Senior Project Manager

About Locus

Locus (formerly VCC Social Enterprises) partners with communities where the capital system is not working to ensure that everyone, no matter their background, location, or economic status, can live in healthy, thriving communities. A capital system that centers community input and impact is essential to making this a reality.

Locus is a nonprofit holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve. Locus is the parent organization for a family of social enterprises, which includes Locus Bank, Locus Impact Fund, Locus Capital and the Community Investment Guarantee Pool, or CIGP. Locus has generated over $2 billion dollars in total impact in local communities to create jobs, energize places, and promote an enhanced quality of life. With offices in Christiansburg and Richmond, Locus offers innovative and flexible financing tools and professional advisory services to individuals and organizations in low-to-moderate income and underserved communities. Locus Bank is an FDIC-insured, certified bank and B Corp offering products tailored to socially conscious investors, along with personal and business checking, savings, and certificate of deposit accounts. Locus Bank is a majority-owned subsidiary of Locus. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. Learn more at www.locusimpact.org.

Ideal Candidate:

Locus seeks candidates deeply committed to the organization’s mission, vision, and core values. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating equitable access to capital and innovative tools that tackle systemic challenges and advance promising opportunities.

Position Overview:

The Senior Project Manager leads the Project Management Office (PMO) and critical projects across the organization through the use of established project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards, and meet internal and external customer expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews; and escalating functional, quality, budget, and timeline issues appropriately.
• Responsible for managing key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.
• Leads project team communications across all areas of the organization, including regular project status updates to various staff, management, executive, and Board stakeholders.
• Collaborates with senior management and stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing new business processes or information technology to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Recommends optimizations to business strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Able to lead business process optimization and information technology projects.
• Engage in customer relationship management with internal project sponsors and stakeholders, building excellent relationships across all areas of the organization.
• Maintains necessary certifications; reviews professional publications; establishes personal networks; benchmarks state-of-the-art practices; participates in professional societies.
• Responsible for management of a portfolio of large and medium projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Leads the PMO in managing the prioritized portfolio of projects and establishes standard project management processes and tools for use across the organization.
• Mentors project leaders and project management staff.

Qualifications:

Experience/Education/Certifications

• 7 to 10 years of experience managing projects, with at least 3 years managing project portfolios or highly complex projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (PMI-ACP and/or Master’s Certification in Project Management preferred).
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training/experience, leading both business and technology projects.
• Detail oriented with exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.

Communication:

• A positive, forward-looking approach directed to overcoming obstacles and “get to yes”.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form, and to distill complex matters into clearly understood and articulated action steps.
• Ability to document workflow and procedures. Ability to write accurate, clear and organized communications, incorporating a range of information and analysis.

Mission/Vision/Organizational Values:

• Live and represent the values and mission of the organization – keeping diverse, equitable, and inclusive impact at the center of all efforts and execution
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with others and successfully interact with people at all management and support levels, as well as people of diverse socio-economic backgrounds
• Ability to organize and prioritize work activities to meet deadlines and ensure high quality work products
• High level of adaptability and flexibility required
• Ability to travel as required
• Alignment with the organizational goals:
• Sensitivity to racial, gender, sexual orientation and cultural differences and treat everyone with dignity and respect
• Effective, respectful, and timely communications with internal and external stakeholders
• Analytic, thoughtful and strategic thinking and thoroughly aware of organizational goals and strategic direction. Must have the ability to switch roles and procedures easily to facilitate change in line with organizational priorities.
• Consider the mission, objectives, and goals of LOCUS and demonstrate an understanding of the impact of their decisions and behavior on the organization
• Access to high-speed internet bandwidth and reasonable proximity to LOCUS or a major metropolitan airport.

Locus prefers applicants from East Coast states where business relationships have already been established, they include: Virginia, New York, Florida, New Jersey, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Considerations may be given to candidates from other established states such as Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, Kansas, Tennessee, and Missouri.

Locus offers a competitive salary based on experience and skills, as well as an excellent benefits package including health, disability, life insurance, 401(k) savings plan with employer match, and paid time off.

The salary range for the Senior Project Manager is $118,000 - $125,000

EEO Statement

Locus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Locus does not discriminate in hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, national origin, non-job-related disability, or status as a veteran.