Project Manager

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: MO-Kansas City, Hybrid 3-4 days onsite

Overview: Every Turnberry consultant belongs to a practice, an internal group of consultants and leaders with shared experience and expertise. Each of these practices aligns to one of the core services Turnberry offers to clients. As a Project Manager, you will join Turnberry's Business Transformation practice. Turnberry's Business Transformation practice is dedicated to diagnosing and addressing core business challenges including regulatory compliance, full-scale implementation, managing change and driving continuous improvement across transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Analyze demands (project proposals) to determine time frame, funding parameters, and appropriate human resources (resource plans) for accomplishing projects and identifying deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks

Determine project planning and tracking methodology, such as Agile or Waterfall, based on factors such as clarity of scope, complexity, risk, or change tolerance

Communicate with sponsor and end user of the project output, to set and ensure that project goals are in line with business objectives

Assign duties and responsibilities to project personnel, including key stakeholders and sponsors and define the responsibilities and authority at project kick-off

With the project Sponsor, establish and implement an appropriate communication plan based on sponsor's requirements and the needs of all personnel and functions affected by the status and outcome of the project

Create multi-level project work breakdown structures which consider critical path dependencies and assign work to the lowest levels possible

Project a strong leadership persona through all project interactions, while motivating individual contributors, conferring with project stakeholders, and updating sponsors

Drive detail discovery and articulation through rigorous questioning and other structured techniques during times of project ambiguity

Take bold and expedient action to notify sponsors and leadership about project risks and issues as you see them, possibly even through times of opposition to do so, escalating appropriately when needed

Suggest and implement mitigation plans on risks and issues, layering in feedback and suggestion from sponsors and other leadership if needed

Demonstrate a propensity for quickly learning and assimilating new skill areas, practices, and knowledge domains

Monitor project activities, ensuring the currency, quality, and integrity of information, while providing consistency in content

Follow established standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation

Benchmark project management performance continuously to identify the potential for improvements and increase capability in project and portfolio management

Qualifications:

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems (or a related field), project management, general business management, or equivalent IT experience

Project manager training and certification is preferred

8+ years of IT experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving

A minimum of 5 years of demonstrated competency in an assistant project management role or project management role involving the execution of multiple projects or a large project

3+ years of Business Unit or Business Unit-facing experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving

Experience in leading a team; experience in leading through influence vs. authority

Experience and ability in effectively using "soft skills" or "people skills"

Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate others; ability to empathize and knowledge of personality types

Ability to adapt to new circumstances in a dynamic and changing business environment

In depth experience with project management methodologies (for example, that of the Project Management Institute and Agile approaches), and when to use them

Sensitivity to working in a political environment and to interacting with senior leadership

Strong knowledge of project-planning tools, such as MS Project, MS DevOps, and Jira. (ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) a plus.)

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations

Distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills

Effective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resources

Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence

Ability to develop and execute a project resource plan that ensures that the right people are in the right place doing the right things at the right time

Talent for organizing the disorganized, bringing order to chaos, and building reliable, repeatable structures within Project Management

The salary range for this role is $105,000 to $150,000 or the hourly equivalent. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Turnberry Solutions offers benefits such as a comprehensive healthcare package (medical, dental, vision), disability and group term life insurance, health and flexible spending accounts, a utilization bonus, 401(k) with match, flexible time off for salaried employees, parental leave for salaried employees, and flexible work arrangements (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with Turnberry, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At Turnberry, inclusion is one of our core values. We are committed to creating a positive and connected work environment for all and are fully invested in and focused on hiring and growing a diverse team of high performers. We believe that uniqueness in ideas, experiences, and backgrounds make us a better Turnberry: Turnberry is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age, ancestry, family medical or genetic information, gender identity and expression, marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics.

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