Project Manager II

Alight Solutions

5d

About The Position

The Project Manager will lead large-scale projects for enterprise clients in Alight Leave Solutions. You will be focusing on designing, building, and executing initiatives that deliver strategic value. This role requires a balance of big-picture thinking and attention to detail, ensuring program success while collaborating across all areas of Alight.

Requirements

• Have bachelor's or 5-7 years of relevant work experience required.
• Demonstrate proven expertise in leading cross-functional programs and projects in support of strategic client initiatives.
• Possess deep expertise in project management.
• Be skilled in leading meetings, setting goals, prioritizing tasks, defining roles, resolving conflicts, and driving project progress.
• Display significant experience in driving results, and proven history to see downstream impacts and to navigate through them.
• Have experience facilitating project progress through compelling listening, influencing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrate dynamic analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Have experience leading innovative and effective client engagement strategies focused on client satisfaction, retention, and revenue growth.
• Display exceptional professional communication skills, business and financial acumen, and executive presence.
• Have industry experience in the following: HR services / Outsourcing, Business Management, or Disability / Absence / Healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and overseeing the execution of complex, cross-functional strategic client initiatives.
• Championing and utilizing best of breed technology (Smartsheet, SFDC, etc.) for all work performed.
• Driving innovation, optimizing business process and workflows as appropriate, and delivering exceptional business value through effective program execution.
• Designing and managing project execution, while identifying and resolving risk and adapting as needed to ensure success.
• Anticipating when change may be needed, and positioning recommendations appropriately.
• Communicating regularly with internal and external stakeholders on project progress, offering viable solutions and opportunities as needed.
• Driving continuous improvement in program management across the client project portfolio.
• Managing the successful execution of multiple large-scale, complex client projects.
• Independently managing risk associated with client projects and developing and overseeing risk mitigation strategies.
• Communicating complex ideas, anticipating objections, and persuading others to adopt an alternative point of view, often at senior levels of leadership.
• Acting as a change agent; Seeking out and pursuing new ideas for continuous improvement.

Benefits

• With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life.
• Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One.
• Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization.
• Flexible Working So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
• Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 6 years in a row.
• Great Place to Work Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For.”
• We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

What This Job Offers

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