Project Manager 5 - Contingent

Job Title : Project Manager

Job type : Contract

Location : Hybrid 3 days a week onsite at St louis, MO OR Charlotte, NC OR Saint Antonio, TX

Job ID : 171119

Job Description :

In this contingent resource assignment, candidate may :

Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Project Management.

Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking. Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Project Management business solutions.

Strategically engage with client personnel.

About this role :

Client is seeking a Senior Lead Project Manager to lead critical initiatives for the Global Operations Book of Work.

This role is pivotal in driving execution and ensuring Enterprise Change Management compliance across Shared Services Operations, with a strong emphasis on strategic planning, cross-functional leadership, and executive-level engagement.

Key Responsibilities Include :

Leading the delivery of Programs / Workstream initiatives within the Global Operations Book of Work, often involving high-level, cross-functional change efforts that require a thought leadership mindset and strategic negotiation across lines of business.

Developing execution plans and proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies, with a strong grasp of risk management and compliance practices specific to the financial services industry.

Facilitating cross-functional collaboration across operations, technology, and other key business partners and stakeholders to drive execution, navigating the red tape often present in financial services environments.

Supporting change management efforts to drive adoption of new processes and reporting frameworks, leveraging consulting experience and a strategic mindset to influence outcomes.

In This Role, Candidates Will :

Act as an advisor to leadership, influencing program success, project performance, and prioritization for planning, communications, and engagements across change management.

Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges, requiring a full understanding of project impacts and comprehensive stakeholder engagement.

Deliver long-term, large-scale solutions that require planning, financial management, status reporting, effective communication, and ongoing risk assessment.

Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are enterprise-wide, using deep organizational knowledge to anticipate change impacts.

Engage with executive leadership, project leads, and portfolio sponsors to promote program success, requiring executive-level presence, strong articulation, and the ability to influence heads of lines of business.

Required Qualifications :

years of experience in Project Management and Methodologies, Strategic Planning, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military service, or education.

years of Project Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following : work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications :

Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional change efforts with a strategic and consultative approach.

Strong executive-level communication skills and ability to be concise and articulate in high-stakes environments.

Deep understanding of the financial services industry, including navigating regulatory and organizational complexities.

Demonstrated consulting background with a focus on strategy, planning, and change management.

Expertise in initiative design / structuring, change management, and solution delivery.

High adaptability and agility in dynamic environments.

Advanced knowledge of risk management and compliance practices.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other tools used for project tracking and reporting.

Pay Range : $65 - $75

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.