Agile Project Manager

GP Strategies • Troy, MI

5h

About The Position

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.
From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.

Requirements

• Project planning & scoping – defining objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success measures
• Working proficiency in Agile methodologies (e.g., RAID logs, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog management) with the ability to flex practices, prioritize outcomes, and deliver using the approach that best meets customer needs
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, strategic storytelling, relationship-building, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong problem‑solving, systems-thinking, and decision-making capabilities with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and navigate complexity with clarity.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate with partners, facilitate workstreams, and provide constructive performance feedback.
• Understanding of the full event lifecycle—from strategy and design through planning, production, delivery, and post‑event analysis—to partner effectively with leads and ensure sprints and workstreams deliver experiences that are purpose‑built, high‑quality, compliant, and aligned to organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Execute on the end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution of large-scale internal events.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring timelines, resources, spend and dependencies are clearly tracked and surfaced to internal leaders—supporting operational excellence, risk mitigation, and strategic alignment.
• Apply Agile ways of working adapting relevant agile methodologies to event planning and delivery, including sprint-based planning, RAID logs, backlog prioritization, iterative refinement, and continuous feedback loops.
• Drive cross-functional and cross-workstream collaboration, managing deliverables with project teams, external vendors, and internal stakeholders to create seamless, high‑quality event execution that builds on the existing ecosystem.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety protocols, accessibility standards, and audience experience expectations.
• Maintain internal tracking systems—Teams files, chats, and communications—to ensure consistent updates and proper version management.
• Analyze performance metrics and insights from events and sprints, providing data-driven recommendations that strengthen future experiences and enable continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed