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18 month renewable term contract. Likely to extend multi-year/option to hire.

Client: A major St. Louis based global corporation and a leader in their industry operating over 20 manufacturing facilitieonts with annual revenue earning over $19 B and employing over 18,000.

Overview:

This position will be responsible for leading and managing complex business and technology projects that deliver value to the organization and its customers. Work with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors across the company to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, budget, schedule, and quality standards. Monitor and control project execution, communicate project status and risks, and ensure project alignment with company strategy and goals. Collaborate with the change management team to facilitate the adoption and integration of the project outcomes and benefits.

Role:

• Plan, initiate, and manage business and technology projects from inception to closure.
• Develop and maintain project documents such as project charter, project plan, risk register, change log, and lessons learned.
• Coordinate and facilitate project activities, such as meetings, workshops, reviews, and presentations.
• Drive collaboration across cross-functional teams to align on ambiguous tasks and problems.
• Manage project resources, tasks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Track and report project progress, performance, issues, and risks.
• Manage project changes, scope creep, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure project quality and compliance with relevant standards and best practices.
• Conduct project closure and handover activities.
• Identify and implement opportunities for project improvement and innovation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, information systems, or related field.
• 7 – 10 years of experience in managing business and technology projects of various sizes and complexities.
• Stong experience in system implementations and integration.
• Strong knowledge and skills in project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Experience in leading and managing business and technology projects in different domains, such as finance, marketing, operations, or IT.
• Experience in working with various project stakeholders, such as sponsors, customers, users, business analysts, developers, testers, and vendors.
• Experience in applying different project management approaches, such as Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, or Adaptive.
• Experience in using project management software, such as MS Project, Jira, Trello, or Asana.
• Experience in managing project risks, issues, changes, and quality.
• Experience in conducting project reviews, audits, and lessons learned.
• Experience as a Business Analyst to understand business processes and requirements and to work through complex and ambiguous situations.
• Experience in working with the change management teams to support the adoption and integration of the project outcomes and benefits.
• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or CSM is a plus.