Lead Consultant; Project Manager

Position: Lead Consultant (Project Manager)
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Job Description # Lead Consultant (Project Manager)
Apex Systems is a leading global technology services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients’ digital visions. We provide a continuum of services, including strategy and enablement, innovation and productivity, and technology foundations to drive better results and bring more value to our clients. Apex transforms our customers with modern enterprise solutions tailored to the industries we serve.

Apex has a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India. Apex is a part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN). To learn more, visit .
* Build strong client, industry, and technical community relationships and represent Apex Systems as leaders in Industry and Professional events and communities. Develop and maintain strong internal and external customer relationships.
* Demonstrate expert-level technical knowledge, skills, and effective professional consulting skills. Serve as a subject matter expert. Build trust and respect among internal and external stakeholders and model collaborative teamwork.
* Provide thought leadership to inspire others about agile principles and their benefits, create an engagement roadmap, communication plan, and any necessary reports for client delivery.
* Evaluate the culture and structure of the organization, collaborate with client staff to establish a long-term vision and guiding principles, identify obstacles and impacts of initiatives, and create strategies that ensure successful implementation.
* Manage the day-to-day engagement delivery including Engagement Kick-off (Launch) process, EDRM review, financial and risk management, sales and engagement practice support, and manage client expectations in conjunction with Solution Sales Lead
* Oversee and ensure all deliverables are met in alignment with the Statement of Work.
* Support a shift to product-centric delivery versus project-centric delivery through various education and tactical recommendations. Make recommendations to align the organization, define roles and responsibilities, and support major structural changes needed to optimize transformation outcomes.
* Lead and oversee team day-to-day work priorities, track agile metrics, and help communicate these to the team and stakeholders
* Oversee delivery planning, handle project risks, prepare documentation, and assist in team development by supporting their commitments, eliminating obstacles, and utilizing organizational resources to enhance project work capacity.
* Develop metrics and track/evaluate performance of projects, services and initiatives. Develop workflows, dashboards, metrics and reports to provide the teams with meaningful operational/performance metrics and status reports.
* Support ad-hoc reporting, including KPIs / team-level metrics, etc. and materials for managers as needed.
* Support Product Owners in managing expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications and helping to implement an effective system of project governance.
* Work with Executives and Leadership to evaluate and recommend adjustments to annual funding practices and intake processes.
* Help implement new ways of thinking and working while creating a culture focused on value delivery and continuous improvement.
* Strategically account for long-term sustainment of transformation through designing Centers of Excellence standards, establishing Communities of Practice, and staying in tune with the client’s technology and product initiatives to support mechanisms for cross-training and innovation.
* Demonstrate professional level consulting skills, leadership skills, and executive-level communication/presentation skills. Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to acquire skills to meet business needs.
* Continually innovate, seek creative solutions, and find new ways of adding value. Listen and seek to understand the client and meet their needs, proactively provide solutions and approach adversity with a consultative, solution-focused mindset.
* Stay attuned to the future needs of the client and work with…