Voted one of Chicago's Best Places to Work by the Chicago Tribune for the ninth year in a row, Clarity Partners is hiring!
Clarity Partners is seeking a Project Portfolio Analyst local to Chicago, IL. The Project Portfolio Analyst will establish, implement, and enhance best practices for IT project and portfolio management across the organization. This role will oversee project lifecycle standards, performance metrics, resource planning, and reporting to help ensure technology initiatives are delivered according to scope, schedule, and budget. The ideal candidate will bring strong project management, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams. This position will report in an onsite setting.
Responsibilities
- Establish, implement, and continuously improve IT project and portfolio management best practices, policies, procedures, and processes.
- Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Direct and manage projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from initial planning through implementation and post-project evaluation.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, resource estimates, and communication documents.
- Track project milestones, deliverables, budgets, resources, risks, and overall portfolio performance.
- Establish formal methodologies for defining and measuring project key performance indicators and allocating resources.
- Develop and deliver project status reports, proposals, requirements documentation, presentations, and executive-level updates.
- Proactively identify and manage changes in project scope, risks, issues, and potential challenges while developing appropriate contingency plans.
- Communicate project expectations, priorities, responsibilities, and timelines clearly to project teams and stakeholders.
- Determine the appropriate frequency and content of project status reporting, analyze results, and troubleshoot areas requiring corrective action.
- Conduct project postmortems and develop recommendations identifying successful project elements and opportunities for improvement.
- Estimate the resources and participants necessary to successfully achieve project objectives.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate project management tools.
- Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors while promoting accountability for assigned work.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders and business partners that contribute to successful project delivery.
