AVP, Project Management

Revantage, A Blackstone Portfolio Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Policy

401(k)

Productivity Hours – weekly meeting‑l

Summer Fridays

Work From Anywhere Month

Learning & Development opportunities

Health insurance and wellness benefits

Job summary

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, seeks a Project Manager for the PMO to drive timely delivery across data and technology work streams from the Chicago office. You will partner with leadership and portfolio companies to monitor milestones, risks, and issues, and present updates to senior stakeholders.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years in project management in tech, strong communication, and familiarity with agile methods and tools (MS Planner Premium, Asana,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years in project management preferably in a technology organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• PMP, CAPM, or other relevant project management certification(s) a plus.
• Understanding of agile methods and processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, coordinate, and monitor activities of one or more projects across all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Drive collaboration across business, technology, and third-party teams to deliver on time and budget.
• Define project scope, deliverables, and governance to minimize risks and meet objectives.
• Develop timelines, identify interdependencies, track progress, and surface issues and risks.
• Enable effective communication, documentation, and issue management within teams.
• Track costs against budget and provide transparency to stakeholders.
• Complete special projects as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile methods

Risk tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

MS Planner Premium

Asana

Jira

Monday.com

Smartsheets

Confluence

Job description

Why This Role Is Valuable

As a critical member of the PMO team, the Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of projects, initiatives, and activities across multiple data- and technology-related work streams. You will support Technology leadership and Portfolio Companies in ensuring timely delivery of key projects and initiatives. You will also play an important role in informing leadership and technology stakeholders on milestone execution, issues, and risks. You will compile, prepare, and present information for project and program updates and presentations. Additionally, the Project Manager will help build mechanisms for monitoring the overall program progress, coordinate, and drive the operational areas of Revantage’s technology projects through implementation. The PMO team will ensure effective partnership with internal and external stakeholders to effectively deliver key initiatives. This role is based out of Revantage’s office in Chicago, IL.

How You Add Value

• Plan, lead, coordinate, and monitor activities of one or more projects covering all phases of the project life cycle ranging from project initiation to implementation
• Drive close project collaboration across business, technology, and third-party teams to deliver projects that are on time, on budget, and in scope with strong stakeholder alignment and buy-in leveraging a project delivery framework
• Collaborate with project teams to define project scope, deliverables, and corresponding project governance & decision gating to minimize risks, ensure success, and effectively meet strategic objectives
• Partner with cross functional project task owners to develop detailed timelines, identify interdependencies, manage & track progress, and proactively surface issues and risks address on-going progress, issues, risks, delivery outcomes, etc.
• Enable and motivate project teams into high functioning collaborators by leveraging effective project communication, documentation, meeting facilitation, and timely issue management
• Track project related costs against budget and forecast and provide cost transparency to all stakeholders
• Complete special projects as requested
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required

What You Bring To The Role

• Bachelor’s degree Required in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or any closely related field
• Minimum of 5 years in project management preferably in a technology organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex initiatives and producing successful outcomes
• PMP, CAPM, or other relevant project management certification(s) a plus
• Understanding of agile methods and processes
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management tools such as MS Planner Premium, Asana, Jira, Monday.com, Smartsheets
• Experience in the areas of process optimization, change management, process management, and standardization

Preferred

• Knowledge in collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint
• Experience in usage of JIRA, Monday.com and Confluence

Base Compensation Range

$127,000.00 To $170,000.00 Annually. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of the Company’s base compensation range for this position. Actual base compensation range may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Who We Are

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services. With a corporate purpose of ‘In Pursuit of Better,’ Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company’s footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Rooted in a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, Revantage goes beyond traditional corporate services and acts as a trusted partner. Across offerings that include finance, technology, human resources and operations, Revantage proactively anticipates stakeholder needs, recruits exceptional talent and enables its business partners to thrive.

What We Value: Our Culture

Our people are our most important asset, enabling Blackstone portfolio companies and investments to scale and thrive. Together, we foster a workplace where everyone can be themselves, enabling them to do their best work.

At Revantage, we have exceptional people who live our values and help us pursue better every day. We offer dynamic and meaningful work, competitive compensation, benefits and flexibility. We listen and take action to ensure our organization evolves to reflect our employees’ voices and support an inclusive culture.

Our demonstrated commitment to our people and collaborative culture have earned us numerous awards as a top employer.

Our culture is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes
• Leaders – We commit to continuous improvement
• Enthusiasts – We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible
• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams
• Partners – We deliver value and positive impact to our partners

Growing with Us

Grow your career with us. As a member of our team, you'll gain hands‑on experience in the real estate industry and benefit from a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth.

Total Direct Compensation

This job is also eligible for discretionary bonus and incentive compensation on an annual basis.

Benefits

The Company provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

The additional total direct compensation and benefits described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.

Perks for You

• Competitive salary, overall compensation, and 401(k)
• Work-life balance offerings include:
• Hybrid Work Policy
• Productivity Hours – weekly meeting-free work time
• Summer Fridays
• Work From Anywhere Month
• In-house and external learning & development opportunities
• Generous health insurance and wellness benefits

EEO Statement

Revantage is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [e-mail]