Senior Project Manager

ACAMS; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ACAMS in Chicago seeks a Project Manager who will coordinate project management activities under the PMO, document objectives, and support governance across Agile/Waterfall projects. The role emphasizes process mapping, requirements articulation, and document management using MS Teams, Smartsheet, SharePoint, and related tools.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of PM experience, strong communication, and organizational skills, with PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in project management or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration / industrial engineering / MIS.
• PMP certification in process / obtained preferred
• Critical and analytical skills to identify, analyze and navigate through uncertainty
• Ability to translate unstructured information into articulated and organized requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and able to meet deadlines in a timely manner
• Expert knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS teams, Smartsheet, SharePoint
• Highly proficient and comfortable with technology
• Self Driven and intuitive to control, manage and coordinate throughout every project’s lifecycle with minor supervision
• Highly proficient and comfortable understanding and analyzing business processes and requirements

Responsibilities

• Identify, Articulate and Document project objectives, budgets and schedules with the senior PMO oversight
• Suggest and proactively indicate areas of improvement, and opportunities for coordination activities
• Support project owner/team identify roles and responsibilities for all tasks and resources to ensure the project is delivered according to plan
• Monitor and document project progress to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
• Maintaining Project Plans, RAID and other Project Managing artifacts updated as assigned by the PMO
• Operate in Agile/Waterfall Hybrid approach. Including Stage Gating
• Assist PMO manager with clerical/Admin tasks as requested including but not limited to: Schedule meetings with SLT/ELT, documenting and following up on minutes and action plan
• Fulfill role of BA/ Process mapping, and documentation as needed and as part of scoping project requirements
• Documenting and structuring Business and Functional requirement documentation as guided by the PMO
• Help Administrating all project artifacts residing in MS teams, Smartsheet’s, and SharePoint
• Enforce and help maintain processes and governance of practices established by the PMO Office

Skills

Communication

Project coordination

Analytical thinking

Organizational awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration / industrial engineering / MIS

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

MS Teams

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Job description

Who We Are

ACAMS is the global leader in certification, training, and intelligence for anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals. ACAMS sets the standard for how organizations prevent, detect, and respond to money laundering, fraud and sanctions evasion. Trusted by 70% of the world's leading banks, as well as governmental and law enforcement agencies, and FinTechs, the organization has 120,000+ members across 200+ countries and territories. Its 65+ chapters and annual conferences connect AFC professionals across every major financial center. Learn more at acams.org.

Who We Are

ACAMS is the global leader in certification, training, and intelligence for anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals. ACAMS sets the standard for how organizations prevent, detect, and respond to money laundering, fraud and sanctions evasion. Trusted by 70% of the world's leading banks, as well as governmental and law enforcement agencies, and FinTechs, the organization has 120,000+ members across 200+ countries and territories. Its 65+ chapters and annual conferences connect AFC professionals across every major financial center. Learn more at acams.org.

Opportunity at a Glance

This position, under general supervision of the Project Management Office, will provide project management coordination support as assigned for projects, admin activities, and Business Process Documentation/Mapping as assigned by the PMO. Our innovative and growing organization is searching for experienced candidates for the position of Junior Project Manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. Candidates must currently reside within reasonable commuting distance of the posted job location.

Responsibilities

Project Management Practice

• Identify, Articulate and Document project objectives, budgets and schedules with the senior PMO oversight
• Suggest and proactively indicate areas of improvement, and opportunities for coordination activities
• Support project owner/team identify roles and responsibilities for all tasks and resources to ensure the project is delivered according to plan
• Monitor and document project progress to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
• Maintaining Project Plans, RAID and other Project Managing artifacts updated as assigned by the PMO

PMO Governance Execution

• Operate in Agile/Waterfall Hybrid approach. Including Stage Gating
• Assist PMO manager with clerical/Admin tasks as requested including but not limited to: Schedule meetings with SLT/ELT, documenting and following up on minutes and action plan
• Fulfill role of BA/ Process mapping, and documentation as needed and as part of scoping project requirements
• Documenting and structuring Business and Functional requirement documentation as guided by the PMO
• Help Administrating all project artifacts residing in MS teams, Smartsheet’s, and SharePoint
• Enforce and help maintain processes and governance of practices established by the PMO Office

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in business administration / industrial engineering/management information systems
• PMP certification in process / obtained preferred
• Critical and analytical skills to identify, analyze and navigate through uncertainty
• Ability to translate unstructured information into articulated and organized requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and able to meet deadlines in a timely manner
• Expert knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS teams, Smartsheet, SharePoint
• Highly proficient and comfortable with technology
• Self Driven and intuitive to control, manage and coordinate throughout every project’s lifecycle with minor supervision
• Highly proficient and comfortable understanding and analyzing business processes and requirements

EEO

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At ACAMS, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.