Senior Project Manager
acamsChicago (IL)
About the role
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 GlanceThis 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 PMOPMO Governance Execution
- Operate in Agile/Waterfall Hybrid approach. Including Stage GatingAssist 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 PMOHelp Administrating all project artifacts residing in MS teams, Smartsheet's, and SharePointEnforce 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 systemsPMP 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, SharePointHighly 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 requirementsEEOWe 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.
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