Chicago, Illinois
Program Manager Job Opening in Chicago, Illinois - Trexin Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm specializing in the application of advanced technologies that drive business value. We help our clients devise business strategies that capitalize on disruptive changes related to technological innovation, government regulation, organizational restructuring, and business-model shifts. Our expertise is aligned with the industries that we serve, including healthcare, financial services, products & distribution, and new media / high tech, and we have national coverage with clients in Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis, New York and San Francisco. We are currently seeking a Principal to join our team and work as a Program Manager-Delivery Leadership in Chicago.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring coordination of shared resources, common activities, and other dependencies across projects
Develop and manage program financials including forecasting, profitability, invoicing and expense management
Ensure that project deliverables can be integrated to become the overall result (product, service) and are fit to deliver the expected benefits
Maintain the client relationship and keep the client and stakeholders engaged in the project (ie: status reporting, issues management and risk management)
Effectively interact with audiences at all levels
Partner with the client to understand the organization, to determine potential project impact, and to tailor the project approach, plan and deliverables accordingly
Participate in business development including the expansion of existing projects, responding to RFP responses, client presentations and executing Statements of Work (SOW)
Support the development of internal processes, documentation and knowledge sharing
Qualifications:
8+ years of consulting experience with at least 5 years in a senior project management or program management role
Healthcare Insurance experience is preferred
Ability to identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address concerns
Able to balance a program workload and staffing according to project/program and organizational priorities and goals
Demonstrated experience in all phases of a Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC) and non-technology project lifecycle including the identification of the business problem, business case and project plan development through project management and closeout
Adaptable self-starter who is skilled at creating structure in ambiguous environments
Able to serve as a liaison between both business and technical teams to drive effective, timely solutions that fulfill both strategic and operational needs
Strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills; rigorous approach to project/program management to deliver enterprise-level projects
Strong leadership skills, including a history of increasing leadership responsibility and career growth in project management
Relationship builder able to team effectively with others and build relationships at all levels internally and with client teams and stakeholders
with strong leadership skills and a desire for continued growth and learning in career
A history of mentoring and/or teaching others around work plan development, progress tracking, time tracking, status reporting, and risk management
Job Type: Full-time
Required experience:
Program Management: 8 years
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