What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager position at BJSS?
About Us
We’re an award-winning innovative tech consultancy - a team of creative problem solvers. Since 1993 we’ve been finding better, more sustainable ways to solve complex technology problems for some of the world’s leading organizations and delivered solutions that millions of people use every day.
In the last 30 years we won several awards, including our most recent inclusion in the Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms report.
Operating from 26 locations across the world, we bring together teams of creative experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who enjoy working and learning in our collaborative and open culture and are committed to world-class delivery.
We have an established presence in the United States for over ten years. With offices in New York City, Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas we offer a local touch with a global reach.
We want to continue to grow and need people just like you!
About the Role
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing the delivery of data and analytics projects from inception to completion. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, engineers and consultants to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget. Your role will involve strategic planning, stakeholder management and providing leadership to drive project success.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Leadership
- Lead the planning, execution and delivery of data and analytics projects
- Develop detailed project plans, timelines and milestones
- Ensure project goals are aligned with client objectives and business needs
- Identify and mitigate project risks and issues
Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, providing regular updates and managing expectations
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, team members and senior management
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across all project stakeholders
Team Management
- Lead and mentor project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
- Allocate resources effectively to ensure project deliverables are met
- Provide guidance and support to team members, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their potential
Financial Management
- Manage project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints
- Monitor project financials, including forecasting and variance analysis
- Ensure accurate and timely invoicing and financial reporting
Process Improvement
- Continuously evaluate and improve project management processes and methodologies
- Implement best practices and innovative approaches to enhance project delivery
- Contribute to the development of project management tools and templates
This role will be mainly based in Columbus, Ohio.
About You
You’ll bring extensive project management experience gained through a combination of industry and consulting roles. You will be comfortable developing and strengthening peer-to-peer level relationships at all levels with our clients.
Ideally, you will have as much of the following experience as possible:
- Extensive experience in project management, with a focus on data and analytics projects at a consulting organization
- Proven experience delivering complex projects in a digital consultancy or similar environment
- Strong understanding of data analytics, data engineering and business intelligence
- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under pressure
- Proficient in project management tools such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, Asana or similar
- Strong problem-solving and decision making abilities
- Ability to travel as needed for client engagements
- PMP, PRINCE2 or other relevant project management certification
Some of the Perks
- 20 days paid vacation per year and 12 BJSS holidays
- 5 paid sick days
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans employer funded 80%
- 4 x salary Life and AD&D
- Commuter benefits
- 401K plan (BJSS will contribute 3% of salary into your 401K)
- An industry-leading referral scheme, with no limits on the number of referrals
- Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH
- Training opportunities and incentives – we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
- You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
- A collaborative and inspiring environment working alongside some of the best tech people in the industry
- We partner with Lifeworks to offer wellbeing support to our employees
Working Restrictions
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
BJSS will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
