Senior Project Manager, EPMO

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

About the Role

This role helps to develop project proposals that address goals, timeframes, methodology, and staffing requirements for projects with information technology impact. They work on projects related to infrastructure, acquisitions, lifecycle management, and software installation and upgrades. Project assignments and complexity are matched to their experience and skill levels.

Responsibilities

• Bring together a cross-functional project team while promoting a one-team environment and maintain strong relationships with technology staff within the firm.
• Establish communication channels to stakeholders, internal and external teams, and third parties by making communication an essential part of all planning and work activities.
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure concerns are heard and adequately addressed.
• Provide timely communication to key project stakeholders.
• Ensure internal satisfaction and collaboration with Managing Principals (MPs), Executive Leaders, and vendors.
• Collaborate with project team leads to develop plans that address policies and procedures needed to support the firm’s deployment of internal projects and ensure that all projects progress on schedule and within budget.
• Recommend and formulate the technical scope and objectives of projects.
• Manage the overall work efforts of project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks, in accordance with EPMO standards and IT leadership.
• Coordinate and track all issues and risks on a consistent basis.
• Direct and manage the overall work efforts of project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
• Increased project responsibilities include budget, vendor, and resource management.
• Lead a diverse project team by promoting a team-oriented environment and maintaining strong relationships with cross-functional staff within the firm.

Requirements

• 4 years of relevant experience required; 2 years of project management and/or supervisory experience preferred.
• 7 years of relevant experience preferred; 5 years of project management and/or supervisory experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required (combination of education and experience may be considered a degree equivalent).

Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred.

Benefits

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k and much more

To view a complete list of benefits, click here.