Consultant, Program and Project Management

About the role

The Human Capital Offering Portfolio focuses on helping organizations manage and sustain their performance through their most important asset: their people. Centered on five core issues, this Portfolio signifies to the market that we see Human Capital as a topic critical to the C-Suite. As we go to market, we show our clients that we serve more than HR organizations - from the CEO to CFO, Risk Manager to Business Unit leader - and that we deliver on our issues and help create value for our clients.

The Human Capital Program Major Programs and Portfolio Management (MPPM) team helps clients deliver large-scale transformation initiatives with greater structure, visibility, and accountability. The team supports program and project management efforts across technology-enabled engagements, with a focus on driving execution, improving productivity, and helping organizations manage complex business change.

Responsibilities

• Support complex transformation initiatives
• Deliver project management activities across agile and traditional environments
• Help clients achieve business outcomes through structured execution
• Manage day-to-day interactions with client stakeholders, sponsors, and project leaders
• Support delivery of client engagements focused on technology and business solution implementation
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource assignments, and key deliverables
• Track project progress, identify variances, and coordinate corrective actions to address risks and issues
• Facilitate requirements, design, testing, training, and support activities across project workstreams

Skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, or another technical discipline
• 2+ years of experience supporting program or project management activities in a Project Management Office, consulting, or industry environment
• 2+ years of experience gathering, documenting, and managing business or functional requirements
• 2+ years of experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Jira
• 2+ years of experience supporting agile, traditional, or hybrid software development life cycle delivery
• Ability to travel 0-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred:

• 2+ years of experience supporting Human Capital technology implementations
• 2+ years of experience coordinating activities across cross-functional project teams
• 2+ years of experience developing project schedules, status reporting, and risk logs
• Experience supporting testing, training, and deployment activities for technology-enabled projects
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and client decision-makers
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or comparable certification

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $78,700 to $155,100. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.