Project Manager

Kelly Services; Columbus (IN); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Telemedicine

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Transit benefit

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning and execution of enterprise technical capability development programs, including the global SECP. Hybrid role coordinating across regions, instructors, participants, HR, Finance, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and strong governance.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, rigorous project controls, and clear communications, with experience in Microsoft 365 tools and global cohort coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years in project/program management, operations, or learning/program delivery.
• Proven experience managing complex projects with multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Strong skills in project planning, scheduling, risk management, and action tracking.
• Experience with budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, procurement, and cost tracking.
• Excellent problem-solving and resolution skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills—comfortable with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Superb attention to detail, follow-through, and data accuracy.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Planner, Forms, Loop).
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and tools.
• Experience creating standard processes, templates, and documentation.
• Global mindset and strong interpersonal skills, especially in diverse/cross-cultural settings.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to prioritize with limited oversight.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans for global cohorts and modules.
• Translate program milestones into tasks, deadlines, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Proactively monitor execution and identify risks related to scheduling, resources, finances, or delivery.
• Track program risks, issues, decisions, and actions; elevate when necessary.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent cohorts and workstreams across regions and time zones.
• Create standardized processes, checklists, templates, and controls for global scalability.
• Manage readiness for each cohort/module, including facilities, technology, catering, supplies, and travel.
• Maintain detailed regional readiness and delivery plans.
• Address logistics and participant needs proactively; coordinate post-module reviews and lessons learned.
• Oversee participant processes from application to completion.
• Maintain rosters, waitlists, application status, attendance, and program records.
• Coordinate onboarding, pre-work, communications, and completion requirements.
• Manage instructor rosters, assignments, and availability.
• Organize meetings, preparation, materials, travel, and continuous development.
• Facilitate instructor collaboration and capture feedback for improvements.
• Maintain budgets, forecasts, expenses, and financial tracking.
• Process purchase orders, invoices, vendor payments, and internal cost recovery.
• Prepare financial summaries and variance analysis for leadership.
• Develop and deliver clear, professional program communications to all audiences.
• Facilitate planning and governance meetings, capturing actions and decisions.
• Build collaborative relationships across regions and organization levels.
• Keep program information accurate in Microsoft 365 (Planner, SharePoint, Teams, Loop).
• Consistently manage data, documentation, and compliance across all program components.
• Seek opportunities to simplify or automate routine tasks.
• Maintain dashboards, participation reports, instructor performance, and financial health metrics.
• Identify and recommend improvements to operating processes and controls.
• Document and report on decisions, risks, and lessons learned.
• Lead process reviews and operational retrospectives.
• Recommend and implement changes for quality, scalability, and efficiency.
• Update playbooks, templates, and documentation based on feedback and lessons.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication skills

Budgeting

Data accuracy

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Planner

SharePoint

Teams

Loop

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Title: Project Manager

Location: Hybrid

Bill Rate: $31.11/hour

Overall Role & Purpose

As a Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end planning and execution of enterprise technical capability development programs—primarily managing the global Systems Engineering Certificate Program (SECP). Your mission is to turn strategy into action by developing and managing plans, processes, controls, communication, and finances. You will operate as the central point linking program leadership, instructors, participants, regional partners, HR, Finance, vendors, and stakeholders, ensuring smooth, consistent delivery across regions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Program & Project Management

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans for global cohorts and modules.
• Translate program milestones into clear tasks, deadlines, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Proactively monitor execution and identify risks related to scheduling, resources, finances, or delivery.
• Track program risks, issues, decisions, and actions; elevate when necessary.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent cohorts and workstreams across regions and time zones.
• Create standardized processes, checklists, templates, and controls for global scalability.

Cohort Planning & Delivery

• Manage readiness for each cohort/module, including facilities, technology, catering, supplies, and travel.
• Maintain detailed regional readiness and delivery plans.
• Address logistics and participant needs proactively; coordinate post-module reviews and lessons learned.

Participant Lifecycle Management

• Oversee participant processes from application to completion.
• Maintain rosters, waitlists, application status, attendance, and program records.
• Coordinate onboarding, pre-work, communications, and completion requirements.

Instructor Coordination & Support

• Manage instructor rosters, assignments, and availability.
• Organize meetings, preparation, materials, travel, and continuous development.
• Facilitate instructor collaboration and capture feedback for improvements.

Financial Management

• Maintain budgets, forecasts, expenses, and financial tracking.
• Process purchase orders, invoices, vendor payments, and internal cost recovery.
• Prepare financial summaries and variance analysis for leadership.

Communications & Stakeholder Coordination

• Develop and deliver clear, professional program communications to all audiences.
• Facilitate planning and governance meetings, capturing actions and decisions.
• Build collaborative relationships across regions and organization levels.

Systems, Data & Administration

• Keep program information accurate and accessible in Microsoft 365 (Planner, SharePoint, Teams, Loop).
• Consistently manage data, documentation, and compliance across all program components.
• Seek opportunities to simplify or automate routine tasks.

Reporting, Governance & Controls

• Maintain dashboards, participation reports, instructor performance, and financial health metrics.
• Identify and recommend improvements to operating processes and controls.
• Document and report on decisions, risks, and lessons learned.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead process reviews and operational retrospectives.
• Recommend and implement changes for quality, scalability, and efficiency.
• Update playbooks, templates, and documentation based on feedback and lessons.

Day-to-Day Activities

Task Frequency

• Review project plans, milestones, risksDaily
• Respond to participant applications/queriesDaily
• Liaise with regional teams and stakeholdersDaily/as needed
• Update records and trackers (Planner, financials)Daily/weekly
• Drive follow-ups and resolve issuesDaily
• Coordinate logistics for cohorts/modulesOngoing/by milestone
• Monitor financial transactionsWeekly
• Prepare/facilitate planning meetingsWeekly
• Update dashboards/status reportsWeekly/Monthly
• Draft communications for stakeholdersBy milestone
• Conduct readiness reviewsBefore each module
• Coordinate surveys and retrospectivesPost-module
• Recommend and implement process improvementsOngoing

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years in project/program management, operations, or learning/program delivery.
• Proven experience managing complex projects with multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Strong skills in project planning, scheduling, risk management, and action tracking.
• Experience with budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, procurement, and cost tracking.
• Excellent problem-solving and resolution skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills—comfortable with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Superb attention to detail, follow-through, and data accuracy.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Planner, Forms, Loop).
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and tools.
• Experience creating standard processes, templates, and documentation.
• Global mindset and strong interpersonal skills, especially in diverse/cross-cultural settings.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to prioritize with limited oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting global/enterprise programs in technical capability or talent development.
• Familiarity with financial systems, procurement, and cost recovery processes.
• Experience with instructor-led or cohort-based program coordination.
• Background in engineering or technical organizations.
• Project management certification or formal training.
• Experience using data/reporting for operational improvement.

What Makes You Successful in this Role

• You’re organized, proactive, and can juggle multiple priorities.
• You build strong relationships and communicate clearly.
• You anticipate challenges and tackle them head-on.
• You’re disciplined about process and documentation, but also seek constant improvement.

This is your opportunity to lead impactful, global programs that develop tomorrow’s technical talent!

Kelly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will be contacted for further discussion.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources.

• eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical
• dental
• vision
• telemedicine
• term life
• whole life
• accident insurance
• critical illness
• a legal plan
• short-term disability
• As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan
• service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year)
• a transit spending account
• In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce.

Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center.

Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws.

A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en).

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affluentitive Action employer.

We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

About Kelly

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