Convergint is looking for a full-time, enthusiastic, results driven and forward-thinking Program Manager to join our amazing culture. Our Chicago team is currently seeking a program management professional to join our growing team. Our Program Managers are essential to the success of our customer engagements, as they need to be the eyes and ears of the operations, service, and project teams by interacting directly with our customers on a daily basis. Working on-site and remotely, this role is responsible for maintaining unique customer programs and initiatives for a large local account by working with and supporting the activities of multiple teams delivering to this complex and growing customer.

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Who You Are

You have a passion for providing world-class service to customers, colleagues, and communities. You are a person of integrity with a commitment to growth, accountability and delivering results. You want to join an organization with a positive culture that embraces inclusion and allows everyone to be the best version of themselves at work and home. You want to grow with us and deliver results as an exceptional Program Manager.

Who We Are

With 20-years of proven growth and exceptional performance, our mission is to be our customer’s best service provider. We realize the importance of diversity in achieving that goal. Our company was built upon a solid foundation of 10 Values and Beliefs which drive our unmatched culture, making us the #1 global, serviced-based systems integrator in the industry. We take great pride in protecting the lives and assets of our customers and their communities with the solutions we provide.

What you’ll do with “Our Training and Your Experience”

• Convergint's greatest strength is our people! Every colleague is encouraged to participate in our Recruit Awesome People program, helping us grow Convergint by promoting our colleague-first culture and referring top talent to the Talent Acquisition Team and hiring managers.
• Acts as a single point of contact on individual accounts, responsible for managing communications for all Convergint engagements. Becomes a subject matter expert on working with our customers through an understanding of their business needs and knowing how to navigate their organization.
• Develops a program, sharing customer vision and expectations for internal alignment. Deploys standard processes and tools that drive internal efficiencies and fosters uniformity of work. 
• Manages, oversees, and coordinates all operational aspects of global/strategic customer engagements for specific accounts. Enforces the expectations of the customer with Convergint teams, subcontractors, vendors, and partners, so that we are “our customer’s best service provider”. Always represents Convergint as a leader, providing mentoring, coaching and development of our colleagues.
• Serves as a customer advocate and liaison between Convergint headquarters, local offices, subcontractors, vendors, partners, and manufacturers. Helps develop unique approaches and introduces advanced solutions to customer challenges, building confidence in Convergint as a trusted advisor.
• Drives consistency in delivery of all Convergint services across multiple locations, regions, and countries.
• Ensures adherence to specific customer standards, industry best practices, code requirements and/or market regulations.
• Maintains all account documentation, directs all communications and updates to the customer in a regular and proactive manner. Delivers internal and customer business reviews on a consistent basis.
• Works with Convergint and customer technical teams to maximize system uptime though regular monitoring of systems, preventative maintenance programs and life-cycle management.
• Engages with Lead Account Executive and local sales teams to introduce additional Convergint offerings. Demonstrates value though an understanding of technologies and services to bring innovative solutions to our customers. Engages the support of internal resources and partners to introduce expertise that helps customers develop and implement their strategies.
• Responsible for overall Customer Satisfaction in delivery of all services. Proactively meets and communicates with customer. Seeks feedback, driving continuously improvement. Resolves issues in an effective and timely manner by engaging appropriate teams.
• Tracks financial performance on all projects and services to make sure all work is executing in a profitable manner. Compiles reports to provide spend data internal teams and customer. Performs account fiscal analysis to present trends and make business recommendations.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

What You’ll Need 

• Strong initiative and self-starter qualities to drive improvement and efficiencies without being prompted.
• Excellent organizational skills related to program/project management.
• Broad based industry, technical, and market knowledge of network and low voltage building systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
• Experience with Smartsheet and other workflow management tools.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with ability to deliver presentations to multiple levels of an organization.
• Basic financial competencies.
• Conflict management competence with the ability to resolve differences.
• Experience with contract negotiation and administration.
• Strong work ethic with personal motivation to function individually, as well as part of a team.
• Ability to create internal and external organizational alignment through relationships, communicating vision and team building.
• Understanding of appropriate levels of protection regarding to customer personnel, information, and property, both real and intellectual.
• Leadership competencies to serve as a role model while guiding, developing, and mentoring others within the organization.
• Strategic thinker with analytical problem-solving aptitude and techniques.
• Capabilities in implementing program deliverables, leveraging understanding of cultural differences in business practices for other regions or countries.

Company Benefits and Perks

Convergint fosters a supportive, accessible, and inclusive environment in which individuals of different backgrounds and identities are able to realize their maximum potential within the company. We offer a variety of programs and exceptional benefits to all of our colleagues:

• Company Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Fun & Laughter Day Off
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plan
• Life insurance & Disability Plan
• Wellness Program
• 401K Matching Plan
• Colleague Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary and compensation plan
• Vehicle reimbursement plan
• Corporate Social Responsibility Day
• And much more…

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or related field), trade school (or equivalent experience)

Minimum Experience: 3 years of operations, field service or project management experience required

Certifications & Licenses: Project Management Institute (PMI) certification desirable; industry-specific certifications and/or required licenses required; must have valid driver’s license and Illinois PERC card.

Preferred Experience: (but not required):

• Professional experience in electronic security preferred
• Previous leadership experience favored

Convergint is committed to a culture of Inclusion and Diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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