Lead Project Manager - EPMO

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)•Pasadena, CA

About The Position

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other. CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Lead Project Manager to join our talented EPMO team. The position offers growth, flexibility and a collaborative work environment. This role owns the development of roadmaps that address moving the firm towards desired state solutions. They understand the goals, timeframes, methodology, and resource requirements for the projects within the program. They oversee a program with multiple complex projects. How you’ll create opportunities in this Senior Project Manager role: •Project Management: Partner with business and program leaders to create detailed roadmaps that establish clear milestones for each workstream. •Routine Management: Oversee and facilitate program/project routines to ensure transparency of investment needs and status across all stakeholders, empowering Executive Sponsors to make well-informed decisions. •Team Collaboration: Foster a collaborative, team-oriented environment and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional staff within the firm and with vendors. •Issue Resolution: Support and/or lead the resolution of blockers and challenges in collaboration with project leads, product owners, and peer programs, ensuring timely and effective solutions. •Process Improvement: Identify and address opportunities to continuously enhance internal processes for the development and release of new solutions.

Requirements

6 years of relevant experience required as a Project Manager/supervisory experience preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Azure Dev Ops and SharePoint.
Comprehensive understanding and experience leading application development projects.
Comfortable using a large variety of technology tools and able to easily adapt to rapidly changing technology

Responsibilities

Project Management: Partner with business and program leaders to create detailed roadmaps that establish clear milestones for each workstream.
Routine Management: Oversee and facilitate program/project routines to ensure transparency of investment needs and status across all stakeholders, empowering Executive Sponsors to make well-informed decisions.
Team Collaboration: Foster a collaborative, team-oriented environment and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional staff within the firm and with vendors.
Issue Resolution: Support and/or lead the resolution of blockers and challenges in collaboration with project leads, product owners, and peer programs, ensuring timely and effective solutions.
Process Improvement: Identify and address opportunities to continuously enhance internal processes for the development and release of new solutions.