Associate Project Manager – Technology & Transformation

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced project/PMO support professional in Illinois to assist planning, governance, and delivery of technology and transformation initiatives.

You will maintain schedules, RAID logs, and status reports, coordinate meetings, and prepare executive materials while tracking KPIs and risks across multiple workstreams. Collaboration with consultants and client teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, Operations, or a related field
• 3–5 years of experience in project management, consulting, PMO, technology delivery, business operations, or related field
• Experience supporting projects with multiple stakeholders, workstreams, or deliverables
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams
• Ability to create clear, professional project documentation and presentations
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Willingness to learn new project management methodologies, technologies, and consulting approaches
• Preferred: experience in technology consulting, management consulting, or professional services
• Preferred: exposure to technology implementations, digital transformation, ERP/CRM programs, data initiatives, cloud programs, or operating model transformations
• Preferred: familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
• Preferred: experience with Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms
• Preferred: familiarity with PMO practices and project governance
• Preferred: experience preparing executive presentations or client-facing materials
• Preferred: CAPM, PMP, Scrum Master, Agile, or other relevant certification, or interest in pursuing one

Responsibilities

• Support project planning, scheduling, and governance materials
• Maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and status reports
• Coordinate meetings, workshops, and stakeholder communications
• Prepare agendas, meeting materials, and executive presentations
• Track KPIs, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
• Follow up with workstream leads to keep commitments
• Identify and escalate schedule, resource, scope, and delivery risks
• Consolidate updates into weekly/monthly reporting
• Support financial and resource tracking including budgets and forecasts
• Help establish PMO standards, templates, and processes
• Support technology implementations and digital transformation programs
• Coordinate across business, technology, and consulting workstreams
• Support requirements gathering, process mapping, and testing coordination
• Translate complex project information into updates
• Build relationships with consultants, client stakeholders, technology teams
• Support client meetings and presentations
• Identify information gaps and conflicting priorities

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Agile Methodologies

Technology Consulting

Risk Management

Program Management

Documentation

Executive Presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Asana

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Job description

• Support Project and Engagement Managers in planning and managing technology and transformation initiatives


• Maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, key deliverables, RAID logs, status reports, decision logs, and governance materials


• Coordinate project meetings, workshops, working sessions, and stakeholder communications


• Prepare agendas, meeting materials, action logs, meeting minutes, status reports, and executive‑level presentations


• Track project actions, decisions, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, milestones, deliverables, and KPIs


• Follow up with workstream leads and stakeholders to keep commitments and deliverables on track


• Identify and escal schedule, resource, scope, and delivery risks


• Collect and consolidate workstream updates into weekly and monthly reporting


• Support financial and resource tracking, including budgets, forecasts, invoices, and utilization


• Help establish and maintain project management standards, templates, and processes


• Support technology implementations, operating model transformations, digital transformation programs, process improvement initiatives, and strategic change programs


• Coordinate across business, technology, and consulting workstreams


• Support requirements gathering, process mapping, workshops, testing coordination, implementation planning, and change activities


• Translate complex project information into clear, actionable updates


• Build relationships with consultants, client stakeholders, technology teams, and project leadership


• Support client meetings and presentations


• Identify information gaps, conflicting priorities, and potential delivery challenges

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, Operations, or a related field


• 3-5 years of experience in project management, consulting, PMO, technology delivery, business operations, or a related field


• Experience supporting projects with multiple stakeholders, workstreams, or deliverables


• Strong organizational and time‑management skills


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams


• Ability to create clear, professional project documentation and presentations


• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to high‑quality work


• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment


• Willingness to learn new project management methodologies, technologies, and consulting approaches


• Preferred: experience in technology consulting, management consulting, or professional services


• Preferred: exposure to technology implementations, digital transformation, ERP/CRM programs, data initiatives, cloud programs, or operating model transformations


• Preferred: familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models


• Preferred: experience with Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms


• Preferred: familiarity with PMO practices and project governance


• Preferred: experience preparing executive presentations or client‑facing materials


• Preferred: CAPM, PMP, Scrum Master, Agile, or other relevant certification, or interest in pursuing one

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management, including planning, scheduling, and stakeholder communication, while effectively supporting technology and transformation initiatives. Proficient in creating high‑quality project documentation and presentations, with a strong focus on collaboration and attention to detail.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• Project Management


• Stakeholder Communication


• Microsoft Office Proficiency


• Agile Methodologies


• Technology Consulting

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Planning


• Risk Management


• Requirements Gathering


• Process Mapping


• KPI Tracking


• Budget Tracking


• Documentation Creation


• Change Management


• Digital Transformation


• Technology Implementation

Soft Skills

• Organizational Skills


• Time Management


• Written Communication


• Verbal Communication


• Attention to Detail

Certifications & Qualifications

• CAPM


• PMP


• Scrum Master


• Agile Certification

Industry Keywords

• Project Management Office (PMO)


• Technology Delivery


• Consulting


• ERP Programs


• CRM Programs


• Cloud Programs


• Operating Model Transformations


• Digital Transformation

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft PowerPoint


• Microsoft Excel


• Microsoft Teams


• Jira


• Smartsheet


• Asana


• Monday.com


• Microsoft Project