At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s expertise in human insights and cloud technology, allows companies and employees around the world to transform and thrive. With a competitive total rewards package, continuing education and training and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team. Because transformation takes a workforce. Learn more at careers.alight.com.
The Global PMO Ongoing Project Team is responsible for the delivery of medium-large scale ongoing projects for client accounts post-implementation. The team drives organizational success, both internally and for our clients through project leadership and project management methods that reduce risk, minimize issues and ensure on time, on budget implementations that delight our clients and customers.
The Project Manager 2 (PM 2) is accountable for all aspects of the project over the entire life (initiate, plan, execute, communicate, control, close). Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify any variances (in time, cost, scope or quality) perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders.
The PM 2 is responsible for assembling the project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedule to ensure timely completion of project. May communicate with a Senior Project Manager, Functional Area Manager, or Program Manager regarding status of specific projects.
As a Project Manager 2, a typical day to include the following:
Scope:
Owns successful completion of assigned projects using ongoing project methodology, processes, and tools
Responsible for successfully completing project milestones and deliverables for all phases of the project
Accountable for project oversight and status reporting
Responsible for project specific change request administration
Strictly follows the change control procedures to ensure that changes to scope / contract commitments are formally captured, estimated, boarded, and implemented successfully
Responsible for implementing the project testing strategy in collaboration with the test manager and workstream leads
Owns the deployment plan (cutover / conversion detail tasks, timeline, post go-live management reporting and stabilization). Leads work streams to successfully complete all deployment deliverable
Relationship Management
Partners closely with workstream leads, Test Manager, Program Manager, other PMs, IT teams and client peers
Engages with the project team to build consensus and integrate plans
Leads workstreams through all project phases, facilitating solution options and making recommendations / decisions to stay on schedule
Develop relationship with the Program Manager for status reporting, escalations, client relationship development
Communications
Proactively maintains open dialogue with team members
Facilitates effective meetings; establishes objectives and agenda, manages logistics, documents meeting decisions / actions; ensure all open items are successfully closed
Responsible for reporting project health and issues with clear actions and accountabilities
Financial Management
Assists in the oversight of the project’s budget, actuals and forecasts leveraging the project financial management tool and following the financial management processes
Works with team to identify variances to plan; estimates project impact and drives plan revisions based on the change control Process
Responsible for weekly review of time reported / attestation for project
Issue & Risk Management
Proactively identifies and manages issues, risks, and actions; escalates as needed to avoid project impacts and delay
Responsible for maintaining accurate action logs
Responsible for timely resolution of actions, risks, issues logged throughout the project
Responsible for collaborating across workstreams to ensure integrated solutions
Responsible for timely escalations to Program Manager when needed
Develops and executes overall risk mitigation plan, ensuring integrated impacts and dependencies are addressed
Ensures appropriate leadership and stakeholders (client and internal Alight) are aware of and approve mitigation / corrective action plans
Quality Management
Responsible for timely and accurate:
Completion of all assigned project plans and status reporting
Completion of all project milestones and deliverables
Maintenance of all assigned documentation
Strictly follows the change control procedures to ensure that changes to scope / contract commitments are formally captured, estimated, boarded, implemented successfully; ensures project budget is adjusted to reflect changes
Deliverables
Assigned project success
Assigned project plans
Project governance and status reporting
Maintenance of Smartsheet and other documentation
Completion of all project deliverables (all phases), including formal client approval
Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
Ability to develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Excellent project management and organizational skills including a keen attention to detail
Ability to multi-task, delegate, and prioritize tasks
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment.
Knowledge
5 - 7 years of experience in a similar role
PMP/PRINCE2 certification or equivalent (desired)
Fluent skills: Microsoft Office suite, (MSS) Project Plan
Ability to work in a fast-paced role, integrating across internal workstreams and effectively manage assigned responsibility area with assigned client partner
Education
Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
HR Consulting, payroll and outsourcing industry experience preferred
Alight believes diversity should be visible, valued, and sustained throughout the organization. And we’re committed to enabling an inclusive culture of belonging that engages all colleagues and grows the diversity of our talent to proudly represent the clients and communities we serve . As an affirmative action employer, we adhere to the principles of equal employment opportunity in the workplace as defined in our diversity policy statement.
Diversity Policy Statement
Alight does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, gender, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.
Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.
Authorization to work in the United States
Applicants for employment in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Alight.
Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.
