Project Manager Senior

Job Description

LHH is actively seeking a Senior Project Manager with secondary mortgage experience for one of our top clients in McLean! This will be a contract to start opportunity and will be onsite in their HQ in McLean.
Senior Project Manager - Secondary Mortgage Market
We are seeking an experienced Project Management professional with deep knowledge of the Secondary Mortgage Market. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience working with mortgage-related systems and technologies that support business processes. Experience with Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae is strongly preferred.
This role will join a high-performing project team within the Single-Family Portfolio & Servicing division and will lead the strategy, planning, development, and execution of large-scale business initiatives. The position also includes customer-facing engagement to support rollout, adoption, and ongoing stakeholder alignment.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategy development, planning, and execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Conduct consultative needs assessments and gap analyses to develop comprehensive rollout strategies, including enterprise-wide and customer-specific implementations
• Facilitate customer meetings and feedback sessions to drive engagement and successful adoption
• Partner with internal stakeholders to align on strategic objectives, rollout plans, and change management goals
• Develop and manage detailed project work plans, issue logs, risk registers, and executive-level status reports
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on project status, milestones, risks, and mitigation plans
• Facilitate meetings and conference calls, including scheduling, agenda development, documentation, and follow-up on action items
• Oversee and guide Business Analysts, including task delegation, reporting oversight, and presentation development
• Manage multiple workstreams and integrate them into a cohesive project plan and rollout strategy
• Prioritize competing initiatives effectively in a deadline-driven environment
• Review and edit materials to ensure clarity, consistency, and instructional quality

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Self-starter who thrives both independently and in collaborative environments
• Strong organizational and multitasking capabilities
• Assertive, dependable, and results-oriented mindset

• 5-10 years of related project management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Proven experience building and maintaining project infrastructure, including:
  • Project charter and vision development
  • Project planning and schedule management
  • Requirements gathering and documentation
  • Risk and issue management
  • Go-to-market planning and execution
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to define vision, business objectives, and critical success factors
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with executives, internal teams, and external customers
• Exceptional organizational, collaboration, and writing skills
• Highly detail-oriented with strong documentation discipline
• Demonstrated leadership skills that inspire confidence and motivate teams
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

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