Project Manager - EPMO

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

Our Perks:

• Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)

• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave

• Paid Volunteer Time Off

• Mental health coverage

• Quarterly Wellness stipend

• Fertility benefits

• Complete list of benefits here

CLA is looking to hire a Senior Project Manager - EPMO to join our growing team. This role helps to develop project proposals that address goals, timeframes, methodology, and staffing requirements for projects with information technology impact. They work on projects related to infrastructure, acquisitions, lifecycle management, and software installation and upgrades. Project assignments and complexity are matched to their experience and skill levels.

How you'll create opportunities in this Project Manager -EPMO role: Bring together a cross-functional project team while promoting a one team environment and maintains strong relationships with technology staff within the firm. Responsible for establishing communication channels to stakeholders, internal and external teams, and third parties by making communication an essential part of all planning and work activities. Work with internal and external teams to ensure concerns are heard and adequately addressed. Provide timely communication to key project stakeholders. Ensure internal satisfaction and collaboration with Managing Principals (MPs), Executive Leaders, and vendors.

* Project Management: Collaborate with project team leads to develop plans that address policies and procedures needed to support the firm's deployment of internal projects and ensure that all projects progress on schedule and within budget. Recommend and formulate the technical scope and objectives of projects. Manage the overall work efforts of project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks, in accordance with EPMO standards and IT leadership. Coordinate and track all issues and risks on a consistent basis.

* Relationship Management: Bring together a cross-functional project team while promoting a one team environment and maintains strong relationships with technology staff within the firm. Responsible for establishing communication channels to stakeholders, internal and external teams, and third parties by making communication an essential part of all planning and work activities. Work with internal and external teams to ensure concerns are heard and adequately addressed. Provide timely communication to key project stakeholders. Ensure internal satisfaction and collaboration with Managing Principals (MPs), Executive Leaders, and vendors.

What you will need:

* 3 years of project management experience

* Bachelor's degree in related field required (combination of education and experience may be considered a degree equivalent)

* Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM), and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) are preferred.

Technical Competencies:

Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint

Understanding of the basics of IT development.

Familiarity with application development methodology and Azure Dev Ops is a plus

Comfortable using a large variety of technology tools and able to easily adapt to rapidly changing technology.

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