AVP, Project Management

Revantage•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a critical member of the PMO team, the Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of projects, initiatives, and activities across multiple data- and technology-related work streams. You will support Technology leadership and Portfolio Companies in ensuring timely delivery of key projects and initiatives. You will also play an important role in informing leadership and technology stakeholders on milestone execution, issues, and risks. You will compile, prepare, and present information for project and program updates and presentations. Additionally, the Project Manager will help build mechanisms for monitoring the overall program progress, coordinate, and drive the operational areas of Revantage’s technology projects through implementation. The PMO team will ensure effective partnership with internal and external stakeholders to effectively deliver key initiatives. This role is based out of Revantage’s office in Dallas, TX.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree Required in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or any closely related field
Minimum of 5 years in project management preferably in a technology organization
Excellent written and oral communication skills
A demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex initiatives and producing successful outcomes
Understanding of agile methods and processes
Demonstrated knowledge of project management tools such as MS Planner Premium, Asana, Jira, Monday.com, Smartsheets
Experience in the areas of process optimization, change management, process management, and standardization

Nice To Haves

PMP, CAPM, or other relevant project management certification(s) a plus
Knowledge in collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint
Experience in usage of JIRA, Monday.com and Confluence

Responsibilities

Plan, lead, coordinate, and monitor activities of one or more projects covering all phases of the project life cycle ranging from project initiation to implementation
Drive close project collaboration across business, technology, and third-party teams to deliver projects that are on time, on budget, and in scope with strong stakeholder alignment and buy-in leveraging a project delivery framework
Collaborate with project teams to define project scope, deliverables, and corresponding project governance & decision gating to minimize risks, ensure success, and effectively meet strategic objectives
Partner with cross functional project task owners to develop detailed timelines, identify interdependencies, manage & track progress, and proactively surface issues and risks
Address on-going progress, issues, risks, delivery outcomes, etc.
Enable and motivate project teams into high functioning collaborators by leveraging effective project communication, documentation, meeting facilitation, and timely issue management
Track project related costs against budget and forecast and provide cost transparency to all stakeholders
Complete special projects as requested
Perform other duties as assigned