Project Manager Smartsheet Expert

Title: Project Manager - Smartsheet Expert
Duration: Contract 5 months with potential to extend
Location: Chicago IL
Location: 100% REMOTE Need to be able to work PST hours


Overview:

Client is looking for a Project Manager/Smartsheet Expert/AI Guru to come onboard to help manage innovation/AI projects and streamline and optimize PMO operations.


Responsibilities:

Support the development and continuous improvement of innovation frameworks including ideation pipelines innovation scoring models and proof-of-concept (PoC) evaluation criteria

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess feasibility impact and ROI of innovative solutions ensuring alignment with strategic business goals

Partner with Finance Product Engineering and Change Management teams to design and implement innovative solutions that address complex business challenges

Facilitate innovation workshops and brainstorming sessions to foster a culture of creativity and continuous improvement across the Finance organization

Develop and maintain innovation dashboards KPIs and reporting mechanisms to track progress adoption and value realization of innovation initiatives (via Alteryx Power BI Tableau Power Query)

Designing and implementing an efficient automated workflow solution to consolidate intake requests from multiple teams and tools into a unified system.

Leveraging AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Gemini) and automation platforms (e.g. Smartsheet Super-user Zapier AirTable Google Sheets Jira) to streamline and optimize PMO operations.

Collaborating closely with a Program Manager for day-to-day direction while aligning with the strategic vision set by the Director.

Integrating and maintaining tools and systems to support scalable data-driven decision-making within the PMO.

Consolidating innovation efforts across the Finance domain

AI optimization will be a major focus of the remainder of the contract term along with tooling build and enhancement.

Qualifications:

5 years of experience as a PMO Analyst or Project Manager at a large organization

Smartsheet Expertise: experience with high-level advisory and hands-on configuration.

AI Expertise: experience leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT Gemini) and automation platforms ( Smartsheet Super-user Zapier AirTable Google Sheets Jira) to streamline and optimize PMO operations.

High Technical Acumen: proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to other tools such as Coda and Airtable. This will include AI utilization and optimization. A core part of the remit will be to find ways to deploy AI agents in our PM workflows.

Adaptability: ability to manage routine tasks (BAU) at a granular level while successfully navigating and exercising judgment on larger more ambiguous big ticket projects--all while ensuring we are completely aligned.--