Project Manager - Enterprise Growth

Vantive • Deerfield, IL

2d • $116,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Vantive is seeking a Project Manager, Enterprise Growth to lead high-impact commercial and operational initiatives that drive profitable growth across the United States and Canada. In this role, you will manage projects from opportunity identification and business case development through implementation, value realization, and transition to business ownership. Working closely with teams across Operations, Customer Care, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Finance, Commercial, Information Technology, and Business Strategy, you will deliver cross-functional initiatives that improve efficiency, enhance customer experience, increase organizational capacity, and support strategic growth objectives. This role is ideal for a results-oriented project leader who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving business challenges, and excels at driving change across diverse stakeholder groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience leading complex commercial, operational, transformation, or enterprise-wide projects
• Proven success managing cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, departments, and business priorities
• Strong knowledge of traditional, agile, and hybrid project management methodologies
• Experience developing business cases, defining project benefits, and measuring value realization
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate, redesign, and improve business processes within complex organizations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence and drive results without direct authority
• Experience presenting project updates, recommendations, and business impacts to senior leadership teams
• Proficiency with project management, collaboration, and reporting tools

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting initiatives within Operations, Customer Care, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Finance, Commercial, or Business Strategy teams
• Experience leading growth, customer experience, productivity, cost optimization, margin improvement, or digital transformation initiatives
• Experience implementing enterprise systems, automation solutions, analytics platforms, or AI-enabled technologies
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, or similar certification
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, Jira, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, and Microsoft Copilot
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and change management practices

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and operational projects from approved charter through launch, stabilization, benefits realization, and handoff to business owners
• Develop and maintain project plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, budgets, resources, dependencies, and success measures
• Facilitate project governance activities including workstream reviews, steering committee meetings, executive updates, and decision forums
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and change requests, ensuring appropriate escalation when required
• Partner with business leaders to translate strategic opportunities into actionable project charters and business cases
• Deliver initiatives that improve revenue, profitability, customer experience, service levels, productivity, cost efficiency, and organizational scalability
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Customer Care, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, IT, and Strategy functions
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting processes, and post-implementation reviews to ensure adoption and measurable business impact
• Analyze current-state business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend scalable future-state solutions
• Design and implement streamlined workflows, enhanced governance models, and sustainable operating procedures
• Lead process transformation initiatives that reduce inefficiencies, improve cycle times, and enhance organizational effectiveness
• Develop training, communication, and change management plans to support successful implementation and user adoption
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, deployment readiness activities, and go-live support
• Monitor post-launch performance and work with business owners to close adoption gaps and optimize outcomes
• Utilize project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, Teams, SharePoint, and Power BI
• Leverage AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to support project documentation, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Business travel accident insurance
• Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Educational assistance programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• Family and medical leaves of absence
• Paid parental leave
• Commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level