VP, PMO

Chevron Federal Credit Union is one of the top-run credit unions in the country – and one of the largest, with $5 billion in assets. Yet our corporate culture is not stuffy: the Team Spirit Committee runs fun activities and charitable events throughout the year, and work-life balance, mutual respect, diversity, and providing a voice for every employee are all important to us. As you might imagine, we provide competitive pay and great benefits, including:

• Bonus/incentives for all regular employees


• 401(k) with 8% company contribution


• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents paid at 80%


• PTO and paid sabbaticals


• Tuition reimbursement

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Vice President, Project Management Office (PMO) provides executive leadership for the Credit Union’s enterprise project delivery, portfolio management, and execution excellence. This role is accountable for building, operating, and continuously improving a world‑class execution engine that translates strategy into predictable, high‑quality outcomes.

The VP, PMO owns enterprise delivery performance end‑to‑end: intake, prioritization, resourcing, governance, execution, value realization, and continuous improvement. Operating as both strategist and operator, this leader ensures the organization can reliably deliver its most critical initiatives while continually raising the bar on speed, quality, transparency, and accountability.

This role establishes the PMO as a strategic asset and change agent, not a project administration function. The VP, PMO is responsible for defining and communicating the PMO's value proposition to senior leadership and the broader organization.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE and EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree; MBA or other master’s degree a plus


• PMP certification and demonstrated expertise in project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, and associated tools.


• Senior leadership experience building and operating enterprise PMOs or large‑scale delivery organizations.


• Demonstrated success translating strategy into execution across complex, cross‑functional environments.


• Strong portfolio management, governance, and operating model design expertise.


• Proven track record of driving continuous improvement and raising execution maturity over time.


• Exceptional executive communication, influence, and decision‑facilitation skills.


• 8+ years’ experience leading people or functions within an enterprise Project Management Office focused on complex technology projects.


• 3+ years of experience in a financial services organization


• Significant experience working with an organization’s functional areas to define and deliver successful enterprise-wide projects highly desirable.


• Solid understanding and practical experience of software development life cycles and software release management.


• Solid understanding and practical experience in quality assurance methodologies and tools.

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Ability to write and speak effectively in English using correct spelling and grammar.


• Experience with Smartsheet, including Control Center, as a PPM tool is a plus.


• Basic math skills including the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages using a 10-key.


• Proficient in the use of basic applications in a Windows-based environment, including Outlook, Word, and Excel. Moderate keyboard skills at 40 wpm.


• Excellent customer service skills.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES and APTITUDES

• Highly strategic, including the ability to learn quickly, identify key issues, and develop conceptual frameworks that enable reliable, objective, and transparent evaluations.


• Excellent analytical skills, including the perceptiveness to ask the right questions, collect the right qualitative and quantitative information, and analyze data.


• Highly effective partner with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and drive toward consensus.


• Demonstrated ability to deliver information at the C-suite level.

• Highly proactive and self-directed.


• Confident, positive, and self-assured with stakeholders.


• Highly effective at multi-tasking with an organized and structured approach.

• Ability to identify and solve problems.


• Excellent organizational skills and detail orientation.


• Ability to quickly learn specialized software applications.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change; ability to quickly learn specialized applications and systems.


• Initiative and self-direction.


• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with people at all levels.


• Sound problem-solving and decision-making ability, including the ability to prioritize.


• Ability to understand and align with our core competencies through daily projects and tasks:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work involves extensive use of computers, up to eight hours per day. Appropriate vision, dexterity, and other physical abilities are required.


• May include occasional pushing, pulling, or carrying objects weighing up to 20 pounds.


• Must be able to speak and present on the telephone and/or through digital means of communication, including but not limited to Zoom/Teams/or other video technologies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary is based on qualifications and geographical location (Zone). Benefit information can be located on our Careers page here: https://www.chevronfcu.org/about-us/careers

Zone 1: $166,448.00 - $228,866.00

Zone 2: $151,467.68 - $208,268.06

Zone 3: $139,816.32- $192,247.44

Zone 4: $133,158.40- $183,092.80

This position is eligible to participate in the Key Employee Incentive Plan. Annual incentive opportunity ranges from 0–14% of incentive eligible earnings, based on institutional performance (0–4%) and individual performance (0–10%). Incentive payments are discretionary and subject to approval.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

Chevron Federal Credit Union (CFCU) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. CFCU participates in E-Verify.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 800-232-8101 for assistance.

CFCU Is CPRA Compliant for California Employees and Applicants, to review the Notice at Collection, click here. To submit a request, please refer to the Careers page for the CPRA Request Form.

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