Blue Skies Consulting
Program Lead / PMO Lead (SAP Business Transformation)
Blue Skies Consulting, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Program Lead / PMO Lead (SAP Business Transformation)
Our firm specializes in enabling strategic business transformation programs. We integrate technology, data, process, and people dimensions to design and deliver comprehensive solutions for digital and enterprise transformation initiatives.
We are a specialty boutique founded by industry veterans with the mission of creating a community of professionals who are driven by relentless pursuit of excellence and who also value professional and personal quality of life.
Our clients are our partners, and our relationships are the foundation of our firm. We support large scale global organizations in projects involving new technology implementations, corporate re-organization, and growth initiatives. We enable our partners’ success by connecting the dots across process, technology, data, and people dimensions. Our consultants drive program leadership and technology strategy, manage end-to-end enterprise data activities, and simplify organizational change.
About the Role The Program Lead is the directly responsible individual for planning and ensuring the delivery of all project objectives in a business transformation initiative. The role manages leadership reporting, oversees project governance and drives execution across all project workstreams.
Client Delivery Responsibilities
Accountable for planning and managing the overall PMO framework, meeting and reporting cadence, risk and issue management, administration of project controls, and maintaining velocity of all project team activities.
Manage all project escalations, devise mitigations, and drive mitigation attainment.
Structure and lead all relevant team meetings.
Manage the master integrated project plan and associated artifacts.
Manage leadership stakeholders and maintain positive relationships across the client organization.
Provide governance, oversight, and adherence to the agreed upon strategy or playbook.
Provide timely and accurate reports to leadership.
Proactively identify risks and mitigations.
BSC Responsibilities
Meet or exceed billable utilization targets.
Function as an internal Engagement Manager to drive delivery success and build client relationships.
Volunteer and drive internal initiatives within the Journey to Excellence continuous improvement program.
Proactively participate in recruiting activities.
Meet expectations within the Relationship Sales Program and Targeted Account Selling business development activities.
Capabilities
Minimum 5-10 years of consulting experience (big 4 or equivalent preferred).
Expertise in the following Program Leadership areas:
Business Transformation Design
Program or Project Governance Definition
End-to-End Project Management (full lifecycle, with budget control responsibility)
Cutover Planning and Execution
Mastery of verbal, written, and group communication at all levels across a global enterprise
Interpersonal conflict resolution and mediation
Expertise in bridging and integrating technology and business stakeholder needs
Knowledge of current project management tools and methods, and expertise in rapidly learning new tools, processes, and methods
Knowledge of SDLC and business transformation lifecycle
SAFe, Agile, Waterfall, and other implementation methodologies
Experience in the following business and technology areas:
Knowledge of supply chain operations
Understanding of organization change management principles and concepts
Understanding of enterprise data management
Experience creating and managing the following artifacts:
Integrated project plans and sub-plans across a variety of tools
Resource models across a variety of tools
Life Sciences’ industry business operations and regulations highly preferred
Management and operational KPIs
Accomplished in clearly communicating complex ideas in written and verbal form coupled with keen emotional intelligence and polished etiquette to deliver insights, manage conflicts with diplomacy, and influence outcomes.
Possesses mastery of group dynamics, with demonstrated aptitude for promoting collaboration, engagement from team members, and driving team productivity
Poised and mission focused leader who can initiate and drive action in ambiguous circumstances
Embraces the role of the servant leader who is passionate about team success, and first to get in the trenches to do the heavy lifting to drive outcomes
Disciplined tactician with proficiency in resolving dynamic problems through agility and flexibility
Personally invested in continuous improvement and innovation
Broadly knowledgeable about enterprise operations management and business transformation project implementation, with subject matter expertise in specific domains
Compensation Blue Skies Consulting provides competitive compensation tailored to qualifications and experience of each applicant. The annual compensation for this role varies, ranging from $100,000 to $250,000, depending on expertise and years of experience.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Consulting, Project Management, and Information Technology
Industries: Business Consulting and Services, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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We are a specialty boutique founded by industry veterans with the mission of creating a community of professionals who are driven by relentless pursuit of excellence and who also value professional and personal quality of life.
Our clients are our partners, and our relationships are the foundation of our firm. We support large scale global organizations in projects involving new technology implementations, corporate re-organization, and growth initiatives. We enable our partners’ success by connecting the dots across process, technology, data, and people dimensions. Our consultants drive program leadership and technology strategy, manage end-to-end enterprise data activities, and simplify organizational change.
About the Role The Program Lead is the directly responsible individual for planning and ensuring the delivery of all project objectives in a business transformation initiative. The role manages leadership reporting, oversees project governance and drives execution across all project workstreams.
Client Delivery Responsibilities
Accountable for planning and managing the overall PMO framework, meeting and reporting cadence, risk and issue management, administration of project controls, and maintaining velocity of all project team activities.
Manage all project escalations, devise mitigations, and drive mitigation attainment.
Structure and lead all relevant team meetings.
Manage the master integrated project plan and associated artifacts.
Manage leadership stakeholders and maintain positive relationships across the client organization.
Provide governance, oversight, and adherence to the agreed upon strategy or playbook.
Provide timely and accurate reports to leadership.
Proactively identify risks and mitigations.
BSC Responsibilities
Meet or exceed billable utilization targets.
Function as an internal Engagement Manager to drive delivery success and build client relationships.
Volunteer and drive internal initiatives within the Journey to Excellence continuous improvement program.
Proactively participate in recruiting activities.
Meet expectations within the Relationship Sales Program and Targeted Account Selling business development activities.
Capabilities
Minimum 5-10 years of consulting experience (big 4 or equivalent preferred).
Expertise in the following Program Leadership areas:
Business Transformation Design
Program or Project Governance Definition
End-to-End Project Management (full lifecycle, with budget control responsibility)
Cutover Planning and Execution
Mastery of verbal, written, and group communication at all levels across a global enterprise
Interpersonal conflict resolution and mediation
Expertise in bridging and integrating technology and business stakeholder needs
Knowledge of current project management tools and methods, and expertise in rapidly learning new tools, processes, and methods
Knowledge of SDLC and business transformation lifecycle
SAFe, Agile, Waterfall, and other implementation methodologies
Experience in the following business and technology areas:
Knowledge of supply chain operations
Understanding of organization change management principles and concepts
Understanding of enterprise data management
Experience creating and managing the following artifacts:
Integrated project plans and sub-plans across a variety of tools
Resource models across a variety of tools
Life Sciences’ industry business operations and regulations highly preferred
Management and operational KPIs
Accomplished in clearly communicating complex ideas in written and verbal form coupled with keen emotional intelligence and polished etiquette to deliver insights, manage conflicts with diplomacy, and influence outcomes.
Possesses mastery of group dynamics, with demonstrated aptitude for promoting collaboration, engagement from team members, and driving team productivity
Poised and mission focused leader who can initiate and drive action in ambiguous circumstances
Embraces the role of the servant leader who is passionate about team success, and first to get in the trenches to do the heavy lifting to drive outcomes
Disciplined tactician with proficiency in resolving dynamic problems through agility and flexibility
Personally invested in continuous improvement and innovation
Broadly knowledgeable about enterprise operations management and business transformation project implementation, with subject matter expertise in specific domains
Compensation Blue Skies Consulting provides competitive compensation tailored to qualifications and experience of each applicant. The annual compensation for this role varies, ranging from $100,000 to $250,000, depending on expertise and years of experience.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Consulting, Project Management, and Information Technology
Industries: Business Consulting and Services, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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