Management Consultant, Senior Project Manager

Summary

Join our consultancy as a Senior Project Manager and apply your expertise to deliver high-quality projects. You will define project scopes, develop plans, manage teams, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. This hybrid role requires working in the downtown Chicago office Tuesdays-Thursdays and remotely Mondays-Fridays. Responsibilities include managing project timelines, budgets, and resources, resolving conflicts, and ensuring successful project completion. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, along with 7+ years of project management experience and a relevant bachelor's degree. Certifications like PMP or CAPM are desired, as is consulting experience. The position offers a competitive base salary and full benefits.

Requirements

• Must have experience using MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• 7+ years of experience in project management
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience in project management
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Organized with attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating
• Ability to influence stakeholders
• Ability to defuse tension among project team
• Ability to bring project to successful completion, addressing any challenges along the way
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
• Highly self-motivated and directed
• Results driven with a keen attention to detail
• Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly way
• Ability to problem solve and think critically
• This position is hybrid and will require employee to be onsite in downtown Chicago Tuesdays – Thursdays, working from home Mondays and Friday

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Develop project plans, timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Identify, obtain and adjust resources needed to achieve project goals
• Negotiate with department managers for the acquisition of required personnel
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
• Delegate tasks and assignments to appropriate team members
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Track progress on project milestones, deliverables, timeline and budget
• Manage cross-functional teams effectively
• Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide appropriate solutions for the Bank
• Provide escalation path for problems, issues, or risks that project teams cannot resolve or manage on their own, such as a shortage of funding, resources, or deadlines that cannot be met
• Follows Bank’s delivery and governance framework during the entire delivery lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile Certified Professional (ACP) certification desired
• Consulting experience desired

Benefits

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