AE Business Solutions Looking for Project Manager Finance (MKE/CHI/MAD) at Remote Full Time

AE Business Solutions is looking for Project Manager for a Contract-to-Hire role.

This is 6-12 month Project Manager

Location: Milwaukee preferred. Milwaukee preferred. Madison and Chicago are doable. Close enough to come into the Milwaukee office 1x per week.

This position is hybrid, working a combination of remote and in-office in our new collaborative work space.

Location: Milwaukee preferred. Milwaukee preferred. Madison and Chicago are doable. Close enough to come into the Milwaukee office 1x per week.

Candidate Profile:

• A minimum of 7 years of prior IT project management experience and 3 years in Financial Services preferred.
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or Finance is preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to handle multiple/simultaneous projects on an ongoing basis
• Detail oriented and possess exceptional organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and leadership skills, ability to influence without authority in a matrix environment
• Experience in various project methodologies and project lifecycle/portfolio management – Agile experience is preferred

Position Responsibilities:
Project Execution (40%)

• Effectively takes projects inclusive of all aspects from original concept through final implementation
• Applies agile project methodology on enterprise projects including planning, organizing, monitoring, risk management, managing budget, project closure activities, and enforcing best practices
• Manages the integration of vendor tasks, and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables as part of a consolidated project plan
• Provides structure to milestones and leads the organization to achieve them
• Structures and facilitates effective meetings and ensures a focus on achieving the necessary outcomes
• Navigates group and organizational dynamics including identifying issues that may impact project outcomes and aggressively works to resolve conflict leading through roadblocks, and escalating in a timely manner to ensure no surprises

Leadership (25%)

• Leads teams and manages stakeholders effectively through influence and engagement
• Efficiently identifies and removes roadblocks to project execution.
• Evokes creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas to fruition
• Models developing relationships across organization, leveraging them to work through barriers
• Possesses the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change
• Exhibits extensive knowledge of current and emerging project management practices and applies them in projects
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the project related structure of required vendors related to project outcomes
• Fosters engagement in project milestones sharing key information to achieve outcomes

Communication (20%)

Project Scoping (15%)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Salesforce
• Ongoing enhancements
• Integration with Docusign
• Implementation of Project Management tool
• File Storage & Collaboration strategy
• Implementation of MS Teams, OneDrive, & SPO
• Migrate current file server files structure to new structure using the tech mentioned above, help with change management in GIB (this will be extensive)
• Assist with overall portfolio management for the technology work for GIB – will partner with me on this
• Migration from Office 32bit to 64bit
• MAYBE some work with the Data & Analytics team
• Partner with product owner to identify roadmap for the team, prioritization of work, general organization of work with the team

If you want to contribute your passion and skills in a team that values ambition and hard work, please send your resume to [email protected]

AE Business Solutions cannot sponsor applicants for employment visas.

AE Business Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA