Project Manager II

Alight is a company that champions people and empowers clients to build a healthier workforce. The Project Manager will lead large-scale projects for enterprise clients, focusing on designing, building, and executing initiatives that deliver strategic value while ensuring program success through collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, building, and overseeing the execution of complex, cross-functional strategic client initiatives
• Championing and utilizing best of breed technology (Smartsheet, SFDC, etc.) for all work performed
• Driving innovation, optimizing business process and workflows as appropriate, and delivering exceptional business value through effective program execution
• Designing and managing project execution, while identifying and resolving risk and adapting as needed to ensure success
• Anticipating when change may be needed, and positioning recommendations appropriately
• Communicating regularly with internal and external stakeholders on project progress, offering viable solutions and opportunities as needed
• Driving continuous improvement in program management across the client project portfolio
• Managing the successful execution of multiple large-scale, complex client projects. Independently managing risk associated with client projects and developing and overseeing risk mitigation strategies
• Communicating complex ideas, anticipating objections, and persuading others to adopt an alternative point of view, often at senior levels of leadership
• Acting as a change agent; Seeking out and pursuing new ideas for continuous improvement

Requirements:

• Have bachelor's or 5-7 years of relevant work experience required
• Demonstrate proven expertise in leading cross-functional programs and projects in support of strategic client initiatives
• Possess deep expertise in project management. Be skilled in leading meetings, setting goals, prioritizing tasks, defining roles, resolving conflicts, and driving project progress
• Display significant experience in driving results, and proven history to see downstream impacts and to navigate through them
• Have experience facilitating project progress through compelling listening, influencing, presentation, and communication skills
• Demonstrate dynamic analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Have experience leading innovative and effective client engagement strategies focused on client satisfaction, retention, and revenue growth
• Display exceptional professional communication skills, business and financial acumen, and executive presence
• Have industry experience in the following: HR services / Outsourcing, Business Management, or Disability / Absence / Healthcare