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TEKsystems Project Manager in Chicago, Illinois

Description:

The Sr. Project Manager will coordinate and track all aspects of multiple projects from discovery to delivery. As the day-to-day point person for both internal and external teams, this person’s responsibilities will include developing detailed project plans, schedules, resource allocation, budget tracking, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, resolution of issues and risks, testing, documentation and developing training plans.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Creates, manages and executes project plans to support a broader Digital Transformation program • Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with management and stakeholders.

• Coordinates resources, establishes deadlines and assigns responsibilities • Tracks the progress of projects and compiles status reports for management • Builds a working relationship with team members, vendors and other departments involved in the projects • Remains flexible during the life of projects as directions may change, but keeps the core goals in place • Leverages experience as a Project Manager to quickly learn the core goal of the projects and hits the ground running to help execute against project goals • Proactively perform risk management and identify issues across functions and inter-dependent efforts.

• Effectively communicate program level status to multiple stakeholders at varying levels within the organization.

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to track details and position them within the big picture of each project • Ability to collect details from multiple inputs and highlight dependencies • Ability to manage meetings and communicate progress to management • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills • Highly self-motivated and directed • Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities • Strong customer service orientation • Experience with software development and web/mobile applications • Experience with the following a plus: JIRA, Confluence

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

need a local data PM, preferred experience in BI projects. Must have experience with Jira.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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