Lending Operations Project Manager – Amegy Tower/ Houston, TX

At Amegy Bank, everyone counts! Your contributions are valued, and everyone is given the opportunity to grow in their career. We’re committed to doing the very best for our customers, our communities, and our employees.

We are looking for an experienced Lending Operations Project Manager to join our team in Houston, TX.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.
• Manages specific department/division projects in a timely and efficient manner.
• Prepare action plans, including resources, timeframes and reporting/data analysis for projects as needed.
• Responsible to organize work through planned tasks to ensure project objectives are met on time, within scope and delivering anticipated value.
• Establishes and implement project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, adhere to high quality standards and meet department/division/customer expectations.
• Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments.
• Manage projects through entire life cycle from initiation through closing.
• May direct and monitor work efforts on a daily basis.
• Identifies resource needs, performs quality reviews and escalates functional, quality and timeline issues appropriately.
• Responsible for tracking costs/budgets, key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of the department/division/customers.
• Coordinates communication with all areas that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.
• Designs, implements, evaluates and audits project management processes and templates.
• May work closely with internal departments and outside vendors to ensure project completion.
• Support manager with tasks related to lending and portfolio management initiatives and processes.
• Publish and maintaining guidance documents.
• Publish and maintaining internal website(s) for teams.
• Facilities specific, recurring processes (ex. quality control reviews, lending authority requests).
• Report generation and/or utilize for leaders and users’ ability to manage to expected data and/or policy requirements (ex. exceptions).
• Data integrity review and/or handling of error clearing processes within systems.
• Will need to learn and utilize internal lending systems, reporting platforms, and other technologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related degree and 2+ years experience in project management processes, methodologies and tools, resource and changes management practices and techniques or other directly related experience. A combination of education and experience may meet requirements.
• Working knowledge of project management, including methodologies, processes, tools, scope management, financial tracking, scheduling and resource management.
• Knowledge of department processes, procedures and applications.
• Experience in solution identification and assessment and creation of business and financial case.
• Must have solid leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to identify, analyze and resolve issues.
• Ability to meet deadlines, schedules and budgeted costs.
• Solid negotiation and facilitation abilities.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance – START DAY ONE!
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Paternal Leave, and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA), and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO), and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits, including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees

• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products