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UL, LLC Senior Project Manager, Chief Commerical Operations in Northbrook, Illinois
The Senior Project Manager will work on the supporting team of the CCO and be responsible for leading projects including change, conducting impact assessment to facilitate smooth implementation and preparing executive level reports. Successful candidates will also possess data analytics capabilities and knowledge of how to apply them to use cases.
This role is hybrid on-site (3) days a week in Northbrook, IL
Responsible for managing the implementation of large and complex projects.
Provides overall leadership and support to project team members.
Acts as front-line contact on project related activities, issues, and risks.
Manages the project risks and issues and escalates accordingly.
Interfaces with Business Unit Leaders and Finance to develop ROI, IRR and other financial measures.
Manages stakeholders' communication.
Plans the overall project and monitors the progress; performs daily project management throughout the program life cycle.
Adheres to program and project governance (controls).
May have input into defining the project governance (controls).
Manages the projects budget and financial performance.
Coordinates the projects and their interdependencies.
Manages and utilizes resources.
Aligns the deliverables (outputs) to the project’s outcome with the aid of the business change manager.
Performs other duties as directed.
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Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business or related field PMP, Prince 2 and/or Agile certification (preferred but not required) with related hands-on delivery experience.
More than six years of project management experience.
Experience working on project and portfolio management Tools (Visio, MS Project, Clarity, etc.).
Excellent project management and team leadership skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Able to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, with senior stakeholder reporting and escalation experience.
Excellent facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Ability to anticipate risks and devise solutions in the moment.
Focused and versatile team player who is comfortable under pressure, ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability.
Understand current and future business goals and ongoing IT issues to ensure business success.
Understanding of software development lifecycles (i.e., Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Iterative).
In depth understanding of project management concepts.
What You Will Experience Working at UL Solutions:
Mission: For UL Solutions, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
People: Ask any UL Solutions employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL Solutions. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
Grow & Achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
Total Rewards: Total Rewards: All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for bonus compensation. UL solutions offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL Solutions contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:
Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.