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We are looking to hire a Senior Project Manager for one of our direct clients in Westchester, IL. This is a long-term contract role and hybrid in Westchester, IL. Please find below the job description.
Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Westchester, IL
Mode: Hybrid
Interview: 2 rounds
Duration: Long-term contract.
Implementing a shared services model isn’t just a structural change, it’s a cultural, operational, and often political transformation. A strong project manager needs a mix of technical, strategic, and interpersonal skills to make it work smoothly.
The most important ones are:
1. Stakeholder Management & Influence
Shared services often centralize functions that used to belong to different departments so expect resistance.
👉 This is arguably the most critical skill without buy-in, the model fails.
2. Change Management Expertise
You’re not just implementing a model you’re changing how people work.
3. Process Design & Optimization
Shared services rely on standardized, efficient processes.
4. Governance & Operating Model Design
A shared services model needs clear rules to function.
5. Financial & Business Acumen
You need to justify and sustain the model.
6. Program & Portfolio Management
This is rarely a single project, it’s a multi-phase transformation.
7. Data-Driven Decision Making
Shared services thrive on measurable performance.
8. Technology & Systems Awareness
Technology is often the backbone of shared services.
9. Communication & Storytelling
You’ll need to continuously “sell” the value of shared services.
10. Emotional Intelligence & Leadership
People may feel like they’re losing control or jobs.
The Big Picture
A project manager in this space isn’t just executing tasks, they’re acting as a transformation leader. The ability to balance structure (process, governance) with people (change, communication) is what separates successful implementations from failed. Someone who has previous experience in project managing such design and implementations for Finance, Procurement, Order to cash, Record to Report, FP&A etc. processes would be great.
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