Project Manager, Transformation Office
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 97700 - 195200
Posted:
18 October 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline:
15 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company:
Marsh CorporateDescription:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager Transformation Office to join our organization. You will be responsible for managing end-to-end projects for our change and transformation initiatives. You will work closely with both Divisional Leadership and the Transformation Office to deliver change and achieve project outcomes.
What can you expect
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex transformation projects with a focus on technical initiatives including platform builds data system integrations process automation and technology-enabled change.
- Deliver measurable business outcomes on time within budget and to agreed quality and stakeholder-satisfaction standards.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans delivery roadmaps governance structures and decision-making forums required for successful execution.
- Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders providing clear timely updates on progress dependencies risks issues decisions and scope changes.
- Lead cross-functional project teams fostering collaboration and accountability across business technology data operations and product partners.
- Support enterprise transformation initiatives by working closely with senior stakeholders across global teams and functions.
- Manage project financials including budgets forecasts benefits tracking and cost control in partnership with project sponsors and leadership.
- Direct the creation of and/or adherence to actionable change delivery tools including stakeholder and sponsor roadmaps change communication plans training needs analysis and delivery plans and transition support models.
We will count on you to:
- Build detailed project plans covering scope milestones timelines resource requirements dependencies and critical-path activities.
- Integrate change management activities into the overall business / program objectives and delivery plans.
- Establish and manage project governance including steering committees workstream meetings decision logs and reporting cadence.
- Coordinate delivery across technical and business teams to ensure requirements designs testing deployment and adoption activities remain aligned.
- Partner with technical leads architects data teams and vendors to understand delivery requirements constraints risks and interdependencies.
- Create and manage project budgets tracking actuals against forecasts and escalating financial risks or variances promptly.
- Identify assess and manage delivery risks issues assumptions and dependencies; develop practical mitigation and contingency plans.
- Set priorities allocate tasks coordinate project resources and drive timely resolution of blockers.
- Prepare concise executive-ready project reporting for senior management and stakeholders.
- Produce and maintain high-quality project documentation including charters plans status reports meeting materials decision papers and implementation plans.
- Facilitate effective meetings and workshops that create alignment clarify accountability and drive decisions.
- Work collaboratively with transformation / project teams to ensure clear alignment of change management strategy with overall business vision and strategy and program/project objectives and deliverables.
- Develop roadmaps process flows visual aids and other project artifacts that help cross-functional teams establish a common understanding of delivery goals and ways of working.
- Identify and asses people risks and impacts including anticipated points of resistance and develop specific mitigation plans.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews capture lessons learned and apply continuous-improvement practices to future delivery.
What you need to have:
- 6-8 years of experience leading projects workstreams transitions or transformation initiatives in complex environments.
- Experience delivering technology-enabled projects such as system implementations digital builds data and analytics initiatives integrations or process automation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects through the full delivery lifecycle from initiation and planning through implementation handover and benefits realization.
- Familiarity with OCM / OD and people focused change management principles methodologies and approaches.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and navigating multiple often competing priorities.
- Strong understanding of project governance planning budgeting risk management dependency management and reporting.
- Proven track record of delivering projects within agreed scope timeline budget and quality constraints.
- Excellent stakeholder-management written verbal and presentation skills.
- Strong attention to detail sound judgement and the ability to translate ambiguity into structured plans and actions.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively within global cross-functional teams.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and managing tight deadlines.
What makes you stand out
- Project-management certification such as PMP PRINCE2 AgilePM Scrum or equivalent.
- Experience managing technical delivery projects involving data systems software development technology platforms or integrations.
- Experience working in a large complex global organization with diverse stakeholder groups.
- Strong business-analysis process-improvement organizational-design or change-management experience.
- Experience with project-management and collaboration tools such as Jira Azure DevOps Smartsheet Aha MS Project or similar.
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree.
Required Experience:
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