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Project Manager, Process Improvement - Chicago, United States - Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Summary:

The Process Improvement Project Manager works with the Director of Process Improvement and leaders across the Firm to implement organizational initiatives related to process improvement, goal setting, planning, collaboration, and project management to ensure ongoing cross-functional alignment with the Firm's business strategy.

The Process Improvement Project Manager will manage several simultaneous initiatives, in coordination with the Director of Process Improvement.

Once a project has been designated for action, the Project Manager plays a lead role in outlining, facilitating and guiding an organized process for implementation.

Examples of potential projects include new technology adoptions, revenue cycle enhancement efforts, and designing organizational structures that enable the Firm to evolve and continue to deliver world class service to clients.

The Process Improvement Project Manager also serves a resource for best practices on project management and change management across the organization, including disseminating best practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Utilizing strong analytic thinking, translate the Firm's goals and strategy into actionable functional and operational change
Act as an internal consultant by identifying and recommending solutions to improve organizational efficiency, including processes and/or systems
Support leadership and functional stakeholders by assessing their needs and providing recommendations for process improvements or system enhancements; gather feedback on current state and present recommendations for future state; influence and drive change through compelling research, data and presentation
Create strong business cases, which include but are not limited to, documented analyses, action plans and process maps, to secure approval for projects; work with leadership and business stakeholders on prioritization
Research market trends and industry best practices to augment existing operating models
Continuously introduce and educate leadership and business stakeholders on new trends to support the overall Firm performance
Lead projects that foster and support a culture of organizational effectiveness, including the exchange and promotion of best practices

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

A minimum of 3 years of experience in project management, change management or related field
Demonstrated success leading significant process improvement and change initiatives at the group and organization levels, including facilitating stakeholder groups through problem identification, solution development and decision making
Strategic and creative problemsolving skills, including demonstrated ability to develop efficient systems and metrics and to enhance decisionmaking processes
Analytical experience, including past experience collecting, analyzing, synthesizing and presenting data to in a compelling way to inform decision making
Outstanding collaboration and influencing skills, including excellent oral and written communication skills
Executive presentation experience

Preferred:

Master's degree
Project Management certification
A minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, change management or related field
Experience in professional services environment
Strategic planning experience
Familiarity with employee engagement principles and best practices

Other Skills and Abilities: