Operations Strategic Initiatives Project Manager
Avant is dedicated to building premier digital banking solutions for the middle class through a combination of technology, analytics and superior customer service. Since 2012, Avant has connected over 1.5 million customers to over $7.5 billion in loans and 800,000 credit cards. A high growth financial technology company, Avant has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Fortune, Bloomberg, and has raised over $600 million of equity capital. Visit www.avant.com for more information.
Avant is looking for an intellectually curious and highly motivated Project Management Sr Analyst/Associate, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, to join a new team within the Operations organization. The Operations Strategic Initiatives team is focused on:
Initiating and leading Operations maturation projects solving for the target state environment
Driving customer and agent experience improvement initiatives
We are looking for a high-energy individual who has a strong work ethic, the ability to turn a business-level objective into a project road map, and a track record of sponsor and stakeholder communication and management. The Project Manager is responsible for collaborating cross-functionally to strategically plan, organize, and execute projects from ideation to delivery and measurement.
What you do at Avant
- Serve as a project owner, responsible for all aspects of a project’s development, planning, execution, and measurement
- Understand the purpose, business priorities, and objectives in order to effectively support strategic decisions
- Create, communicate, and maintain a project plan; set quantifiable goals and milestone targets
- Lead project planning sessions, manage project progress, coordinate resources, and ensure projects meet specified deadlines.
- Identify and address project risks and dependencies to ensure minimal impact on delivery
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the Operations organization
- JIRA program management
Why you are a fit for Avant
- 2-5 years of project or program management experience
- Experience with various project management tools, JIRA preferred
- Experience managing large scale projects with various stakeholders
- Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously
- Knowledge of continuous process improvement processes, methods, and programs, such as Six Sigma, Lean, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Big-picture thinking and vision
- Attention to detail
- Capacity to manage high-stress situations
- Conflict resolution skills
- Analytical, problem solving, and critical/creative thinking skills
- Continuous learner
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Why Avant is a fit for you:
At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:
We value, support, and help each other grow
We are committed to active inclusion and diversity
We are transparent and believe the best idea wins
We succeed when our customers succeed
We get sh!t done… responsibly
And we keep it fun!
We believe that ideas are more important than titles, everything is more fun together, everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner. While we believe the perks and benefits that we offer are terrific, nothing excites us more than having the ability to collaborate with intelligent, highly-motivated and talented people on challenging problems as we work to change the face of online lending.
Avant is an equal opportunity employer and individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability or genetic information or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance.