eDiscovery Project Director

Consilio LLC•,

About The Position

The Project Director will lead initiatives, projects, complex or strategic client engagements, or other efforts in the vertical or across verticals, as directed by the Vertical VP. This role demands a strong leader who can partner effectively with all levels of the organization globally and can be consultative, collaborative, and effective in working with clients. The Project Director is an empowered leader who must drive results, proactively identify, and resolve problems on high complexity projects. The Project Director has the primary responsibility to ensure that the project produces the required products, to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. The Project Director is accountable with the Leads for the project schedule results and leading and assisting other Project Managers on larger projects as needed. The Project Director will manage the Team's work plan (tasks, milestones, & dependencies) and resource needs within and across teams. Communicate and coach process teams on the usage of E-PMO processes and tools. Identify and qualify project team risks, issues and scope changes and assist in their tracking using E-PMO tools and defined processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience
PMP certification or equivalent experience required; other project management certifications and/or training a plus
8 years of progressively responsible experience in project management, program management, or other closely related roles
Experience managing large projects with a minimum of $ 1-15 million - total project spending
In-depth knowledge of Project Management process, PMBOK® Latest Edition Project Management methodology, PM tools and processes.
Technically competent with standard Microsoft Office Suite of software.
Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft Project.
Demonstrated ability to manage client expectations and maintain client satisfaction
A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to anticipate client needs
The ability to confront unexpected problems quickly and effectively
Strong teamwork, communication (written and oral), client management, and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to manage project teams, including teams of supporting project managers

Responsibilities

Management of Projects
Creating and maintaining the project schedule, which defines activities, sequence, dependencies, work effort, duration and associated resource requirements
Manage multiple portfolios of project and program management services including analysis, execution, and delivery of projects across the enterprise.
Defining, negotiating, communicating, implementing and monitoring quality standards on all project deliverables
Planning and managing internal and external project communications (with client and internal team), ensuring effective exchange of project information and deliverables
Forecasting, tracking and managing project budgets and invoices
Provide senior leaders with vital information of project, program and portfolio health allowing them to appropriately govern the project portfolios.
Successfully managing multiple concurrent projects as well as team members
Generating and distributing reporting metrics for processed requests and KPI's on a regular basis
Collaborating with colleagues and being an internal leader with respect to junior team members
Vertical Leadership
Provide leadership and support, and training to multiple teams, and serving as a primary point of escalation.
Monitor the delivery of business objectives and client experience for PMO services.
Assist with scoping projects and helping portfolio leads to identify the right teams\persons to assign incoming projects to Project Managers
Works with other Project Directors to support vertical or company-wide engagements as needed or required Subject Matter Expert
Use PMO and external collaboration and knowledge to create, document, and deliver internal education and process improvement initiatives
Be considered both internally and externally as the expert on certain broad initiatives related to PMO execution
Sales Support
Knowledgeable about and able to speak competently to all of Consilio's service offerings
Develop strategic external relationships through participation/presentation at industry events, publication of articles, membership in relevant thought leadership groups, and similar activities
Participate/conduct business development activities with existing and new clients such as participating in sales presentations, building personal relationships with potential buyers
Serve as main point for client contact on incoming projects and industry inquiries
Draft customized protocols and other non-standard operating procedures for MSA clients or clients with ongoing and continuous projects