Manager, Project Management

Candidates must be able to work in a hybrid capacity from one of our office locations in Troy MI or Tempe AZ.

Managers of Project Management are responsible for ensuring that the team of Project Managers are acting as true advisors to clients on various types of SI and consulting projects.  This process involves working closely with internal and external stakeholders project teams and subject matter experts (SMEs) providing leadership and holistic views into cross-business and functional addition this role has oversight of the QWA Data Management function providing project oversight and QWA ownership of this shared function. This role will maintain a team of 2-10 Project Managers and Data Analysts performing people management performance management and leadership functions.

This role is responsible for the procedures processes and team operations regarding the overall project management project governance and data management for SI projects. The Manager of these functions is expected to maintain and where possible improve the capability of the function and resources within the business.

Additionally the Manager of Project Management will be responsible for assisting with pre-sales and sales engineering activities. This can include RFP/RFI responses verbal presentations and in-person presentations to complete deals. This will also include assisting in transitioning from sales to project phases and advising leadership on capacity management for the team.

This role is end-to-end responsible for project management and governance elements of consulting research and thought leadership that go into QWAs products in collaboration with other leaders and managers in the team.

Critically the QWA business is in a crucial development phase which requires all new leaders in the organization to be able to think and act independently. Our business requires all managers and above to be true leaders and own their area of the business making decisions and acting quickly to resolve problems. As a consulting organization leader expectations are high for quick results.

Responsibilities

Project Management functions are ultimately responsible for the entirety of QWA engagements within the business. These teams provide oversight and governance throughout our client engagements. Goals with the Project Management and Data teams include leadership and execution coverage across multiple areas:

• Team Leadership
• Thought Leadership
• Solution Governance
• Lead Development for Solutions
• Pre-Sales and Sales Engineering Activities
• Team Planning Capacity Management
• Assisting with managing relationships with client accounts
   

The Manager of Project Management functions within the QWAs practices and provides guidance and oversight into:

• Provides project leadership on complex end-to-end enterprise implementations expansion opportunities and operational program efficiencies
• Oversees and quality checks governance documents
• Analyses clients business and technical challenges and designs comprehensive solutions that integrate smoothly into customer environments
• Oversees and supports project data collection modelling and analysis
• Responsible for Project Management documentation quality including Project Schedules RAID logs Decision intake and any other project governance documentation
• Coordinates & provides in relation to governance conversations with clients as needed typically with escalations or critical decision making
• Manages governance documentation creation evergreening and maintenance
• Conducts landscape research and analysis supporting project business understands the industry at a intermediate level and is knowledgeable to be audible-ready to clients on consulting matters
• Provides pre-sales technical support including RFx responses presenting at BD pitches conducting solution design and reviewing contracts as needed for technical and invoicing requirements
• Manages the team of project managers and data analysts providing leadership people and performance management.
• Leads learning training and continuous improvement within the team.
• Works with other managers/practice leaders on cross-practices projects/initiatives.
• Ability to operate for periods without leadership guidance and ability to make decisions and operate independently

Qualifications :

• Eight (8) years of Project Management experience preferred
• Five (5) years of implementation experience preferred
• Five (5) years of consulting experience preferred
• Three (3) years of people leadership experience preferred
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Multi-National experience preferred
• Expert levels of knowledge of project management tools; Smartsheet MS Project etc.
• Intermediate levels of knowledge and understanding of the business domain and environment of non-employee workforce
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Required Skills

• Expert proficiency in creating effective project governance documents
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies including waterfall and agile/scrum
• Expert consulting negotiating communicating consensus building influencing presentation and facilitation skills with both internal and external stakeholders of all levels
• Expert innovator with the ability to think beyond established standards and processes
• Working knowledge of building technology consulting products i.e. scorecards heat maps data flow mapping tools.
• Basic knowledge of technical matters integration functionality VMS tools and other related technologies
• Exceptional leadership experience extending to small teams
• Technical Sales experience including writing RFPs/RFIs and performing verbal presentations on QWA products
• Moderate understanding of contract structure and standards
• Expert-level ability to communicate highly complex technical information clearly and articulately to all levels and audiences including client senior leadership
• Thorough knowledge of process modelling techniques and protocols
• Expert-level knowledge of the staffing industry HR practices and payroll and accounting processes
• Motivational skills to keep team operating at a high capacity and highly engaged with our business
• Basic understanding of capacity management
• Ability to manage senior client relationships up to and including C-Suite staff
• Expert communication skills including at least a basic knowledge of practice-standard change management methodologies
• High EQ to manage difficult client scenarios and navigate to good outcomes for our clients
• Independent decision-making skills

Additional Information :

Location disclaimer: This position is open to North America locations outside of California Colorado New Jersey New York Washington and Maryland.

At AGS we recognize our people are our strength. We are an equal opportunity (M/F/Disability/Veterans) and consider all applications without regard to race gender sexual orientation gender identity age color religion national origin veteran status disability genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law. We value our people their varying perspectives and are committed to fostering an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.

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In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 employment is contingent upon verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States. All persons hired will be required to complete Form I-9 and provide acceptable documentation as required by law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time