Senior Project Manager

Company: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
Location: San Jose
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

JLL supports the Whole You, personally and professionally.
Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology to our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry; and we support them through professional growth, flexibility, and personalized benefits to manage life in and outside of work. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades, and technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, we empower you to shape a brighter way forward so you can thrive professionally and personally.The Global PMO Senior Project Manager will be part of the Global Project Management Office (PMO) under the Global Operations team, collaborating closely with teams around the world to manage global projects of all sizes, supporting the client in constantly raising the bar for customers. The PMO does this by driving consistency and scalability for delivery of global projects, processes, and documentation across all regions.This position is accountable for managing assigned PMO projects; working collaboratively with key real estate & facilities leaders, business partners and providers; and driving global process consistency while maintaining regional effectiveness. The Senior PM is responsible for all matters related to a project from commencement to completion and/or to independently lead and manage projects as assigned, and to provide outstanding service to the client.Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple operational (non-construction) global strategic projects, including complex, cross-functional projects requiring alignment from all GREF regions
• Manage, coordinate, and control the delivery of projects from inception to completion.
• Operated in a global environment by understanding culture, building trust and engaging with team members that may share different perspectives than you.
• Build and apply change management plans, map stakeholders and GREF operational teams, define roadmaps, communication plans and templates for the managed projects.
• Support project sponsors & other stakeholders in defining & writing business requirements to include collaborating with technology team to determine the technical requirements and/or operational teams to assess customer impacts.
• Support project execution beyond project management activities by supporting change management and/or technical project management responsibilities as outlined in project RACI.
• Identify and address areas of concern regarding risks and issues to projects and escalate when appropriate.
• Provides appropriate level of supervision on deliverables to ensure project performance criteria are being met.
• Record and manage all project tasks, sharing with the project team and following up for completion by due dates.
• Provide regular detailed reporting on project status, calling out critical milestones, risks with impact and mitigations, bottlenecks, and blockers with path to green.
• Facilitate project meetings with set agendas. Candidate must be confident, articulate, and persuasive speaker. This individual be tasked with communicating to stakeholders regarding project needs and goals through written and/or verbal communications.
• Dive deep into data and documentation to support the analysis needed for project delivery.
• Ability to quickly assimilate information provided and translate into appropriate project actions.
• Identify lessons learned from projects and contribute to ongoing improvement of supported programs.
• Upon project completion, support lead global program manager with successful handoff to Business-As-Usual (BAU) teams, internal stakeholders and third-party vendors.
• Produce required project close out documentation.Competencies
  • Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.
  • Relentless and tenacious drive to deliver results and achieve expected outcomes.
  • Comfortable working across multiple geographies, cultures, virtually, across time zones, in a highly dynamic organization.
  • Strong organizational skills and capacity to prioritize and escalate in a complex, fast paced environment.
  • Ability to influence without authority
  • Adaptable and able to work in ambiguous situations
  • Ability to keep groups on track and moving to deliver results and achieve expected outcomesExperience
    • At least 3 years relevant industry experience with consultant or contractor firms.
    • 2+ years experience in managing global strategic projects, ideally in real estate and facilities where deliverables impact customers, operational teams, and processes.
    • Experience with Smartsheets, WorkDocs, Quip, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
    • An excellent level of English is mandatory, other languages are a plus.
    • Deep project management experience; PMP certification or experience in other project management methodologies is desired.Location:-San Jose,CRIJob Tags:GREFIf this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet all the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!About JLL -We're JLL-a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 102,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That's why we're committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We're using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities.Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we're honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we're headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation and succeed together. JLL Privacy Notice Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. We take our responsibility to protect the personal information provided to us seriously. Generally the personal information we collect from you are for the purposes of processing in connection with JLL's recruitment process. We endeavour to keep your personal information secure with appropriate level of security and keep for as long as we need it for legitimate business or legal reasons. We will then delete it safely and securely. For more information about how JLL processes your personal data, please view our Candidate Privacy Statement . For additional details please see our career site pages for each country. For candidates in the United States, please see a full copy of our Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policy here . Jones Lang LaSalle ("JLL") is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process - including the online application and/or overall selection process - you may contact us at Accommodation Requests . This email is only to request an accommodation. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page > I want to work for JLL. Activate your Personal Job Alerts now and receive opportunities as soon as they are advertised. At JLL, we give you the opportunity, knowledge and tools to own your success, because we value what makes each of -us -unique. We help our -people thrive, grow meaningful careers -and find a place where they belong. -Together, we strive to be exceptional and shape a better world. About UsJLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of -$20.9 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than -103,000 as of -December 31, 2022. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit -jll.com .

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