Project Manager – Learning and Development Program

Lake Shore Associates•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Project Manager focused on a Learning and Development Program, specifically an Early Career Development Program. The project involves end-to-end design, planning, and execution, partnering with HR, SMEs, and firm leadership to develop a curriculum across professional development, business acumen, and project delivery. The role requires experience with industry-standard project management methodologies and managing Agile projects.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in planning and leading learning and development projects.
Experience managing stakeholder engagement and expectations during the lifecycle of projects.
Exceptional project management skills in performing issues and risk management, tracking, prioritization, resolution facilitation, and reporting.
Ability to apply industry best practices for project management, coordinating multiple vendors and customers spanning a multi-national organizational structure.
5+ years of project management in a learning and development environment.
Experience managing medium to ከፍተኛ complexity projects.
Ability to work effectively across stakeholders and build team cohesiveness results.
Experience managing multiple parallel efforts and delivering quality deliverables on schedule.
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with industry-standard project management methodologies.
Experience managing Agile projects.

Responsibilities

Lead an end-to-end design, planning, and execution of an Early Career Development Program.
Partner with HR, SMEs, and firm leadership to develop a curriculum across professional development, business acumen, and project delivery.
Establish and facilitate ongoing project reviews of scope, resources, schedule, and budget.
Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations during the lifecycle of projects.
Design program roadmaps and implementation plans, curriculum framework and session outlines, and project design (structure, milestones, evaluation criteria).
Perform issues and risk management, tracking, prioritization, facilitation of resolution, and reporting.
Create leadership presentations using PowerPoint.
Apply industry best practices for project management, coordinating multiple vendors and customers spanning a multi-national organizational structure.
Facilitate centralized onboarding and development curriculum by regional experts.
Build and maintain successful relationships with clients, vendors, and internal partners.
Work closely with IT and business teams delivering customer products.