Sr Project Manager, EPMO – Chatsworth

A US credit union is seeking a Sr Project Manager, EPMO to plan, manage, and deliver multiple medium to large, complex projects enterprise wide, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality are met while keeping the member and internal customer experience at the forefront.

Location: Hybrid — On-site – Los Angeles, CA

Acting as a change agent across cross functional teams, the Sr. Project Manager is fluent in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery and applies the approach best suited to each initiative. This role owns end to end delivery, keeps stakeholders informed, and mentors project managers and teams in sound delivery practices.

**What You Will Do**

Own end to end delivery of assigned projects, developing full scale plans with clearly defined scope, goals, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and success criteria in partnership with project owners. Apply the right methodology (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid) based on the complexity and risk profile of each initiative and manage a minimum of 4–5 concurrent projects. Facilitate Agile delivery by running sprints and ceremonies (planning, stand ups, reviews, retrospectives), managing the backlog in Jira, and removing impediments to keep teams on track. Manage change control, resource allocation, and vendor coordination throughout the project lifecycle. Identify, monitor, and mitigate project risks and issues, proactively resolving or escalating to protect timelines and budgets. Conduct project closures, ensuring operational integration, capture of lessons learned, and evaluation against defined success criteria. Support portfolio reporting and success metrics, and identify opportunities to improve processes, automation, and workflow efficiency. Report project status and communicate updates to senior leadership and business review teams using appropriate tools, techniques, and metrics. Provide direction and mentoring to project teams, managers, owners, and sponsors, encouraging trust, accountability, and continuous improvement.

**What We Are Looking For**

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. Master's degree in a related field preferred. PMP or PMI-ACP certification. Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification. Experience in the financial services or banking industry. 6–8 years of project or program management experience leading complex, enterprise wide initiatives, including technology and digital projects. Demonstrated ability to deliver across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies. Working knowledge of project management and delivery tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Confluence). Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, Excel) and Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence). Proven experience leading cross functional teams and presenting to senior leadership and business stakeholders. Strong organizational, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple changing priorities. Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead meetings and formal presentations at all levels. Analytical mindset, using metrics and data to drive decision making and delivery success. Self starter with a strong sense of ownership, results orientation, and the ability to balance people, technical, and business needs.

Compensation: $110000 – $130000/yr