Project Manager

Description

Do you enjoy collaborating with a dedicated team and contributing to the growth of a forward-thinking company?

Athena’s Management Consulting practice is growing our team of project managers, to join a group that brings an artful mix of creativity and facts-based insight to make even complex projects clear and keep project teams engaged. We continue to grow and are looking for ambitious teammates who share our values.

Responsibilities

• Understand your client’s goals and strategic vision to define the project deliverables translated into actionable plans
• Cook up multiple client workstreams as they deliver on complex business programs
• Manage recurring forums, working sessions, and executive communications to maintain stakeholder engagement and facilitate decision making
• Oversee operational processes, collaborating with clients to ensure delivery
• Communicate timelines for delivery, highlight risks, and recommend mitigations
• Develop project reports, executive summaries, and other management artifacts designed to tell a clear story about the project

Requirements

• Proven experience working in a client-facing role
• Understanding of and experience managing projects for business unit teams such as sales, marketing, customer experience, or communications
• The ability to bring clarity, visibility, and strategic alignment in your projects and teams
• Successful management of multi-workstream projects and the ability to bring teams together for a shared purpose
• Strong capability in developing and presenting progress and performance reports and executive readouts
• Functional knowledge of project budgeting, statements of work, and other project-related financial components
• Experience with process improvement, documenting roles and responsibilities, and understanding change management
• Assertiveness to drive accountability among the client and internal teams while maintaining positive relationships

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in managing projects and external stakeholders
• Organizational prowess in collaborating with internal and external teams of varying disciplines
• Skill in synthesizing complex ideas into measurable action
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively across client levels
• Command of MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent time management and the ability to prioritize your actions
• Effective use of email and calendar tools to ensure participation for in-person and online sessions
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Ability to be flexible and seamlessly manage project pivots as needed

Other qualities we will look for in you

• Excellent judgement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to bring order to an ambiguous starting point
• Creativity and resourcefulness
• Assertiveness in ensuring positive outcomes for your clients
• Natural inclination to take responsibility for both the project and the team
• Confidence with project management methods, software, and willingness to learn new tools
• Technical curiosity and adaptability
• Collaborative mindset for cross-functional success
• Openness to feedback and continual improvement

Benefits

• Medical/Dental benefits including of 1K Health Reimbursement Account
• Matching 401K
• Generous PTO policy
• Substantial Parental Leave Policy
• Hybrid Work Environment

Client Partnerships

Philadelphia, PA