We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Alight
Lincolnshire Illinois
United States
None
(No Timezone Provided)
At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s expertise in human insights and cloud technology, allows companies and employees around the world to transform and thrive. With a competitive total rewards package, continuing education and training and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team. Because transformation takes a workforce. Learn more at careers.alight.com.
The Global PMO Ongoing Project Team is responsible for the delivery of medium-large scale ongoing projects for client accounts post-implementation. The team drives organizational success, both internally and for our clients through project leadership and project management methods that reduce risk, minimize issues and ensure on time, on budget implementations that delight our clients and customers.
The Project Manager 2 (PM 2) is accountable for all aspects of the project over the entire life (initiate, plan, execute, communicate, control, close). Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify any variances (in time, cost, scope or quality) perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders.
The PM 2 is responsible for assembling the project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedule to ensure timely completion of project. May communicate with a Senior Project Manager, Functional Area Manager, or Program Manager regarding status of specific projects.
As a Project Manager 2, a typical day to include the following:
Scope:
Owns successful completion of assigned projects using ongoing project methodology, processes, and tools
Responsible for successfully completing project milestones and deliverables for all phases of the project
Accountable for project oversight and status reporting
Responsible for project specific change request administration
Strictly follows the change control procedures to ensure that changes to scope / contract commitments are formally captured, estimated, boarded, and implemented successfully
Responsible for implementing the project testing strategy in collaboration with the test manager and workstream leads
Owns the deployment plan (cutover / conversion detail tasks, timeline, post go-live management reporting and stabilization). Leads work streams to successfully complete all deployment deliverable
Relationship Management
Partners closely with workstream leads, Test Manager, Program Manager, other PMs, IT teams and client peers
Engages with the project team to build consensus and integrate plans
Leads workstreams through all project phases, facilitating solution options and making recommendations / decisions to stay on schedule
Develop relationship with the Program Manager for status reporting, escalations, client relationship development
Communications
Proactively maintains open dialogue with team members
Facilitates effective meetings; establishes objectives and agenda, manages logistics, documents meeting decisions / actions; ensure all open items are successfully closed
Responsible for reporting project health and issues with clear actions and accountabilities
Financial Management
Assists in the oversight of the project’s budget, actuals and forecasts leveraging the project financial management tool and following the financial management processes
Works with team to identify variances to plan; estimates project impact and drives plan revisions based on the change control Process
Responsible for weekly review of time reported / attestation for project
Issue & Risk Management
Proactively identifies and manages issues, risks, and actions; escalates as needed to avoid project impacts and delay
Responsible for maintaining accurate action logs
Responsible for timely resolution of actions, risks, issues logged throughout the project
Responsible for collaborating across workstreams to ensure integrated solutions
Responsible for timely escalations to Program Manager when needed
Develops and executes overall risk mitigation plan, ensuring integrated impacts and dependencies are addressed
Ensures appropriate leadership and stakeholders (client and internal Alight) are aware of and approve mitigation / corrective action plans
Quality Management
Responsible for timely and accurate:
Completion of all assigned project plans and status reporting
Completion of all project milestones and deliverables
Maintenance of all assigned documentation
Strictly follows the change control procedures to ensure that changes to scope / contract commitments are formally captured, estimated, boarded, implemented successfully; ensures project budget is adjusted to reflect changes
Deliverables
Assigned project success
Assigned project plans
Project governance and status reporting
Maintenance of Smartsheet and other documentation
Completion of all project deliverables (all phases), including formal client approval
Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
Ability to develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Excellent project management and organizational skills including a keen attention to detail
Ability to multi-task, delegate, and prioritize tasks
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment.
Knowledge
5 - 7 years of experience in a similar role
PMP/PRINCE2 certification or equivalent (desired)
Fluent skills: Microsoft Office suite, (MSS) Project Plan
Ability to work in a fast-paced role, integrating across internal workstreams and effectively manage assigned responsibility area with assigned client partner
Education
Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
HR Consulting, payroll and outsourcing industry experience preferred
Alight believes diversity should be visible, valued, and sustained throughout the organization. And we’re committed to enabling an inclusive culture of belonging that engages all colleagues and grows the diversity of our talent to proudly represent the clients and communities we serve . As an affirmative action employer, we adhere to the principles of equal employment opportunity in the workplace as defined in our diversity policy statement.
Diversity Policy Statement
Alight does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, gender, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.
Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.
Authorization to work in the United States
Applicants for employment in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Alight.
Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.
We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.