Senior 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.

About the team

The Human Capital Program Major Programs and Portfolio Management (MPPM) team helps clients plan and execute large-scale transformation programs with greater structure, visibility, and accountability. The team supports project and program delivery across technology-enabled engagements, helping organizations manage complexity, improve productivity, and drive business change.

Responsibilities

• Supporting complex transformation initiatives
• Coordinating project management activities across agile and traditional environments
• Helping clients drive business outcomes through disciplined execution
• Managing day-to-day interactions with client stakeholders, sponsors, and project leaders
• Delivering workstreams within client engagements focused on technology and business solution implementation
• Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, resource assignments, and key deliverables across complex initiatives
• Monitoring project performance, tracking risks and issues, and coordinating corrective actions to address variances
• Facilitating requirements, design, testing, training, and deployment activities across cross-functional teams

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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, or another technical discipline (Required)
• 4+ years of experience supporting program or project management activities in a Project Management Office, consulting, or industry environment (Required)
• 4+ years of experience gathering, documenting, and managing business or functional requirements (Required)
• 4+ years of experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Jira (Required)
• 4+ years of experience supporting agile, traditional, or hybrid software development life cycle delivery (Required)
• Ability to travel 0-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve (Required)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future (Required)
• 4+ years of experience supporting Human Capital technology implementations (Preferred)
• 4+ years of experience coordinating activities across cross-functional project teams (Preferred)
• 4+ years of experience developing project schedules, status reporting, and risk logs (Preferred)
• Experience supporting testing, training, and deployment activities for technology-enabled projects (Preferred)
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and client decision-makers (Preferred)
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or comparable certification (Preferred)

Pay

The wage range for this role is $110,700 to $218,300. 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 individual and organizational performance.