Senior Project Manager, Credit Ratings, Business Operations

The Team
Morningstar DBRS Program Management team leads strategic initiatives that enable the efficiency and effectiveness of the Credit Group and aligns projects with the groups overarching business goals and OKRs. Project managers on this team interact across many Morningstar DBRS functions including Product Data Technology Analytical Legal Compliance and Business Development teams among others.

The Role

We are hiring a Senior Project Manager who is highly collaborative detail-oriented and this role you will manage critical cross-functional projects in a fast-paced highly collaborative environment.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background coordinating globally distributed teams on complex projects. Proven experience owning planning and driving projects to completion is essential as well as the ability to thrive in a dynamic fast-moving setting.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and oversee project timelines tasks responsibilities and deliverables working with global teams on implementation.

• Partner with external and internal project stakeholders to define and document project scope and technical requirements when needed.

• Communicate regular project status updates across all stakeholder groups.

• Identify monitor and mitigate project risks.

• Analyze key metrics impacting project progress and/or project team performance and work with the business to resolve issues and remove impediments.

• Cultivate a culture of team collaboration grounded in open and honest communication.

• Drive continuous process improvement through feedback loops coaching retrospectives and individual development to help the team achieve optimal performance.

• Partner with groups across the Credit Group and throughout Morningstar.

Qualifications and requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent.

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience; PMP or equivalent certification is strongly preferred.

• Hands-on experience with project management platforms such as Asana; knowledge of Jira is a plus.

• Ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently; preferably in software development or business operations.

• Proven success facilitating global team collaboration and influencing decision-making across senior leadership in a fast-paced ambiguous environment.

• Strong communication active listening analytical problem-solving and time-management skills with the ability to foster healthy debate and provide constructive coaching and feedback.

• Extensive finance background is not required but a genuine interest in learning the business is.

Bonus Target:

We expect the compensation and target bonus for this role to fall within the stated range. The specific compensation offered will depend on the candidates qualifications experience and other job-related factors.

Morningstars hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as weve found that were at our best when were purposely together on a regular most of our locations our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are youll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.