Project Manager

Description/Job Summary

Join a team focused on the success of our customers, the success of our communities, and the success of each other. Farm Credit East (FCE) is the leading provider of loans and farm advisory services to farm, forest product, fishing, and other agricultural business owners across the northeast with $13.5 billion in total loan volume and $29 million in annual financial services revenue from 18,000 customers across our 8-state territory. We are One Team Working Together with a focus on our five pillars: Outstanding Customer and Employee Experience, Quality Growth, Operational Excellence, Commitment to our Communities, and Protecting Customer Information.

A Project Manager (PM) is an accountable leader responsible for independently delivering projects that drive measurable value for Farm Credit East's customers and business objectives. The PM owns the full project lifecycle-from planning and execution through benefits realization-ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and standards. With strong skills in team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and risk management, the PM coordinates cross-functional efforts, manages dependencies, and proactively resolves challenges to achieve project outcomes. Every project is managed with a customer-first mindset, ensuring solutions deliver tangible value to both customers and employees. This role is ideal for professionals ready to take ownership of project delivery, drive operational excellence, and contribute directly to Farm Credit East's mission and vision.

The value drivers for this role are as follows:

• Delivers organizational value by independently leading projects from planning through stabilization, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and measurable business outcomes.
• Drives operational excellence through disciplined management of scope, schedule, budget, and risk, while fostering collaboration and accountability across teams.
• Champions benefits realization and continuous improvements by tracking progress against Objectives and Key Results, implementing corrective actions, and sharing best practices to raise the standard of project delivery.

Come join a collaborative, customer-focused team at Farm Credit East!

Duties and Responsibilities

Value Delivery & Strategic Alignment

• Build and own the execution plan: Develop integrated schedules, budgets, dependencies, and change/decision management processes for assigned projects.
• Publish leading indicators and benefits progress: Maintain and communicate progress on value realization, including post-implementation reviews at appropriate intervals to confirm benefits are being achieved.
• Drive corrective actions for value gaps: Analyze project performance against OKRs and benefits targets, proactively implement adjustments to maximize value delivery.

Execution (Planning, Delivery, Dependencies)

• Lead project planning and delivery: Independently develop and manage integrated project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocations for assigned initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams: Facilitate team meetings, clarify roles and responsibilities, and ensure accountability for deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage dependencies and change: Identify and address project interdependencies, oversee change requests, and escalate issues or risks that impact project outcomes.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Maintain project documentation and standards: Ensure all project artifacts (charter, plans, decisions, status reports) are complete, accurate, and accessible in the designated system of record.
• Protect company interests: Coordinate with Legal, Information Security, and Risk to apply organizational policies and standards to safeguard data, confidentiality, and operational integrity in all project activities.
• Monitor and mitigate risks: Conduct regular risk reviews with the team, proactively identify and address risks and issues, and ensure compliance with company requirements.

Stakeholder & Change Enablement

• Facilitate stakeholder communication and decision forums: Deliver clear updates, manage exceptions, and document key decisions for sponsors and stakeholders.
• Drive adoption and operational stabilization: Partner with Change Enablement and Learning & Development to deliver training, communications, and seamless handoffs.
• Resolve conflicts and align teams: Lead sponsor and stakeholder meetings, resolve escalations, and ensure alignment with project and organizational goals.

Continuous Improvement & Responsible AI

• Champion continuous improvement: Lead retrospectives, propose EPMO procedure updates, and implement enhancements to project delivery.
• Coach teams on metrics and outcome measurement: Mentor team members in flow efficiency, lead time, and benefits tracking.
• Utilize AI tools to optimize project management deliverables, coach team members in responsible AI use, and lead continuous improvement initiatives by integrating AI insights into project processes.

Job Qualifications and Requirements:

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  Bachelor's degree in in Business, Project Management, Agriculture, Agri-Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field.

  
  
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  3-5 years of professional experience leading projects or major workstreams, ideally in a regulated or cross-functional environment.

  
  
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  Demonstrated experience managing project lifecycle phases: planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.

  
  
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  Experience coordinating teams, managing budgets, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

  
  
• Preferred certifications: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• We offer hybrid work options after two weeks of employment with Farm Credit East. Hybrid work options are determined based on job role and balancing the needs of the customers, the team, and individual work performance. This will be reviewed based on manager discretion.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary Range: $65,000 to $95,000 commensurate with experience
• Short-Term Incentive to reward business results
• Retirement Contributions :
  
  
  
  • 401k match up to 6% of salary;or for those unable to take full advantage of the 401(k) match, verified student loan payments may qualify for an employer match in your 401(k) up to 6% of salary
  • Defined Contribution retirement plan funded at 2-9% of salary depending on years of service
  
  
  
  
• Time Off:
  
  
  
  • 15-25 days of vacation leave per year, depending on years of service
  • 12 days of holiday leave per year
  • 7.5 days of sick leave in your first year, followed by 12 days of sick leave per year thereafter; unlimited rollover of unused sick leave year to year
  • Paid Parental Leave: Up to 80 hours of paid leave for birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents
  • Family Care Leave: Additional leave options available under FMLA and company policy
  
  
  
  
• Health and Insurance:
  
  
  
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, including preventive care and wellness programs to support your overall health and well-being
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life insurance at 2x base pay
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance at 2x base pay
  • Long-term disability insurance at 2/3 base pay
  
  
  
  
• Additional Benefits:
  
  
  
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Continuing education and training
  • Employee Assistance Program offering a wide variety of tools and resources
  
  
  
  
• Benefits Eligibility:
  
  
  
  • Eligibility Begins: First of the month following your hire date
    
  • Eligible Employees: Full-time employees working 30+ hours per week; Part-Time employees working 20+ hours per week.
  
  
  
  

Farm Credit East is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. It is our goal to make employment decisions that further the principle of equal employment opportunity by utilizing objective standards based upon an individual's qualifications for a specific job opening. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), if you have a disability and would like a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a position with Farm Credit East, please call 1-800-562-2235 or e-mailFarmCreditCareers@farmcrediteast.com