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Great Place To Work certified company! Consumers Credit Union (CCU) is hiring a Project Manager to join our PMO!This is a flex / hybrid position: 2-3 days/week onsite at our HQ in Lake Forest, IL. Remaining days are 'work from home'. Local Northern IL/Southeast WI candidates only!As a Project Manager, you will manage a variety of projects across CCU which may include digital transformation, facilities transformation, and new vendor applications. You’ll ensure that all projects primarily follow the Waterfall methodology, using MS Project Online as an instrumental tool.
Your day-to-day will include:
Managing and coordinating projects within established budget and time frames to ensure desired project outcome. You'll ensure proper documentation is maintained for project scope, goals, milestones, tasks, required resources, risks, and schedules. You will also track project progress, prepare reports, and organize & facilitate meetings while identifying and resolving all challenges interfering with the progress.
Communicating status of assigned projects to management on a regular basis. You will ensure business units are prepared for production rollout by coordinating with management and the training department as needed. Reporting on any variances to approved budget or goals for the project will also be a key responsibility.
Act as liaison between Technology, business departments, and vendors during project execution.
Assist with the scoping, coordination, documentation, planning and delivery of new project opportunities.
Maintain working knowledge of Project Management techniques and industry standards.
What you’ll need to join the team:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or a related.
- 3+ years’ experience in Project Management is required.
- 5+ years’ experience in Project Management in lieu of education.
- Project Management certification or PMP is preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Project Online and Project Web Access tools (or similar).
- Ability to effectively communicate and have high comfort level working with team members across the organization including the C-Suite.
- Ability to commit to 40 hours per week during business operation hours, however, hours may be adjusted to support project and team requirements.
At CCU you'll enjoy:
A stable, growing, well-managed company with a bright future. A sincere commitment to our core values: Be Helpful, Act with Integrity, Be Transparent, Keep it Simple, Be Positive, Embrace Inclusion and Diversity. A belief in developing our employees to their fullest potential. And total rewards that include competitive pay and other benefits:
- FREE basic life, short term and long-term disability insurance. And we have a FREE employee-only fitness center!
- Multiple plan options for medical and dental, vision coverage, tax-advantaged spending accounts, employee assistance program, tuition assistance, student loan assistance and more.
- Time for rest, relaxation, volunteer activities, and personal interests with 11 company paid holidays, plus CCYou Day - a paid day off when you can focus on your wellbeing and generous paid time off - accrue up to 4 weeks of PTO in your first year!
- Retirement plans – We've got two of them to help provide for long term financial stability! A 401k with company matching, and a pension plan that is fully funded by CCU.
More about CCU
Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Lake Forest, IL, Consumers Credit Union has $3.2 billion in assets and serves more than 225,000 members, making it one of the largest credit unions in the state. CCU believes that nobody needs banks on every corner, but everyone needs people who are in their corner. To learn more, visit myconsumers.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
CCU complies with the requirements and spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity in employment. There will be no discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic information, military status (including unfavorable discharge from the military), criminal or arrest history (unless job related), crime victim status, or any other protected characteristic in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination, or any other employment actions or term and condition of employment.
CCU complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which CCU has facilities.We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact our Human Resources team at: HR_Dept@myconsumers.org or 877-275-2228.
