Description We are seeking Senior Project Managers in the CPA Firm - Business Mgmt industry to work with our local client by joining an existing team working onsite. This long-term contract / temporary employment opportunity is based in the Chicago, Illinois area. The Sr. Project Manager will be managing key projects as part of our client's strategic business plan. This job is important because it ensures that changes are delivered to the expectations of stakeholders, serving as a key member of the team. You should also be responsible for managing projects to successful completion, ensuring that projects deliver on time, on budget, and in accordance with standards and guidelines over the entire project. Interested? Submit an application today!

Your responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate risks proactively

• Recognize and manage project interdependencies

• Leverage the project team talent by assigning the right people with the right skills at the right time

• Lead cross functional projects across multiple systems or functions

• Develop complex project plans with key milestones, and execute on those plans

• Ensure project priorities align with strategies and objectives Requirements - Comfortable managing complex cross-functional and technology projects

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent of education and work experience

• 5+ years of project management experience

• Experience leading Agile delivery teams, projects and programs

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the organization

• Demonstrated ability to lead medium to large custom and/or complex software development and/or implementation projects

• Knowledge of utilizing resource tools to manage capacity, forecast, demand and allocation of people

• Technical experience including JIRA or similar application and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, etc.) Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.®

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