Sr Project Manager - QuantumWork Advisory

QuantumWork Advisory is founded on a culture that is passionate about transforming the way the world acquires talent by delivering client-focused solutions that make a difference for businesses worldwide. Our business provides advisory services for clients in the space of talent acquisition and external workforce. From selecting processes and technologies to transforming a client technology landscape, QuantumWork Advisory supports clients end-to-end in their journey.

As an industry leader, we draw upon decades of experience to design innovative tools, products, and processes. We develop competitive practices that position organizations for growth, and we deliver the insight needed to succeed in today's global marketplace.

Responsibilities:

• Clarifies project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and executive stakeholders.
• Clarifies project success criteria and disseminates them to stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
• Leads the development and management of the project work plan, including work sequencing, work breakdown structure, work delivery schedule, and resource allocation.
• Estimates the resources needed to achieve project goals. e.g. project team members, subject matter experts and technology tools.
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Manages the project team and deliverables and advises senior leadership of project status, recommendations, and how and when to course correct. 
• Adheres to Product Development Life Cycle and in some cases a version of the Agile methodology for systems development
• Adheres to methods, procedures and quality objectives including metrics for assessing progress and provides recommendations on process improvements.
• Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule.
• Builds, develops, and grows any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Communicates risks, needs, and status to stakeholders.
• Helps to manage relationship with client stakeholders up to and including C-suite personnel
• Serves as a consultant to business partners and clients on effective project management practices and tools
• Knowledge of multiple change management methodologies, and ability to plan and execute change management in collaboration with our client
• Lead business process discovery sessions, document and validate processes with client staff

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge:
 

• Exceptional interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from many different disciplines
• Ability to develop consensus amongst diverse groups
• Partner with and advise client senior leadership
• Strong planning experience and project management certification preferred
• Understanding of consulting methodologies and/or experience at a consulting firm, design thinking methodology experience preferred
• Strong presentation and written communication skills
• Knowledge of organizational change management principles
• Proven track record of managing projects; Awareness of PMBOK and effective application of project management methodologies (desired)
• 10+ years project management experience or equivalent business management experience (desired)
• 10+ years of experience working in workforce procurement and/or talent acquisition industries
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

About QuantumWork Advisory

We are founded on a culture that is passionate about transforming the way the world acquires talent by delivering client-focused solutions that make a difference for businesses worldwide. From refining how businesses manage their contingent workforce to strengthening employer brands to recruit top talent, our integrated solutions drive business results.

As an industry leader, we draw upon decades of experience to design innovative tools, products and processes. We develop competitive practices that position organizations for growth, and we deliver the insight needed to succeed in today's global marketplace.

As a workplace, we focus on relationships – with each other, our clients and our candidates. In fact, serving others is one of our core values. We support open communication and recognize that giving constructive criticism can be even harder than receiving it. We appreciate the fearless and the passionate, who force us to be better. Everything we do sits on a pillar of diversity - diverse perspectives, backgrounds and ideas drive innovation and make us successful.