The Strategic Project Manager serves as the central execution catalyst for all corporate-wide initiatives, ensuring seamless delivery of strategic projects across Technology, Risk, Operations, Accounting, Legal, and other business units. This role transforms executive vision into coordinated action, optimizing resource allocation and accelerating project delivery timelines while maintaining alignment with business objectives in the auto finance domain.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Execution Leadership
- Executive Decision Enablement: Provide real-time strategic alignment dashboards showing project interdependencies, resource impact, and timeline implications for executive decision-making
- Cross-Functional Program Delivery: Lead end-to-end execution of corporate initiatives including system implementations, regulatory compliance projects, operational transformations, and business expansion efforts
- Resource Optimization: Maximize ROI on strategic investments by identifying synergies, eliminating redundancies, and streamlining execution across departments
Communication Efficiency & Alignment
- Strategic Communication Framework: Ensure consistent, simultaneous messaging across all departments to eliminate information silos and reduce ad-hoc coordination meetings
- Executive Briefing Systems: Deliver pre-packaged status updates and decision-support materials enabling rapid strategic pivots
- Stakeholder Velocity: Accelerate project momentum by proactively identifying and resolving cross-departmental blockers
Program Delivery Excellence
- Timeline Accountability: Own delivery timelines for all corporate projects with direct escalation authority to C-suite for blocker resolution
- Quality Assurance: Ensure all deliverables meet regulatory compliance requirements and business quality standards
- Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and address project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints before they impact delivery
Strategic Portfolio Management
- Initiative Prioritization: Work with executive team to optimize project sequencing and resource allocation across competing priorities
- Vendor Coordination: Manage strategic relationships with key technology and service providers to ensure alignment with corporate objectives
- Performance Metrics: Maintain comprehensive program health dashboards focusing on delivery velocity and business impact
Authority & Escalation Framework
- Direct C-Suite Access: Authority to escalate critical blockers directly to CEO, COO, and relevant executive team members
- Cross-Departmental Coordination: Empowered to convene department heads for urgent alignment and resource reallocation
- Vendor Management: Authority to coordinate with external partners and escalate performance issues
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience: 7+ years in strategic program management, preferably within financial services, fintech, or auto finance
- Industry Knowledge: Understanding of auto finance operations including originations, underwriting, servicing, collections, and regulatory compliance
- Leadership: Proven track record managing complex, multi-departmental initiatives with competing priorities
- Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with ability to translate between technical and business teams
- Analytical: Strong analytical skills with experience in project metrics, resource optimization, and risk assessment
Preferred Qualifications
- Financial Services: Direct experience with consumer lending, ABS transactions, or regulatory compliance projects
- Technology Integration: Experience managing system implementations, data migrations, and third-party integrations
- Vendor Management: Track record managing strategic technology and service provider relationships
- Certifications: PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent program management certifications
- Tools: Proficiency with enterprise project management platforms (Jira, Monday.com, etc.)
Success Metrics
Primary KPIs:
- Project Delivery Timeline Performance: 95%+ on-time delivery rate for corporate initiatives
- Resource Utilization Efficiency: Measurable reduction in cross-departmental resource consumption
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Quarterly department head feedback scores
- Executive Decision Velocity: Reduced time from strategic decision to execution kickoff
Secondary Metrics:
- Budget adherence across program portfolio
- Risk mitigation effectiveness (reduced critical issues)
- Communication efficiency (reduced ad-hoc coordination meetings)
Salary: $100,000 - $120,000 based on experience
Performance bonus: Up to 15% based on delivery metrics and strategic impact
Veros Credit, LLC is an equal opportunity employer
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