Project Manager

Capgemini; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex, high-impact projects from initiation through implementation in the United States. You will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects, partnering with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive execution and deliver results that align with business objectives.

You will define scope, create plans, manage budgets and resources, and provide ongoing status reporting.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of project management, program management, or related experience.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing project plans, schedules, resource plans, and status reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through the full project lifecycle, from initial concept and planning to final implementation and closeout.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables in alignment with business needs.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and status reports.
• Facilitate project team meetings and provide ongoing project tracking, monitoring, and analysis.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate and manage vendor activities, including tracking and reviewing vendor deliverables.
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to project team members and stakeholders.
• Recommend solutions to complex business and operational challenges and drive corrective actions when needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on specific technologies, processes, or project management methodologies as applicable.

Job description

As a Project Manager lead the successful delivery of complex, high-impact projects from initiation through implementation. In this role, you will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects, partnering with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive execution, manage risks, and deliver results that align with business objectives.

What You'll Work On:

Lead projects through the full project lifecycle, from initial concept and planning to final implementation and closeout.

Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables in alignment with business needs.

Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and status reports.

Facilitate project team meetings and provide ongoing project tracking, monitoring, and analysis.

Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop effective mitigation strategies.

Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables for accuracy and completeness.

Coordinate and manage vendor activities, including tracking and reviewing vendor deliverables.

Provide technical and analytical guidance to project team members and stakeholders.

Recommend solutions to complex business and operational challenges and drive corrective actions when needed.

Serve as a subject matter expert on specific technologies, processes, or project management methodologies as applicable.

Required Qualifications:

Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum of 4 years of project management, program management, or related experience.

Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Experience developing project plans, schedules, resource plans, and status reporting.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes.

Experience managing project risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential.

Experience managing complex, enterprise-wide projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Familiarity with project management tools and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).

Experience collaborating with external vendors and third-party partners.

Knowledge of technology implementations, systems integrations, or business transformation initiatives.

Ability to serve as a subject matter expert within a specialized technical or functional area.

Strong organizational skills with a track record of delivering projects on time and within scope.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $34.67/hour - $54.18/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America's leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.