Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Voyage Advisory is a consulting firm that helps clients achieve strategic objectives through complex business transformations. The Project Manager will lead significant client projects from planning through execution, manage risks and stakeholders, improve project management processes, and deliver measurable results across multiple industries.
Responsibilities
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in close collaboration with Project Sponsors, senior management, and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives. You'll have overarching responsibility for identifying, mitigating, and communicating issues and risks to stakeholders and senior leadership
- Provide strategic planning, process development, and in-depth analysis and interpretation to resolve complex business problems. This includes making recommendations to enhance project management practices and implementing process improvements
- Work constructively with sponsors, business analysts, stakeholders, and customers to clearly define project scope and determine staffing requirements. You will promote teamwork and a collaborative work environment, effectively communicating project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. Ensure team progress is transparent internally and clearly communicated externally
- Communicate effectively with customers, providing regular project status updates and securing valuable feedback. Manage expectations diligently, ensuring that all reports, estimates, and status updates are accurate, appropriately detailed, and that projects receive the correct level of priority
- Implement project management process improvements and train other project managers on best practices. You will develop and establish objective measures, providing constructive input to performance metrics used within the project management lifecycle. This includes developing standards and procedures and training others to adapt to them
- Monitor and communicate project status, including reporting results to managers and users. You will oversee, develop, and maintain automated project plans, leveraging project management tools to monitor tasks and resource assignments. Stay abreast of current project management trends and industry improvements
- Provide system functionality delivery on business capabilities, deliver compelling presentations, and offer production support when needed. You will also assist in the recruitment and selection of prospective team members, as well as their assimilation into the organization, fostering a culture of achievement within a results-oriented work environment. Manage issues and problems in a constructive and professional manner
- Follow company rules and procedures, maintaining a positive employee relations climate. Your actions will contribute to our mission to elevate service, drive performance, and power transformation for our clients
Skills
- A minimum of 5 years managing programs or projects, demonstrating advanced knowledge in Project Management/Leadership
- 3+ years at a recognized management consulting firm, or equivalent experience in a fast-paced, client-facing environment
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a comparable field
- Proven experience with a variety of project methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall
- Strong background in strategy implementation, business process improvement, strategic planning, IT business strategy, and data analysis
- A solid background in Digital Customer Experience, encompassing areas like website optimization, CRM, and Voice of the Customer initiatives
- Familiarity with Power BI for data visualization and reporting
- A strong communications background, including superior oral and written communication skills, the ability to facilitate meetings, and deliver impactful presentations
- Strong interpersonal skills, relationship-building capabilities, and a keen client service focus
- Flexibility and the ability to act quickly and decisively as circumstances change
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing organizational change
- The ability to identify opportunities for improvement and a joy in solving complex problems
- The stamina to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, with a work ethic that doesn't rest until the job is done
- This is a remote role with up to 25% travel for client engagements. Some Voyage engagements are onsite — if a specific client engagement requires onsite work, we will notify the candidate in accordance with the engagement's geographic requirements before placement
- Project Management Certificate (PMP, PRINCE2, or similar)
- Agile Certification (CSM, ACP, or similar)
Benefits
- Remote role with up to 25% travel for client engagements
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