Job Description

Guaranteed Rate is the seventh largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S. The company has become The Home Purchase Experts® by offering industry-leading self-service tools and low rate, low fee mortgages through an easy-to-understand process and unparalleled customer service. Headquartered in Chicago with approximately 3,000+ employees in 200+ offices across the U.S. and licensed in all 50 states, Guaranteed Rate has helped hundreds of thousands of homeowners with more than $23 billion in home purchase loans and refinances in the past year. 

Guaranteed Rate has been able to expand successfully nationwide through a business model that allows top originators to join the company and close more loans faster through its technology, pricing, process and support. The company now has more top loan originators in the annual national rankings from mortgage industry publications Mortgage Executive, Scotsman Guide and Origination News than any other bank or mortgage company. Having gone through explosive growth Guaranteed Rate has maintained being highly entrepreneurial while maintaining a healthy work life balance. If you’re interested in working with motivated and intelligent people while disrupting an industry then we want to talk with you.

Our home base is an old textile building that’s been turned into a hip office with exposed brick and duct work, windows we can actually open during the summer and an open floor plan – no cubicle life here. There are a few offices, but we totally outnumber the office dwellers. The awesomeness doesn’t end there, we also have:

• Free 20 minute monthly massages. It’s true, we don’t want you to be a cramped-up mess.
• A free on-site nurse. Psshh who needs a doctor’s appointment when our nurse can do it all? Did we mention the free part?
• An in-house café offering breakfast, lunch and a late afternoon healthy snack. All meals are subsidized so you’ll never pay full price.
• Access to the office gym for only $20 a year – no really - the whole year. Oh and for a puny fee you can take yoga, Cross Fit or boxing. We like our folks healthy and happy.
• A 5,000 square foot rooftop deck that’s available to everyone all day and all evening with wifi, two bars, music, grills and fun umbrellas and fire pits – provided it’s not covered in snow.
• Holiday parties? We got’em! Not just major holidays, any holiday….Marti Gras, Valentine’s Day, St. Paddy’s Day, Opening Day, Boxing Day (for our Canadian employee), Sweetest Day, Groundhog Day, etc..
• Inter-office contests like the Great Mac-Off, Chili Cook-Off and limbo. We always keep you guessing and participating.
• 401k with some matching, Blue Cross health care coverage – yup, dental and vision too, short-term disability, life insurance – we got ya covered on this one, legal assistance – for a small monthly fee and did we mention the awesome rooftop deck?

While we don’t allow jeans, we also don’t allow suits. We want you to just look your best every day and you’ll fit right in.

Project Manager: 

This position will report to and support the Vendor Management organization. The Project Manager is responsible for the leadership of projects that are cross functional and have a higher degree of complexity. Focused dedication of workload, managing independently, as well as in partnership with Business stakeholders. Serve as the point of contact for the business case project. The Project Manager together with the leadership is directly responsible for delivery of assigned projects within acceptable timeframes and quality standards. The Project Manager is fully knowledgeable of best practices in project management. The Project Manager may be responsible for multiple projects running concurrently. Lead projects that focus on Business Unit plans, Customer strategic initiatives, or Process Improvement efforts. Act as change agent to foster a customer-centric, quality-oriented culture while driving measurable business improvements. Use enterprise change management principles in projects.

Accountabilities:

• Manage all phases of the project per the Product Development Process or Project Lifecycle Process.
• Deliver assigned projects on schedule aligned with the critical needs of the business vertical.
• Proficient in all aspects, identifying, analyzing, tracking and monitoring, of the Project Management Body of Knowledge: Scope, Time, Risk, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communication, Stakeholder Management, Procurement and Integration.
• Complete vendor due diligence reviews and risk assessments.
• Manage and maintain vendor relationships through the life cycle.
• Construct the work breakdown structure for the project.
• Maintain ownership of and accountability for the project schedule.
• Documents the necessary project artifacts, such as schedules and work plans, estimates, issues tracking and status reporting, to manage the project lifecycle.
• Manage all relationships necessary for a successful project team.
• Coordinates and facilitates project meetings and negotiates with staffing managers for project resources and other project needs.
• Identify and make recommendations for improvement to existing processes and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years experience in a Project Manager lead role
• Experience in working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Bachelor degree required

Guaranteed Rate is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason protected by law.