Gallagher · 1 day ago
Senior Project Manager - Temp to Hire - Hybrid
Rolling Meadows, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$72K/yr - $142K/yr
7+ years expGallagher is a trusted partner to organizations navigating important people decisions. The Senior Project Manager will lead project teams, manage project schedules and budgets, and ensure effective communication with stakeholders to drive project success.
ConsultingFinancial ServicesInsuranceManagement ConsultingRisk Management
Hiring Manager
Nayana Jodigatte Chinnappa
Responsibilities
Direct development teams and drive the execution of the project schedule, scope, and budget throughout the project life-cycle
Will lead the communication plan facilitating project sponsor meetings, team meetings and status reports
They will provide project presentations to executive leadership groups and review and provide input on project deliverables
Foster high reliability by initiating process improvement opportunities based on past project experiences and leads the business sponsor, stakeholders and project team to identify lessons learned and champions the improvement opportunities
Execute Project Management and SDLC disciplines:
Comprehend and Embrace the Project Business Case: The right PM should be capable of focusing a project on the delivery of the business case, and shaping the team’s efforts to achieve a solution and time frame that align with the business needs
Estimate Projects: The right PM should be comfortable working with business resources, technology architects and other IT resources in order to create Top Down (e.g. - T-Shirt size) and Bottom Up (deliverable or task based) hours and dollars estimate
Plan Projects: Prioritizing completing efforts, securing resources from other managers and integrating those resources into a detailed work plan that reflects tasks and associated estimates is a fundamental responsibility of a PM at GBS
Monitor and Communicate Progress: Following industry standard Project Management processes to keep Projects on task and ensure the project is progressing as planned
Status should be reported and communicated at the appropriate level of detail to the team, IT management and appropriate business stakeholders
The successful Project Manager will be experienced in monitoring project vs the plan, identifying course corrections that may be required and keeping project management deliverables (e.g. - work plans, estimates) up to date as these changes occur
Track and Manage the Budget: The successful candidate will be capable of tracking the financial status of a project throughout the project lifecycle and escalate potential problems
Manages costs and resource allocation among projects
Collects and analyzes actual costs, time and scope delivered against plan
Manage Issues and Risks: As the project experiences issues, the PM should be adept at clearly identifying and articulating the true blocker and then executing steps to drive the issue to a conclusion; escalating when needed
Control Change: The right project manager should keep the team focused on the original plan, be capable of identifying the differences between changes that are just detailed requirements vs. a fundamental change - and follow a rigorous process to gain management approval for those changes
Communicate: We are a matrixed organization, and as such, it is important for a PM to be in alignment with the team, the business and IT management
The right PM will understand how to communicate across these audiences and will be able to do so in an efficient manner to ensure client expectations are in-line with project goals and objectives
Qualification
Required
7+ years of strong project management experience focused in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from vision through implementation, involving internal personnel, contractors, and vendors
5+ years of managing Business Intelligence/ Data Warehousing project ranging in size from large scale and small efforts
Advanced understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations and run team meetings
Creative thinker who can quickly adjust between strategy and execution as well as adapt to dynamic needs that may arise
Experience in a data-driven environment
Experience or understanding of ETL
Comfortable working with MS SQL Server or other large database platform. Understanding of using SQL to query
Strong vendor negotiation and partnering skills with experience in outsourcing and off shore development
Demonstrated effective relationship management and ability to influence key decision makers
Experience working in a cloud environment, specifically Azure is considered a plus
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program
And more...
Company
Gallagher
Gallagher is an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Gallagher has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (58)
2024 (31)
2023 (32)
2022 (45)
2021 (36)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.7B2024-12-09Post Ipo Equity· $8.5B
2023-06-22Post Ipo Debt· $1.2B
1984-06-29IPO
Leadership Team
Alec Herring
Area Senior Vice President
Mark Gresser
Executive Vice President
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