Role: Project/Program Manager (Order to Cash Portfolio)
Level: Sr. Associate
aquarius | consulting group is an emerging boutique management consulting firm located in san francisco bay area. Our partners, senior associates and consultants are experienced professionals previously from boutique and large consulting firms and industry, with a collective experience of over 100+ engagements in the areas of process, strategy and enterprise solutions implementation. Our clients are both emerging market leaders and well known global brands in the online media, software and internet services industry. We typically engage with a PMO, IT or business functional operations group like Finance, Revenue Assurance and Sales providing project leadership, business functional and technology consulting expertise.
As a Senior Associate within the PMO practice in our firm you will provide comprehensive management of a large, complex project (5+ consultants + client team) or a portfolio of small projects with limited supervision – including scope, work plan, team management, delivery, budget, and client satisfaction / relationship. Additionally, you will lead corporate citizenship activities, including business development, performance management, and talent acquisition.
In this role, the Senior Associate will:
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Manage projects within the PMO delivery framework driving scope, schedule, escalation & status reporting |
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Establish project core team, stakeholder and steering committee governance structures |
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Organize and direct delivery efforts as a project team lead |
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Define and scope complex, cross-functional business problems |
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Define team requirements (size and skills) and leads team selection |
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Assign, structure, and manage team deliverables to meet project schedule |
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Ensure deliverables meet quality expectations and deliver value to client |
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Effectively lead complex meetings with large groups and / or senior clients |
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Drive and maintain project work plan, track and report on progress to stakeholders |
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Identify, raise and mitigate risks impacting the project objectives and milestones |
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Facilitate close-loop actions, decisions, acceptance and signoff by stakeholders |
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Manage and execute the communication and change management plans including training |
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Manage issues and facilitate timely issue resolution and business decisions |
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Maintain a healthy team environment engaging and motivating the diverse project teams |
Must Have:
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8-10 years of professional consulting (business and IT) experience |
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5+ years of successful project management experience (consulting or industry) |
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Managed portfolio of projects or major global projects as part of a PMO organization or as an consulting engagement/program manager for atleast three major full lifecycle global enterprise systems projects |
Strongly Prefer:
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Prior experience with leading boutique consulting firms or Big 4 (Accenture, Deloitte etc..) and global project delivery and management experience |
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Experience with CRM and Order-to-cash business operations knowledge in online media/advertising or software or internet services industry vertical |
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Experience with proven PMO methodologies and tools |
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Masters/MBA or equivalent experience preferred |
Duration: Full-time or Contract to hire. Engagement is long-term (12 months) multi-phased
Location: Silicon Valley
Start Date: Open
INTERESTED? Please send your resume for immediate consideration to careers@aquariuscg.com AND indicate how your experience relates to each of the “Must Have” and “Strongly Prefer” categories. |
