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Senior Consultant, Business Solutions - Project… at Ryan · Chicago
ExperiencedHybridFull-timeChicago, IL
Skills
clickupjiraasanaalteryxexceloutlookteams
Job Description
Why Ryan?
Hybrid Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s key results:
People:
- Builds rapport with team members and fosters positivity in a teamwork-driven environment.
- Provides mentorship and training to staff as needed and able.
- Promotes accountability and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
- Establishes and maintains strong working relationships across the organization to support project execution and delivery.
- Able to interact with stakeholders at all levels with professionalism and integrity.
- Able to engage in challenging discussions in a productive and collaborative way to drive results, remove barriers, eliminate risks, and keep projects on track.
Clients:
- Creates, maintains, and executes communication plans and communication protocols.
- Coordinates with external clients on licensed software implementations to ensure alignment on timelines, deliverables, and expectations.
- Maintains stakeholder alignment by providing clear, consistent updates on project status, risks, and dependencies.
- Ensures projects remain on track in accordance with any SOWs or project documentation and identifies any scope changes that may impact fees and/or timelines.
- Facilitates project meetings, including status updates, working sessions, and stakeholder reviews.
- Interacts with internal and external stakeholders to understand business needs, challenges, and opportunities for technology solutions.
- Supports identification of client use cases and feedback to inform ongoing technology and innovation efforts.
Value:
- Provides project management support for internal and external technology projects, including licensed software implementations and internal innovation initiatives.
- Coordinates day-to-day execution of projects, including tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and following up on action items.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date project data in ClickUp, ensuring visibility into tasks, timelines, and ownership.
- Manages project risks and issues, escalating to appropriate stakeholders with clarity and timeliness.
- Coordinates timelines, dependencies, and priorities across multiple projects to maintain progress and alignment.
- Assists with requirements gathering, documentation, and translation of business needs into actionable tasks and technology solutions.
- Supports development, testing, and implementation activities for technology solutions, including data and analytics platforms and system modernization efforts.
- Prepares and distributes project status reports and other project documentation to stakeholders.
- Manages multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.
- Contributes to improving project management practices, workflows, and tool adoption.
- Supports identification of opportunities to improve processes, leverage technology, and drive efficiency across projects and service delivery.
- Assists with business development activities as needed or requested (e.g. preparation of proposals and engagement agreements, and/or attending prospect calls and meetings).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in business management, tax, computer science, information systems (MIS) or equivalent STEM degrees or certifications, or equivalent professional experience. 3+ years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Skills and Experience:
- Domain Application: Able to apply project management domain expertise with good judgment and impactful communication to contribute value and accomplish desired outcomes for clients and the Firm.
- Client Advocate: Proven ability to develop and cultivate meaningful relationships with internal/external clients resulting in client loyalty, trust, satisfaction and continued growth and expansion.
- Operational Excellence: Operates efficiently, ensuring profitability of work and stewardship of company resources. Plans and prioritizes to ensure successful delivery of high-quality business results on time, every time.
- Perseverance and Impact: Exhibits determination, resilience, and commitment. Able to stay focused on what is under their control and focus efforts on what will most positively impact the Firm.
Computer Skills:
- Experience with Microsoft tools (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Access).
- Internet navigation and research, with strong experience and understanding of AI tools.
- Experience with project management tools such as ClickUp (preferred), Jira, Asana, or similar.
- Experience with one or more data analytics and/or visualization platforms.
Professional Certifications and Licenses:
- Any project, process, or program management certifications, such as PMP Project Management Professional Certification, CSM Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP Agile Certified Practitioner, Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
- Alteryx experience or certification a plus.
- Valid driver’s license (required).
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
- Standard indoor working environment.
- Occasional long periods of standing.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees, clients, and vendors both in-person and via e-mail, virtual meetings, or telephone.
- Travel requirement: minimal travel, up to 10% may be required.
Compensation Pay Transparency:
- For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $86,500.00 - $114,125.00
- For other California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $79,500.00 - $104,775.00
- For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $75,500.00 - $99,825.00
- For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $79,500.00 - $104,775.00
- For other Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $75,500.00 - $99,825.00
- For Maryland based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $75,500.00 - $99,825.00
- For Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $79,500.00 - $104,775.00
- For other Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $75,500.00 - $99,825.00
- For New Jersey based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $86,500.00 - $114,125.00
- For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $86,500.00 - $114,125.00
- For other New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $72,000.00 - $95,150.00
- For Washington based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $79,500.00 - $104,775.00
- The Firm makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and experience. Roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
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