. It’s more than just a new name, it’s new opportunities! It’s an exceptionally strong organization with a reputation for quality and a get-it-done attitude. Now backed by the financial resources, expertise and unparalleled capabilities that will allow us to rise like never before.
Founded in just 2008 as a start-up, we have grown to over 2,170+ employees in over 130 offices and are licensed to lend in 49 states plus DC. We have earned the recognition of Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 Lists of Fastest Growing Private Companies, hold a position on Mortgage Executive Magazine’s list of 50 Best Companies to Work For, and regularly appear on the Scotsman Guide list of top lenders, to name a few.
The NewRez Mission: Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.
We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.
Primary Function:
The Senior Project Manager applies professional principles, practices, and techniques to lead project teams and control project schedule, cost, scope and quality to ensure the project objectives are met.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible to thoroughly understand and communicate stakeholder requirements
- Establish clear ownership for project tasks
- Coordinate and facilitate delivery of project objectives
- Track progress and review project tasks to ensure deadlines are met
- Assess project issues and risks and identify solutions to resolve/mitigate
- Proactively communicate project status, issues & risks to appropriate stakeholders
- Work collaboratively with internal and external teams
- Ability to travel, approximately 5%
- Help define & maintain reporting and processes
- Other duties as assigned; including but not limited to defining requirements, testing, documentation, training
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
- PMP Certification (Desired)
- Project Manager – 3 to 6+ years of project management experience
- Mortgage experience – 2+ years
Knowledge, Skill and Ability Requirements
Competencies – An individual must demonstrate the following:
Project Management – Develops project plans or work breakdown structures; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities; Proficient in using tools in managing/leading/tracking a project; Experience in all phases of the project lifecycle
Delegation – Delegates appropriate work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results
Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Acts as a mediator between the project sponsor and the stakeholders
Change Management – Develops workable implementation plans; Communicates changes effectively; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Prepares and supports those affected by change; Monitors transition and evaluates results; Ensures all possible changes in scope are reviewed, monitored and follows the review/approval process; adapts well and quickly to change
Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Demonstrates leadership in managing team members
Customer Service – Manages difficult or emotional business situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments; Manages stakeholder expectations
Analytical – Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures
Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality; Monitors project quality
Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events- Initiative – Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed
Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions
Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plan
Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Puts in extra effort when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
Meetings – Manages meetings effectively; ensures a clear agenda is included in the meeting invite, prepares ahead of time and uses the team members time wisely; produces a timely meeting recap outlining key actions and next steps
Verbal / Nonverbal – Convey easily and quickly any message; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens attentively and seeks clarification; Responds well to questions; Maintain professional nonverbal communication analogous to situation
Written – Writes clearly and informatively with a high level of sophistication; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret complex written information
Presentation – Presents clearly and informatively, easily maintaining audience attention and responding to audience needs; Able to facilitate discussion, progress effectively, and manage audience as needed
Location: 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, PA 19034
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