Management Consultant, Project Manager - Chicago

Primary Responsibilities

• Make recommendations to improve project management practices, implementing project management process improvements, and training project managers on project management best practices
• Provide strategic planning, process development, analysis and interpretation to complex Business problems
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support the Project Sponsor’s business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Identify and mitigate issues and risks, while also communicating same to stakeholder and senior leadership
• Facilitate meetings, provide system functionality delivery on business capabilities, deliver presentations, and provide production support
• Communicate effectively with customers to provide project status and secure customer feedback
• Manage expectations; ensure that reports, estimates and status are accurate and appropriately detailed, and that projects receive the appropriate level of priority
• Oversee, develop and maintain automated project plans and leverage project management tools to monitor tasks and resource assignments
• Stay aware of current project management trends and improvements within the industry
• Develop and establish objective measures and provide constructive input to the performance measures used within the project management lifecycle
• Develop standards and procedures; train other project managers to adapt to these standards and procedures

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Advanced knowledge in Project Management/Leadership
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Systems, Computer Science or comparable
• Strategy implementation experience
• Digital customer experience (DCX) background
• Familiarity with Power BI
• Strong communications background
• Flexibility and ability to act quickly as things change
• Change management experience
• Skilled in business process improvement, strategic planning, IT, business strategy and data analysis
• Experience with a variety of methodologies including Agile and Waterfall
• Project Management Certificate – PMP, PRINCE2, or similar preferred
• Agile Certification – CSM, ACP, or similar preferred
• Minimum of 10 years managing programs or projects

Pay

This position will require employee to be onsite in downtown Chicago 4-5 days a week. The position is full time and will include a base salary and full benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, vacation, and 401(k) with company match.