What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Lake Shore Associates, Inc.?
Project Manager – Hybrid / Local to Chicago | 10-month Contract Role
Are you skilled at playing a pivotal role in leading and delivering content-related projects—from CMS implementations to content migrations, governance, and digital transformation initiatives? Do you have the ability to span project management, content strategy, and stakeholder coordination? Do you thrive in collaborative, matrixed environments? Do you bring strong analytical acumen and expert facilitation skills, with a readiness to deliver tailored solutions that address our clients’ unique business challenges and opportunities?
The Skills You Bring
For more than 15 years, Lake Shore Associates has been dedicated to our clients, fostering partnerships with a diverse array of companies, from mid-sized enterprises to global leaders. Our commitment to excellence, proficiency, and purpose doesn't just yield tangible results; it establishes a resilient leadership model, ready for replication. Our team is characterized by drive, collaboration, and adaptability. As a women-owned management consultancy, Lake Shore Associates takes pride in earning the trust of our clients through enduring partnerships and the delivery of tangible value.
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States
Compensation: From $43.00 to $48.00 per hour
Are you skilled at playing a pivotal role in leading and delivering content-related projects—from CMS implementations to content migrations, governance, and digital transformation initiatives? Do you have the ability to span project management, content strategy, and stakeholder coordination? Do you thrive in collaborative, matrixed environments? Do you bring strong analytical acumen and expert facilitation skills, with a readiness to deliver tailored solutions that address our clients’ unique business challenges and opportunities?
The Skills You Bring
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, scope, and budgets for content management initiatives.
- Performs issues and risk management, tracking, prioritization, resolution facilitation, reporting and trending analysis.
- Manages and monitors projects budget, scope, schedule, progress, and risks.
- Manages stakeholder engagement and expectations during the lifecycle of the project.
- Leads meetings, presents findings, and effectively and proactively leads priorities, timelines, and deadlines.
- Coordinate implementation or customization efforts with technical teams and align CMS capabilities with business content needs.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with project management process, methodologies, and techniques.
- Solid understanding of CMS platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Adobe Experience Manager, WordPress, Sitecore).
- Experience using MS-Office, MS Project, SharePoint and Excel.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Excellent written and oral communications and facilitation skills.
- Cultivating and sustaining strong relationships with clients, vendors, and cross-functional internal teams.
- Collaborating closely with internal stakeholders—including IT, Supply Chain, and business units—to support the successful delivery of new products.
- Contributing to a team culture that promotes transparency, continuous learning, innovation, high quality, and efficiency.
For more than 15 years, Lake Shore Associates has been dedicated to our clients, fostering partnerships with a diverse array of companies, from mid-sized enterprises to global leaders. Our commitment to excellence, proficiency, and purpose doesn't just yield tangible results; it establishes a resilient leadership model, ready for replication. Our team is characterized by drive, collaboration, and adaptability. As a women-owned management consultancy, Lake Shore Associates takes pride in earning the trust of our clients through enduring partnerships and the delivery of tangible value.
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States
Compensation: From $43.00 to $48.00 per hour
Salary : $43 - $48
