Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Job Title

Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Job Description Summary

This position will be a lead strategic organizational initiatives with cross functional and highly matrixed teams to deliver on organizational goals for growth. This role is a hybrid mix of a formal project manager who can manage tactical details & plan development, while also assessing the people side of change to build details plans to support the transition. This position will pivot, based on organizational need, to support a variety of strategic initiatives based on the Executive Leadership priorities that include financial, transformational, and/or growth initiatives such as integrations for M&A. This role requires a strong leader who is highly collaborative, has strong executive presence, and a keen attention to detail will allow for engagement with a variety of levels of people in the organization that aids in alignment and driving the optimal outcomes for program success.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Overall project lead responsible for planning the programs, projects and integration of a merger or acquisition and delivering on time and budget.

• Provide vision and direction to the project team; Own project sites/communications
• Manage costs & budget reporting
• Scheduling and delegation of work
• Track & manage risks, issues decisions actions
• Identify, engage & communicate to workstream leads/resources
• Act as the quality control to keep everything in line with Executive Sponsor/Steering Committees, and Integration Management Office expectations
• Bring organization to projects to achieve goals; program/project readiness
• Dedicated workstream PM support; single point of communication and accountability
• Own integrated KPI reporting/Hypercare leadership summary
• Lesson learned reviews and playbook adjustments for future integrations
• Ensure successful completion and closure of projects
• Develop project plans & timelines; participate in ongoing project planning activities to include schedule development, resource allocation, issue prioritization, risk management, communication planning
• Manage relationships with variety of stakeholders to influence and negotiate timelines and deliverables. Clearly communicates any changes to situation or scope 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience (7-10 preferred)
• Business implementation/integration experience required
• Change management certification, preferred
• PMP certification preferred
• Organized
• High attention to detail
• Critical thinking
• Communications - written / verbal
• Interpersonal skills

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative​ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without  regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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