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Associate, Project Management
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Bain Capital
Overview Bain Capital is a leading private investment firm with approximately $185 billion of assets under management. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Our platform focuses on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights. Our people are the heart of our advantage. Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes.
Responsibilities
Project Management: Manage multiple stakeholders to plan and direct the analysis of business problems
Develop schedules, timelines and milestones to manage and track project progress
Ensure development of communications, testing and training plans appropriate to user/organization impact
Manage project teams, project scope, project schedules and stakeholder expectations
Identify, document and communicate risks and issues as appropriate
Manage projects with cross team dependencies, such as technology (e.g. IT security initiatives, Disaster Recovery, Server replacements and upgrades)
Adhere and contribute to PMO processes, policies, and tools
Collaborate with IT leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects/programs or other initiatives
Interface regularly with Heads of Change Management, Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, and other business areas
Governance/Leadership: Ability to drive results with a sense of urgency and influence personnel outside of a direct reporting structure
Demonstrate ownership of issues by analyzing, gaining consensus, offering alternative solutions, or escalating as appropriate/applicable
Act as a leader for the morale of the team; mentors team members to enhance their performance
Partnership: Drive consensus on project strategy and direction leveraging IT Steering Committee meetings for key decisions and updates
As a member of the PMO collaborate with Enterprise teams and directly liaise with leads for each business area
Align and promote PMO value proposition and project lifecycle processes firm-wide
Reporting: Develop and present recurring dashboards and reports for key projects to the PMO and executive sponsors
Monitor and document progress, milestone deliverables, risks, and costs across projects
Budget/Resource Management: Track project budget and actuals, conduct regular reconciliations against plan, review reforecasts with project sponsors, and provide analysis to PMO Director
Influence and manage matrix resources assigned to project
Qualifications
PMP certification and/or MBA a plus
5+ years’ experience in project management and reporting
6+ years’ experience in technology implementation
Agile / Scrum experience preferred
Financial Services experience preferred
Ability to work in a high-volume, fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude, working under tight deadlines in an organized fashion
Experience in technical area and managing teams/vendors
Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and problem analysis capabilities yet, able to conceptualize end-state solutions
Ability to collaborate and influence others effectively
Proven team-oriented person who can share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
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Associate, Project Management
role at
Bain Capital
Overview Bain Capital is a leading private investment firm with approximately $185 billion of assets under management. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Our platform focuses on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential. Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights. Our people are the heart of our advantage. Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes.
Responsibilities
Project Management: Manage multiple stakeholders to plan and direct the analysis of business problems
Develop schedules, timelines and milestones to manage and track project progress
Ensure development of communications, testing and training plans appropriate to user/organization impact
Manage project teams, project scope, project schedules and stakeholder expectations
Identify, document and communicate risks and issues as appropriate
Manage projects with cross team dependencies, such as technology (e.g. IT security initiatives, Disaster Recovery, Server replacements and upgrades)
Adhere and contribute to PMO processes, policies, and tools
Collaborate with IT leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects/programs or other initiatives
Interface regularly with Heads of Change Management, Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, and other business areas
Governance/Leadership: Ability to drive results with a sense of urgency and influence personnel outside of a direct reporting structure
Demonstrate ownership of issues by analyzing, gaining consensus, offering alternative solutions, or escalating as appropriate/applicable
Act as a leader for the morale of the team; mentors team members to enhance their performance
Partnership: Drive consensus on project strategy and direction leveraging IT Steering Committee meetings for key decisions and updates
As a member of the PMO collaborate with Enterprise teams and directly liaise with leads for each business area
Align and promote PMO value proposition and project lifecycle processes firm-wide
Reporting: Develop and present recurring dashboards and reports for key projects to the PMO and executive sponsors
Monitor and document progress, milestone deliverables, risks, and costs across projects
Budget/Resource Management: Track project budget and actuals, conduct regular reconciliations against plan, review reforecasts with project sponsors, and provide analysis to PMO Director
Influence and manage matrix resources assigned to project
Qualifications
PMP certification and/or MBA a plus
5+ years’ experience in project management and reporting
6+ years’ experience in technology implementation
Agile / Scrum experience preferred
Financial Services experience preferred
Ability to work in a high-volume, fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude, working under tight deadlines in an organized fashion
Experience in technical area and managing teams/vendors
Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and problem analysis capabilities yet, able to conceptualize end-state solutions
Ability to collaborate and influence others effectively
Proven team-oriented person who can share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
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