Project Manager Poland. Job in Poland Recruiting by Korn Ferry

Job description

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.

Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:

• Organizational Strategy

• Assessment and Succession

• Talent Acquisition

• Leadership Development

• Total Rewards

POSITION SUMMARY & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Project Manager we are looking for will play a key role in successfully implementing our Center of Excellence for Project and Resource Management and will assume the role of CoE Project Management Leader. That role will be responsible for recruiting and developing the project management team and will work in close collaboration with the ARM CoE Deployment Leader, the RM EMEA Manager and the Head of A&S Operations EMEA.

Next to the people management aspects, that role will also serve our clients and partners with leaders in sales and human resources (HR) consulting to ensure that a project is planned, implement and and executed in a manner that meets and exceeds client and internal expectations. This key role generally involves delivering tailored and customized HR solutions and professional services for large scale projects to a wide variety of global clients. The ideal candidate will have project management experience in the Business or HR Consulting arena.

PRIMARY PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure customer satisfaction and professional client interactions through seamless delivery of

Korn Ferry solutions to clients.

• Develop expertise in Korn Ferry’s solutions, as well as being able to discuss all Korn Ferry (KF) Advisory’s broader offerings. This to be able to advise internal client teams and to understand client’s context and needs.

• Assist internal teams during the sales cycle by contributing to and reviewing the project proposal and scope to determine timeframe and budgets. Discuss scope implications for design.

• Partner with consultants to support business development and delivery colleagues to identify and capitalize on opportunities to expand business.

• Develop project governance and oversight framework, assuring appropriate communication between all workstreams and lines of business.

• Partner with the engagement manager to staff the project appropriately, including onboarding and transitions. And ensure team members have the tools and resources they need for executing the project.

• Apply best practices and identify processes to improve delivery. Able to advise and influence others on best practices.

• Manage the execution of large-scale projects, which may include multiple consulting workstreams, multiple solutions and stakeholder management for internal and external project team.

• End-to-end project lifecycle management, including initiation and setup, planning for an accurate delivery of the work, accurate follow up of project execution, tracking and report to internal and external stakeholders, and closing out when complete.

• Manage scope to ensure delivery against desired project outcomes, deadlines, and budget. Identify, monitor, and mitigate issues and risks as needed.

• Manage project financials including monitoring the budget, revenue forecasting, billing process, time and expenses, invoicing.

• Create the project forecasting and anticipate adjustments, track and escalate issues, propose mitigation solutions, and manage revenue margin improvement plans.

• Serve as primary point of contact for client information, updates, delivery, issue resolution and data tracking.

• Schedule and coordinate internal and external meetings that balance consensus building with decision-making; document and communicate outcomes/actions.

• Provide project work direction for the project support team.

• Take an active role in quality assurance. Includes quality management plans and assuring all client-facing documents are reviewed for accuracy and consistency.

• Oversee vendors and external contractors, following internal processes and contract management.

• Other duties as assigned.

PRIMARY PEOPLE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to EMEA and PM initiatives as required.

• Cascade leadership strategy and information

• Performance management & coaching of direct reports, to the PM Performance standards.

• Drive accountability and compliance for PM team member metrics and performance standards.

• Drive awareness and processes of financial health of engagements and deadlines.

• Escalate performance issues.

• Ensure ongoing capability building of Project Management team to deliver new and enhanced offerings.

• Monitor retention and engagement at the team and individual level - support team leads with career path conversations.

• Monitor & support PM recruitment, selection & on-boarding.

• Provide training and shadowing as needed.

• Monitor team capacity on an on-going basis, assist RM in matching appropriate PM talent to support client work.

• Recommend/request development assignments that meet team member development areas.

• Implement and work to agreed best practices and support the continuous improvement of processes and quality standards.

• Deliver on Service Level Agreements; Ensure customer satisfaction through flawless delivery of Korn Ferry solutions.

• Identify and resolve problems, immediate and systemic, to improve underlying processes.

• Collaborate with other functional leaders to execution our strategy, align on processes and resolve issues.

PROFESSONIAL EXPERIENCE, OTHER QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• 6-8 years of experience in project or account management with an understanding of business and effective management practices.

• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience successfully managing large, complex projects. Experience with global project management preferred.

• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint with the ability to learn challenging internal software programs.

• Experience with Project Management (Smartsheet, PlanView,…) tools and/or SAP is a plus.

• Project Management Professional certification (PMP) or equivalent certification applied outside of IT settings is a plus.

• Ideal candidate has experience in working in training or consulting firm whose focus is people performance improvement.

• High detail orientation with the ability to understand the big picture.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with cross-functional and remote

teams, at all levels of the organization, both internally and with clients.

• Provide a consultative approach to working with client and internal teams, adding strategic value, and building strong, long-term partnerships.

• Strategic perspective with the ability to identify inter-relationships between multiple projects, including team members, resources and technology, relevant IP, and client(s).

• Balance action orientation, planning, and profitability on multiple competing timelines and priorities while building and maintaining strong, trusting relationships.

• Use critical thinking and mental agility to identify critical issues. Work quickly, crossfunctionally, and collaboratively to resolve.

• Exhibit professional maturity in presence, and in verbal and written communication.

• Exhibit confidence and knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems.

• Balance client-centric solutions with operational efficiency, to maximize profit on projects.

• Willingness to adhere to established processes; yet also push creative thinking beyond

the boundaries of existing delivery, project management, and industry practices.

• Ability to design processes that honor best practices while improving delivery efficiency

• Ability to adjust delivery in response to client talent and business issues; manage

relevant data, receive input from project teams and appropriately and accurately apply comments and feedback.

• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback in a strong, 360-degree performance culture.

• Ability to influence people and resources to ensure project teams deliver consistently high-quality services to our clients.

• Business skills and aptitude to understand the components of and run a fiscally successful project.

• Comfort in working with people from diverse backgrounds (e.g., race, gender, orientation, cultural, etc.).

• Occasional travel is likely.

• EDUCATION

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business or in a related field is highly preferred.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.