Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Beachwood, OH

Zip Code: 44122

Duration: 4 Months

Pay Rate: $81.46 /hr.

Keyword's: #Beachwoodjobs; #ProjectManagerjobs.

Start Date: Immediate

Job Description:

What You'll Do: As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading complex programs and initiatives from conception through implementation, driving cross-functional teams to achieve strategic objectives and deliverables. Leveraging your experience and leadership skills, you will manage program scope, schedule, budget, and resources to ensure successful outcomes.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, execution, and oversight of large-scale programs and projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Define program scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria, and develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to achieve them.
• Establish and maintain effective governance structures, communication channels, and stakeholder engagement strategies to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment throughout the program lifecycle.
• Manage cross-functional project teams, including internal and external stakeholders, to execute project activities, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Monitor program performance metrics, track progress against milestones, and report on program status, risks, and issues to senior management and stakeholders.
• Lead change management initiatives, facilitate decision-making processes, and drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manage global financial projects using waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies and related tools such as ProPM, and MS Projects.
• Proactively manage and resolve project issues and risks, including researching and recommending solutions for resourcing and on the design/development work on projects and processes.

Specific Project Responsibilities: Execute acquisition controls remediation projects and programs.

• Redesign User Access roles; complete provisioning and other compliance related action items for acquisitions
• Create robust project plans for completion of User Access Roles
• Monitor, report out and ensure completion of other compliance related action items
• Lead controls process design advisory initiatives for acquisitions and divestitures; oversee implementation of controls process improvements, where needed.
• Advise on controls design, testing, and deployment for the company's key strategic IT system implementations.
• Leveraging strategic digital tools, such as Microsoft Power Platform applications and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Lead efforts to identify & implement concepts to further standardize/centralize/automate IT controls activities.
• Facilitate periodic updates to align with evolving technology risk areas.
• Track IT SOX documentation and evidence

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance, Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6-9 years of experience in program management, project management, or a related role, with demonstrated progression in responsibility and leadership.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex programs and projects from initiation to closure, delivering on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues, identify solutions, and drive resolution.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies, tools, and techniques, such as Agile, and Waterfall.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and adapting to changing requirements and priorities.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience managing Controls/SOX/Role Redesign projects
• Oracle and/or MS Dynamics Systems experience
• Masters degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.
• Experience managing programs or projects in a technology, engineering, or product development environment.
• Knowledge of program/portfolio management tools and software (e.g., Microsoft Project, JIRA, Smartsheet).
• Familiarity with industry-specific regulations, standards, and best practices. Previous experience in leadership roles or managing cross-functional teams