Sr. Project Manager - Agile | Local to Chicago IL - Hybrid.

• Looking for a traditional project manager to support digital asset management platform across client’s system.
• Migration from a current platform to new - but someone who also has experience managing schedules, identify risks and dependencies, handle communication across teams and vendors.
• Someone who can be actively involved.
• Understanding of technical aspects.
• Alignment and execution of this program as a whole
• Initial 6-month engagement with possibility to extend
• Work across multiple work streams, portfolios in Teams, vendor management.
• Someone who has managed larger enterprise initiatives
• Someone who is extremely proactive

You’ll be responsible for managing a large digital project including multiple teams and a 3rd party vendor. You will support project initiation, planning, execution, and closeout according to established deadlines and budget. This includes coordinating the efforts of team members, contractors, and third-party vendors., A successful Project Manager will:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive project plan, including scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Define project scope, goals, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams and ensure activities remain aligned with project goals, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Effectively facilitate project meetings involving large audiences and/or broad or complex topics.
• Liaise confidently with project stakeholders at varying levels of the organization, manage expectations, and provide regular project status updates through strategic discussions, presentations, and written communications.
• Monitor project financials, track expenses, and recommend budget adjustments when necessary.
• Manage project resources, resolve conflicts and resource constraints, and maintain focus on the project’s critical path.
• Coordinate contractors and third-party vendors to ensure project deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Lead project closeout activities, including final deliverables, documentation, lessons learned, and transition to operational teams.
• The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all-encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, project management, or a related field.
• Seven years of direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, delivery, and closeout.

Preferred skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired.
• Experience in the hospitality industry.
• Knowledge of project management tools; Smartsheet preferred.
• Agile delivery or project management experience on IT projects.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, project management, or a related field.

• Experience working with external vendors, delegated entities, or provider organizations preferred.

• Medical for full time employees
• Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, etc.