Baird
Financial Services
BusinessConsultingProjectManager
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“Business Consulting Project Manager at Baird. Skills: Project Management, Relationship Management, Business Consulting. Serve as relationship manager. Serve as point of escalation”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive sound decision making; Deliver business critical projects; Deliver multiple projects; Drive business outcomes; Deliver on project objectives; Strengthen existing business objectives; Ensure successful outcome
Industry & Context.
Complex problem solving; Problem-solving skills; Critical thinking
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Ten years of relevant experience, Proven track record of delivering substantial business results, Experience in project management, Experience in financial services, Bachelor's degree
Nice to Have
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification, Prior experience working on firm (system) conversions
What You'll Do.
Serve as relationship manager
Serve as point of escalation
Facilitate resolution of issues
Prioritize needs with technology partner
Develop understanding of back-office platform
Influence vendor roadmap
Ensure users stay abreast of system enhancements
Facilitate industry testing
Partner with business users
Define business objectives
Define project deliverables
Define project structure
Define project milestones
Form oversight committees
Leverage professional skills
Leverage best practices
Facilitate creation of business scenarios
Facilitate process flow mappings
Facilitate project requirements
Facilitate test plans
Facilitate procedures
Provide business expertise
Provide technical expertise
Ensure execution aligns with business needs
Identify project risks
Communicate project risks
Communicate impediments
Complete high-value deliverables
Ensure teams make decisions
Leverage business expertise
Facilitate effective dialog
Ensure leaders understand perspectives
Ensure team members understand perspectives
Ensure project teams maintain focus
Ensure representation for Legal
Ensure representation for Compliance
Ensure representation for Risk
Ensure representation for Technology
Ensure representation for Operational concerns
Engage leaders at third-party vendors
Define vendor expectations
Define vendor deliverables
Partner with Strategic Change Office
Partner with other Project Managers
Drive business outcomes
Strengthen existing business objectives
Consult with Baird peers
Consult with industry peers
Consult with branch associates
Ensure new recurring responsibilities are identified
Ensure new recurring responsibilities are owned
Exhibit knowledge of project management practices
Apply project management practices
Evaluate project structure of external partners
Influence project structure of external partners
Adapt project structure of external partners
Evoke creative thinking from team members
Evoke innovative thinking from team members
Mentor project participants
Coach project participants
Develop knowledge of participants
Develop skills of participants
Develop relationships across organization
Develop relationships with external partners
Develop relationships with industry peers
Participate in team building efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional perspectives; Project teams; Working groups; Oversight committees; External partners; Industry peers; Team building efforts
Communication Scope
Executive level expectations; Key stakeholder management; Productive dialogue; Challenging assumptions; Sound decision making; Business objectives; Project deliverables; Project structure; Milestones; Project teams; Working groups; Oversight committees; Common vision; Business scenarios; Process flow mappings; Project requirements; Test plans; Trainings; Procedures; Business needs; Project risks; Impediments; High-value deliverables; Business partners; Leadership; Cross functional perspectives; Client and business priorities; Legal concerns; Compliance concerns; Risk concerns; Technology concerns; Operational concerns; Vendor expectations; Vendor deliverables; Business outcomes; Project objectives; Existing business objectives; Baird and industry peers; Branch associates; New recurring responsibilities; Project management practices; External partners; Team members; Project participants
Process & Methodology
Project Management, Project methodologies, Project lifecycle, PMP, CSM
Full Job Description
**About The Role:** This person will serve as a trusted partner managing expectations at an executive level and with key stakeholders across the enterprise by building strong, credibility based relationships, facilitating productive dialogue, and respectfully challenging assumptions to drive sound decision making. The Project Manager is a key driver of success for high profile, business critical projects. The ideal candidate will have success in managing and delivering multiple projects within a complex and rapidly changing environment and the ability to provide business consulting services including systems and data conversions that result from mergers and acquisitions. The ideal candidate is an expert in the following areas: Relationship Management, Project Management and Leadership. **The Impact You 'll Make:** Relationship Manager: * Serve as relationship manager and point of escalation for Baird’s back-office technology provider. Facilitate the resolution of issues and prioritize Baird’s needs with this technology partner * Develop and maintain thorough understanding of the back-office platform and how it is utilized across Baird Operations and branches * Influence the vendors’ roadmap so that it aligns with Baird’s long term strategic roadmap * Ensure firm users stay abreast of system enhancements and modifications * Facilitate and coordinate industry testing and partner with business users related to work requests Project Management: * Engage with project sponsors and owners to clearly define business objectives, project deliverables, project structure, and milestones * Work with the leaders across the organization (within our businesses and corporate resource groups) to define project teams, including the formation of relevant working groups and oversight committees that support each initiative * Leverage professional skills and best practices (e.g., project & presentation tools, project methodologies) that help align team members around a common vision. Fac
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