Senior Project Manager

Kforce has a client in Charlotte, NC that is seeking a Senior Project Manager. Duties: * Provides support and guidance to executive management to identify, develop and communicate specific business strategies across functional areas, utilizing expert knowledge of the company, industry, business development, and financial planning * Leads strategic analyses of business needs and environmental trends in support of business strategy development and planning processes and, as appropriate, enterprise strategy and planning processes * Conducts business strategy reviews to assess progress and drive awareness of strategy achievement * Drives the development and coordination of components within the overarching strategy for the Function * Works with executive management to establish strategic and operational framework that establishes enables short and long-term business goals and key results * Drives the alignment of business process and frameworks to enterprise strategy, process and framework * Partners with senior-level leaders across functions and channels to develop near- and long-term visions and roadmaps and works with business leaders to manage transition from strategy to execution * Maintains responsibility of integration of change management plans, project documentation and strategies for large, complex business specific initiatives that often impact the organization and/or enterprise * Identifies strengths and weaknesses to evaluate operational effectiveness by establishing best practices and management routines to address gaps * Supports executive leadership by leading the design, coordination, and governance of the annual strategic planning and operational planning processes * Leads and motivates cross-functional team members in strategy and operational plan development and implementation* Bachelor's degree, or 4 years of relevant education and/or experience * 8 years of directly related business planning consultation experience to include developing business strategy for short-term and/or long-term goals * Experience influencing and managing communication to senior executives, internal colleagues through concise, official and regular updates on status, progress, strategies and roadmaps * Extensive experience in Project Management * Strong business acumen in financial services or related industry, and a proven ability to balance strategic thinking with practical implementation skills * Experience working with clients/customers to realize business issues and develop a strategy for the business's direction from the gathered insights