Lead Project Manager

Lead Project Manager The Global Business Services Center Service Management team is built upon strong contributors with leadership abilities, consulting mindsets and strong project management skills. The group acts as an internal consultant supporting the Shared Services Organization which today supports three primary verticals: Finance, People and Capability and Law, Franchise and Integrity.

The primary responsibility will be supporting the successful identification, planning and execution of projects within our Shared Services Organization and stakeholder groups. The qualified candidate will be a member of a highly visible team working closely with Operational Work Stream Leads and Key Internal Customers to identify opportunities, develop appropriate planning and execute on projects.

This position requires a highly collaborative individual with strong process and project management skills who will need to coordinate global relationships across multiple functional areas, third party providers and regional constituencies.

Role:
- Responsible for planning, developing, and executing schedules to ensure timely completion of project deadlines and milestones
- Provide insights to enhance processes and tooling, support implementation best practices and process improvements derived from identifying areas of weakness and strategizing improvements
- Develop, run and distribute status and progress reports to update leadership and project team members
- Regularly communicates to senior management regarding the status of specific project deliverables
- Perform analysis and assessment activities to provide stakeholders with timely updates

All About You:
- Experience in large-scale, cross functional transformation initiatives
- Experience evaluating business processes and providing advice on ways to effectively streamline business processes and efficiencies (i.e., Lean Six Sigma)
- Professional services or consulting experience a plus
- Project and/or Program Management experience, with a good understanding of a typical lifecycle
- Experience with risk management and investigation, consulting and strategic judgement, and business process assessment
- Excellent communication (written, oral and presentation) and interpersonal skills
- Experience in analysis of operational data to support business decisions and proven process management experience - inclusive of process design and system optimization
Experience with Human Resources functions, platforms, and organizations is a plus