Project Manager I

Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans.

Under general supervision, plan, manage, and execute varied software development, customization, or IT systems development projects. Gather information at front end to determine project parameters and specifications, and to budget human, financial and other resources. May provide technical oversight to some staff and track attainment of project milestones. Report on progress and budget expenditures to project owners.

• Meet with application owners, application developers and analysts, coding staff and the like to determine business needs and functionalities desired for new or revised application.
• Plan course of project, including milestones, resources needed in the form of staff hours, budget, use of technology and tools and document in project plan, following established project management methodology.
• Track course of project from meetings, conferring with developers, and receiving reports. Update project plan as needed. Document changes to scope or functionalities with change ticket, project plan, or other format.
• Assess conformity of development process to accepted methodology and communicate to responsible managers or staff. Document exceptions or deviations as needed. Convene meetings and plan agenda to ensure important issues are aired and resolved.
• Report on progress of project, use of staff, $ expenditures, progress on milestones and the like to application owners.
• Provide guidance to appropriate project staff; may provide technical input, and input to their managers regarding performance and technical skills.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required

Minimum Experience

• 1+ years of related experience

Specialized Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of SDLC, project execution and implementation, relationship with Governance teams
• Proficient in project plan (mpp) and project server
• Proficient in scheduling, project coordination and adminstration, ,meeting facilitation and note taking
• Working knowledge of Risk, Issues, Decisions, Action Items management and maintenance
• Proficient in SharePoint 2013
• Working knowledge of forecast, actuals, accruals, SOW management (Fieldglass & ePro) and associated reporting
• Well versed in PowerPoint and Excel
• Should be a team player and willing to work in a highly matrixed environment