Senior Project Manager

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

Job summary

Jobtailor in Illinois seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead stakeholder engagements, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and drive delivery across complex programs.

You will leverage BI and PM tools (Tableau, Quicksite, JIRA, Excel, Google Sheets) to analyze data, join disparate datasets, and report clear insights to executives and teams. The role emphasizes coaching delivery teams, strong communication, and ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years in Project Management and 2+ years supporting internal business clients.
• Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets and ability to join disparate datasets.
• MBA or PMP certification preferred.
• Experience with regulated environments and risk management is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular stakeholder meetings to ensure alignment and visibility into plans and requests.
• Leverage BI and PM tools (Tableau, Quicksite, JIRA, Excel) to support stakeholders.
• Analyze data by joining disparate datasets to present clear solutions.
• Demonstrate proven project management to structure tasks and manage expectations.
• Coach and develop delivery teams, promoting leadership across the org.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to influence outcomes.
• Apply waterfall, agile, and design-thinking methodologies.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

Project Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Leadership

Agile Methodology

Lean Methodology

Six Sigma

Problem Solving

JIRA Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree or MBA (preferred)

Military experience

Tools

JIRA

Tableau

Quicksite

Microsoft Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

• Meeting on a regular basis with stakeholders to ensure that they are well-managed and have line of sight into their operations, project plans, and horizontal requests


• Utilizing a variety of business intelligence (Quicksite, Tableau), project management (JIRA), and analysis tools (Excel, Google Sheets) to support their stakeholders


• Solving problems analytically - understanding how to join disparate data sets in an Excel or Google Sheets format to solve problems and convey a solution


• Exhibiting a demonstrated track record of project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage tasks and related expectations


• Exhibiting outstanding influencing skills to effectively drive project / program efforts - Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment


• Displaying a passion for coaching and developing delivery teams through leadership


• Having excellent communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes


• Having demonstrated experience in various project management / problem solving methodologies (waterfall, agile, design thinking, etc.)


• Demonstrating the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously


• Identifying continuous improvement opportunities using multiple data-driven approaches

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience


• At least 3 years of Project Management experience


• At least 2 years of experience supporting, partnering and interacting with internal business clients


• At least 3 years of experience using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, with a proficiency in joining disparate data sets to analyze and solve challenges


• Master’s Degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree (preferred)


• 5+ years of Project Management experience (preferred)


• 2+ years of model risk management experience in a regulated financial institution (preferred)


• 2+ years of experience working with and applying the standards set forth in supervisory letters guiding model risk management, to include OCC Bulletin 2011-12 and FRB SR 11-7 (preferred)


• 2+ years of experience using JIRA or Github for Project Management (preferred)


• 1+ year(s) of JIRA Project Administrator experience (preferred)


• Project Management Professional certification (PMP) (preferred)


• Lean, Agile, Six Sigma certification, or other Project Management Certification (preferred)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong project management capabilities with a focus on stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and problem-solving methodologies. Proficient in utilizing business intelligence and project management tools to drive project success and continuous improvement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management Experience


• Data Analysis Using Excel or Google Sheets


• JIRA Project Management


• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)


• Model Risk Management Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Management


• Data Analysis


• Problem Solving Methodologies


• Microsoft Excel


• Google Sheets


• JIRA


• Agile Methodology


• Lean Methodology


• Six Sigma


• Tableau

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills


• Influencing Skills


• Coaching Skills


• Partnership Skills


• Leadership Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)


• Lean Certification


• Agile Certification


• Six Sigma Certification

Industry Keywords

• Model Risk Management


• Regulated Financial Institution


• Supervisory Letters


• OCC Bulletin 2011-12


• FRB SR 11-7

Tools & Technologies

• Quicksite


• Tableau


• JIRA


• Google Sheets


• Microsoft Excel