The Role:
The People & Culture team is seeking an outstanding senior project manager to join our team. We are looking for a detail-oriented self-starter who can work effectively in a highly collaborative global team setting. The senior project manager will manage projects that impact our business unit and span across the organization. You will be responsible for a portfolio of complex projects and operations tasks working closely with our global teams across People & Culture. This position is based in our Chicago office.

What You'll Do:

• Coordinate and manage project roadmaps by collaborating with stakeholders
• Understand business needs and dependencies, continuously identify areas of improvement
• Identify, track, and manage project risks and issues to conclusion, defining appropriate risk mitigation and contingency plans
• Ensure senior stakeholders are in alignment with our strategy through coordination of executive leadership updates and governance meetings
• Develop and report on KPIs related to projects
• Develop and maintain processes to drive global standardization and adoption of best practices for project activities
• Facilitate project retrospectives outlining key lessons learned, parking lot items and the action plan to handle them

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to create and maintain project plans as well as prioritize issues based on their relative risk
• A demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently in various stages
• Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity in a fast-paced, complex environment with the ability to keep the team focused on business objectives
• Effective in promoting a collaborative environment with global cross-functional teams
• Effective at creating and communicating project reports including status reports

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.