Internal Consultant

Did you know that Countrywide Financial is now ranked America's #1 home loan lender.* We're also ranked 122nd among America's largest companies in the Fortune 500**. Consider joining our best-.in-class team that made this possible.



*As ranked for 2005 by Inside Mortgage Finance (Jan. 27, 2006) ? 2006


**Fortune, April 2006




Did you know that Countrywide Financial? is now ranked America's #1 home loan lender?* We're also ranked 122nd among America's largest companies in the Fortune 500**. Consider joining our best-in-class team that made this possible.

*As ranked for 2005 by Inside Mortgage Finance (Jan. 27, 2006) ? 2006
** Fortune, April 17, 2006

Consultant, Internal Management Consulting
The Performance Management Group (PMG) is Countrywide?s internal management consulting group charged with executing projects and managing programs that drive measurable results and advance corporate priorities. PMG leads organizational change by driving a culture of continuous improvement and project management through common methodologies, tools, and training that promote positive change and enable employee empowerment.
PMG executes capability-building projects by collaborating with Countrywide?s Business Units on strategic priorities. PMG projects provide significant business transformation to the company, yielding step-level change in how the business units operate. PMG utilizes a hypothesis-driven approach to project work, starting our efforts by reaching for the ?big changes/answers? followed by the detailed analyses, economics, process flows, etc. to prove or disprove what is right for Countrywide?s business.
PMG is a ?fast track? environment. Our associates are ambitious, results-oriented, collaborative, and driven to excel. We have high exposure to the various business units at the senior management level. All PMG associates are expected to become experts in Countrywide?s proprietary project management methodology, FASTER.
The Consultant, Internal Management Consulting is responsible for contributing to key aspects of client engagements. Our Consultants play a key role in helping to gather data, document, analyze, and identify opportunities for improvement. Consultants are expected to bring a strong interest in business processes and process consulting.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Information gathering and able to articulate information into process flows.
- Conducts analysis and identifies key findings.
- Identifies customer requirements.
- Develops recommendations and key business concepts.
- Builds relationships with clients and participates in solution-oriented meetings.
A successful candidate will have:
- Undergraduate degree.
- 1 to 2 years of experience with business and management consulting, process improvement, or project management.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- Solid quantitative and analytical skills.
- Familiarity with quantitative/statistical problem solving approaches.
- Comfortable operating in the absence of formal structure.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively engage with, and present to, all levels of management.
An ideal candidate may also possess:
- Financial services industry experience.




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