Lead Project Manager Job Joliet area,Illinois USA,Management

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring and delivery of multiple large, complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic change and visibility.
Monitor and report on project budget, maintain an understanding of total budget, current expenditures and remaining funds.
Partner with executives, operational directors, and process owners to translate vision into an executable plan.
Lead cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals and Influence other functional areas and promote cultural and organizational change initiatives.
Responsible to hold project team members accountable to ensure successful delivery and quality of project deliverables and milestones.
Manage day-to-day activities of project team members to identify and resolve issues that would present a risk to on-time implementation of the project.
Develop and maintain portfolio-level status reports that synthesize project health, risk posture, and delivery metrics. Prepare strategic insights and delivery trends, ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and OKRs.
Serve as a subject matter expert on EPMO methodologies, including Agile, SAFe, and hybrid delivery models.
Lead onboarding and training sessions for new PMs and cross-functional teams, ensure consistent adoption of PMO standards and tools such as Service Now, ADO, Zigi Ops.
Act as the primary PMO interface with internal regulatory stakeholders including business risk & controls, risk management, compliance, and legal.
Ensure project documentation and execution align with audit, compliance, and risk mitigation frameworks.
Aggregate and analyze IT delivery metrics across projects, including velocity, burn-down, risk exposure, and dependency health. Partner with vertical leads and RTEs to surface actionable insights for risk mitigation and delivery acceleration.
Provide hands-on coaching to project managers across portfolios, focusing on delivery excellence, stakeholder engagement, and agile maturity.
Facilitate peer reviews, retrospectives, and planning workshops to elevate PM capabilities and foster a high-performing delivery culture.

Essential Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring and delivery of multiple large, complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic change and visibility.
Monitor and report on project budget, maintain an understanding of total budget, current expenditures and remaining funds.
Partner with executives, operational directors, and process owners to translate vision into an executable plan.
Lead cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals and Influence other functional areas and promote cultural and organizational change initiatives.
Responsible to hold project team members accountable to ensure successful delivery and quality of project deliverables and milestones.
Manage day-to-day activities of project team members to identify and resolve issues that would present a risk to on-time implementation of the project.
Develop and maintain portfolio-level status reports that synthesize project health, risk posture, and delivery metrics. Prepare strategic insights and delivery trends, ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and OKRs.
Serve as a subject matter expert on EPMO methodologies, including Agile, SAFe, and hybrid delivery models.
Lead onboarding and training sessions for new PMs and cross-functional teams, ensure consistent adoption of PMO standards and tools such as Service Now, ADO, Zigi Ops.
Act as the primary PMO interface with internal regulatory stakeholders including business risk & controls, risk management, compliance, and legal.
Ensure project documentation and execution align with audit, compliance, and risk mitigation frameworks.
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