Retirement Services Project Manager III

ADP Retirement Services is Hiring a Project Manager! Are you a strategic project leader who thrives on managing complex initiatives, influencing stakeholders, and delivering results that drive business success? Does the opportunity to lead cross-functional teams, navigate competing priorities, and bring high-impact projects from concept to completion excite you? Are you looking for a collaborative and innovative environment where your leadership, problem-solving, and project management expertise can make a meaningful impact? Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to make your mark? As a Project Manager, you'll lead teams responsible for the successful planning, coordination, and implementation of strategic projects that drive organizational goals and business outcomes. You'll partner across a matrixed organization to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while maintaining a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and business value. You will serve as a trusted advisor and project leader, leveraging your consultative skills, analytical mindset, and leadership capabilities to manage project risks, drive innovation, and ensure successful execution of initiatives that support ADP's strategic objectives. What you’ll do: Responsibilities What you can expect on a typical day: Lead all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure. Direct the day-to-day activities of project teams within a matrixed organization, ensuring alignment with project objectives and business priorities. Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, resources, and deliverables to drive successful project outcomes. Collaborate with cross-functional business partners to coordinate activities and remove barriers to project success. Communicate project status, risks, issues, and milestones to stakeholders and leadership throughout the project lifecycle. Proactively identify, assess, mitigate, and escalating risks and issues as needed. Apply strong consultative and problem-solving skills to guide decision-making and deliver effective business solutions. Tailor project management approaches and methodologies to meet the unique needs of individual initiatives. Analyze project performance, including business cases, return on investment (ROI), and post-project outcomes. Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and project management best practices across projects and teams. Lead high-complexity projects that have significant business impact and visibility. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and results-oriented execution. Qualifications required: To succeed in this role Minimum of 5 years of project management experience. Proven experience managing medium-to-large cross-functional and/or multi-year projects. Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and tools. Ability to successfully manage competing priorities and multiple project workstreams. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, influence without authority, and drive project success within a matrixed environment. Ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced business environment. Strong client-service orientation and commitment to achieving results. A college degree is great, but what’s more important is having the skills needed to be successful in this role. Other acceptable experiences could include: Relevant project management, business operations, implementation, or consulting experience, OR Military experience where skills such as leadership, adaptability, organization, problem-solving, and execution have contributed to operational success. Preferred qualifications PMP or equivalent professional project management certification Knowledge of Retirement 401(k) plans Advanced knowledge of functional area and related company products Ability to effectively communicate with multiple functions/organizations to identify and negotiate required resources Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation and facilitation skills Ability to manage across formal organizational lines Strong team leadership and ability to delegate responsibility to all levels of the project team and hold team accountable for deliverables Expertise with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Planner or Smartsheets. Commitment to being accountable for results Ability to interface with and present to all levels of the organization Proven track record of building relationships both internally and externally Strong focus on client service Ability to think independently and make decisions Strong interpersonal skills Collaborative approach to work Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. Some positions may include additional compensation in the form of bonus, equity or commissions. We offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Matched Retirement Savings, Wellness Program, Short-and Long-Term Disability, Charitable Contribution Match, Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Paid Volunteer Time Off, and more. The compensation for this role is USD $86,600.00 - USD $161,600.00 / Year. *Actual compensation will not be less than the applicable minimum wage or minimum exempt salary requirement under federal, state and local laws. A little about ADP We are a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration and a leader in business outsourcing services, analytics, and compliance expertise. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture that embraces our core values, welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We've received recognition for our work by many esteemed organizations, learn more at ADP Awards and Recognition. 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