Project Manager IV

Project Manager

1. Key Responsibilities

• Develop the strategic roadmap for our client's Mobility& Convenience (M&C)retail segment.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize strategic initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Drive implementation of transformation initiatives using structured project management approaches.
• Support overall business performance improvement within a major strategic transformation program.

Required Experience & Skills

1. Core Consulting Skills

Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving

• Ability to break down complex business problems into structured components.
• Experience performing root-cause analysis, opportunity sizing, and scenario planning.
• Comfortable synthesizing large datasets, insights, and stakeholder input into clear recommendations.

Analytical& Quantitative Skills

• Skilled at building financial models, forecasting, performance metrics, and KPI dashboards.
• Able to evaluate business cases, investment proposals, or strategicinitiatives.
• Experience translating quantitative findings into clear, actionable storylines.

Executive-Ready Communication

• Writes succinct, high-clarity slides, memos, and strategic deliverables.
• Able to deliver-suite-ready narratives grounded in data and evidence.
• Experience presenting strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Transformation & Project Leadership Skills Transformation Experience

• Experience supporting or leading transformation programs - including operational, strategic, digital, or organizational change.
• Skilled in identifying transformation workstreams, dependencies, and success measures.

Project Management Expertise

• Able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Creates charters, project plans, timelines, and milestone tracking.
• Monitors progress, risks, issues, and interdependencies across teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Skilled at managing cross-functional teams and senior business partners.
• Strong facilitation skills- able to align diverse viewpoints and drive consensus.
• Ability to diplomatically challenge assumptions while maintaining trust.

Change Management

• Familiarity with organizational change principles and transition planning.
• Able to anticipate adoption barriers and prepare communications or training plans.

Industry & Domain Skills Energy / Oil & Gas (Nice-to-Have)

• Understanding of downstream retail, convenience, fuel operations, or energy sector dynamics.
• Familiarity with topics like retail transformation, mobility trends, or network optimization.

Retail (Nice-to-Have)

• Insight into customer experience, retail operations, merchandising, or store performance.
• Knowledge of trends in convenience retail, mobility hubs, or consumer behavior.

While not required, these domain experiences help a consultant quickly grasp our client's M&C business context.

1. Soft Skills & Behavioral Competencies High Emotional Intelligence

• Ability to build rapport, read stakeholder dynamics, and manage expectations.

Bias for Action

• Takes initiative to push work forward amid ambiguity.
• Comfortable navigating a fast-moving transformation environment.

Ownership & Accountability

• Takes responsibility for deliverables, timelines, and quality.

Adaptability

• Flexible in approach,able to pivot as priorities shift.

Learning Agility

• Quickly absorbs new business knowledge and adapts frameworks to new contexts.

Tools & Technical Skills:
While not explicitly stated, we are looking for:

• PowerPoint / Storyboarding (expert level)
• Excel modeling& analysis
• Project management tools (MS Project ,Smartsheet, Asana, etc.)
• Data visualization (Power BI or similar - optional but valuable)

1. Length of Assignment

• 6-12 Months

Work Environment & Travel
This position is Remote. Ideal candidate would be in/near Chicago, IL