Project Manager--PMP/DFSS/Organizational Transformation Job in Southfield 48033, Michigan US

Project Manager--PMP/DFSS/Organizational Transformation

Southfield, MI 48033

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Job Summary:

Experienced project manager responsible for multi-year, multi-million dollar project designing and implementing a new internal workflow solution that drives 85% of the business revenues. Responsible for management of multiple, simultaneous sub-projects, including oversight of re-engineering business processes and managing organizational transformation. Capable of adapting and flourishing in a collaborative, highly challenging and dynamic environment.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Develop and manage master project plan, encompassing technology, business process, organizational transformation and go-to-market sub-projects, with defined critical path milestones and deliverables

Develop and maintain governance structures and provide guidelines for management and oversight of work streams, including a package of project management templates, i.e., charter, resource plans, project schedules and communication plans, to ensure consistency across project

Manage schedules derived from each work stream, including critical path tracking and dependencies / linkages / hand-offs within and across all project work streams

Ensure that projects are proceeding according to timelines, meeting targets and expectations, and adhering to established operating parameters
- Provide direction, leadership and accountability for critical project management efforts, including development and management of the following processes:
- Organization transformation
- Change management
- Risk management
- Quality management
- Deliverable approval and management
- Issue management
- Resource leveling and managemen

Facilitate gap and risk analysis; create and execute mitigation plans

Assist individual work streams in the execution of project management tasks and serve as escalation point to overcome challenges and support steps to remove roadblocks

Establish, monitor and manage financial controls and project budget

Develop a communications plan, standards, message review process and coordinate all program communications, including client deployment

Engage executive level steering committee on a regular basis

Identify, collaborate and communicate with constituencies at all levels

Motivate and energize the team to achieve corporate as well as team goals

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

MBA or Master's degree in related field of study preferred

PMP Certification required

8 to 10 years project management experience, with proven ability to establish priorities for multiple complex projects simultaneously

2+ years in a management role preferred

Recent experience working with Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies

Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred

At least 2 years experience with methods, tools and techniques for defining and documenting client needs

Record of achievement managing a large-scale project that transformed business processes and included organizational re-design responsibility

Demonstrated ability to build consensus and drive resolution of issues while maintaining positive working relationships across functions

Strong estimating and financial modeling skills

Experience coaching or mentoring

Demonstrated experience eliciting information from domain experts

Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to articulate and establish processes in a cross-functional environment

Record of commitment to organization, clients, team, and project performance

Interactive / hands-on management style

Ability to relate to executive business management; strong writing and presentation skills

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

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