AEM Sr Project Manager (Chicago/Milwaukee)

Position Summary
Blue Acorn iCi is looking for a Senior Project Manager who has hands-on project experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and is located in either Milwaukee, WI or Chicago, IL. This person will be responsible for quality, on-budget, and on-schedule delivery of technology solutions. Areas of responsibility include project schedule variance, project financials, project success, project scope variance, project team utilization, and consistent high level of client satisfaction. We are looking for someone who is a team player with the ability to accomplish results as a team leader and as an individual contributor.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to lead client engagements
• Manages day-to-day communications and expectations to ensure project success 
• Facilitates regular status meetings via phone, video chat, and in-person meeting; generates and presents weekly status reports
• Collaborates with internal teams, third parties and client stakeholders to ensure activities are planned and executed in a timely manner in accordance with project schedule; creatively solves problems and brainstorms solutions; communicates difficult information timely and tactfully
• Controls quality by reviewing deliverables prior to client presentation; enhances deliverables as needed; suggests process improvements when appropriate, ensures final acceptance
• Manages risk, threats, opportunities, blockers and associated mitigation plans that could impact the success of the project; notifying internal and external stakeholders and escalating when appropriate
• Understands what has been sold, what Blue Acorn iCi is responsible for delivering, and ensures the delivery of those commitments 
• Manages change requests for all scope, schedule, or budget changes
• Creates, maintains, and executes detailed project plans
• Coordinates tasks assignment, monitors progress, and ensures proper task completion
• Identifies resources needed and collaborates with Resource Management to ensure optimal project staffing
• Ensures client’s business objectives and KPIs are captured, understood, and measurable

Qualifications

• Must have Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) project experience
• Must be able to work on-site in either Milwaukee, WI or Chicago, IL
• Bachelors degree in a business-related field such as Business Administration, Management, Information Systems, Marketing
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a project management role in the technology space
• Project management (including risk, issue, dependency, process, and milestone management)
• Demonstrated leadership, relationship-building, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Cross-functional team and people management
• Budget and financial management including profit/loss, billing, and earned value management
• Experience managing client and other third-party relationships
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Ability to translate between technical and non-technical people
• Ability to identify innovative ways to implement projects within established timeframes
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
• Coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities

About Us
Blue Acorn iCi, an Infosys company, is a digital consultancy focused on delivering innovative solutions across customer experience, commerce, and data. Our team of over 400 experts enable clients to navigate large-scale, digital transformation programs. 
Whether it’s a digitally savvy consumer brand or a legacy manufacturer, Blue Acorn iCi empowers businesses with digital scalability to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer experience. With services that include strategy, analytics, design, and engineering, we elevate global brands across industries such as media, consumer goods & retail, financial services, manufacturing, technology and more.
Join our innovative and collaborative team as we deliver extraordinary digital experiences for some of the world’s largest brands!