Senior Project Manager; Hybrid - Urbandale, IA

Overview

With roots dating back to the 1800s, our Customer is a global professional services firm HQ’d in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. Today, they are a unique group of businesses with many enduring competitive advantages. Among them are the quality of their colleagues, deep client relationships, vast global footprint, depth of intellectual capital, and cohesive and collaborative culture.

• Lead delivery of successful transitions and integrations across geographically dispersed teams
• Manage direct and indirect resources to achieve project objectives with minimal oversight
• Drive major change initiatives across people, process, technology, and real estate work streams
• Deliver target operating model outcomes across finance transformation programs
• Communicate project activities, priorities, and expectations to management and cross-functional teams
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects and programs simultaneously
• Utilize project implementation documentation, toolkits, and migration schedules
• Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and business impacts
• Design and develop strategic project documents, including business cases, assessments, communication plans, and detailed project plans
• Present project updates and strategic materials to senior leadership
• Support and lead decision-making processes to ensure project progress
• Facilitate problem-solving for complex project issues
• Follow project controls and compliance standards across assigned initiatives
• Manage deliverables, mitigate risks, and ensure change control processes are aligned and functioning

• Proven experience leading major change initiatives and large‑scale project delivery
• Strong program and project management capabilities across multiple work streams
• Ability to manage geographically dispersed teams and resources
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with senior leadership
• Strong strategic planning and documentation skills
• Strong risk management, compliance, and governance experience
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives effectively
• Self‑motivated with the ability to drive projects to completion with minimal direction

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements). Benefits include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disabilities.