What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager IV position at Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC?
Project Manager
Required Experience & Skills
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
Analytical& Quantitative Skills
Executive-Ready Communication
Transformation & Project Leadership Skills Transformation Experience
Project Management Expertise
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
Change Management
Industry & Domain Skills Energy / Oil & Gas (Nice-to-Have)
Retail (Nice-to-Have)
While not required, these domain experiences help a consultant quickly grasp our client's M&C business context.
Bias for Action
Ownership & Accountability
Adaptability
Learning Agility
Tools & Technical Skills:
While not explicitly stated, we are looking for:
Work Environment & Travel
This position is Remote. Ideal candidate would be in/near Chicago, IL
- Key Responsibilities
- Develop the strategic roadmap for our client's Mobility& Convenience (M&C)retail segment.
- Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize strategic initiatives across multiple workstreams.
- Drive implementation of transformation initiatives using structured project management approaches.
- Support overall business performance improvement within a major strategic transformation program.
Required Experience & Skills
- Core Consulting Skills
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
- Ability to break down complex business problems into structured components.
- Experience performing root-cause analysis, opportunity sizing, and scenario planning.
- Comfortable synthesizing large datasets, insights, and stakeholder input into clear recommendations.
Analytical& Quantitative Skills
- Skilled at building financial models, forecasting, performance metrics, and KPI dashboards.
- Able to evaluate business cases, investment proposals, or strategicinitiatives.
- Experience translating quantitative findings into clear, actionable storylines.
Executive-Ready Communication
- Writes succinct, high-clarity slides, memos, and strategic deliverables.
- Able to deliver-suite-ready narratives grounded in data and evidence.
- Experience presenting strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Transformation & Project Leadership Skills Transformation Experience
- Experience supporting or leading transformation programs - including operational, strategic, digital, or organizational change.
- Skilled in identifying transformation workstreams, dependencies, and success measures.
Project Management Expertise
- Able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Creates charters, project plans, timelines, and milestone tracking.
- Monitors progress, risks, issues, and interdependencies across teams.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
- Skilled at managing cross-functional teams and senior business partners.
- Strong facilitation skills- able to align diverse viewpoints and drive consensus.
- Ability to diplomatically challenge assumptions while maintaining trust.
Change Management
- Familiarity with organizational change principles and transition planning.
- Able to anticipate adoption barriers and prepare communications or training plans.
Industry & Domain Skills Energy / Oil & Gas (Nice-to-Have)
- Understanding of downstream retail, convenience, fuel operations, or energy sector dynamics.
- Familiarity with topics like retail transformation, mobility trends, or network optimization.
Retail (Nice-to-Have)
- Insight into customer experience, retail operations, merchandising, or store performance.
- Knowledge of trends in convenience retail, mobility hubs, or consumer behavior.
While not required, these domain experiences help a consultant quickly grasp our client's M&C business context.
- Soft Skills & Behavioral Competencies High Emotional Intelligence
- Ability to build rapport, read stakeholder dynamics, and manage expectations.
Bias for Action
- Takes initiative to push work forward amid ambiguity.
- Comfortable navigating a fast-moving transformation environment.
Ownership & Accountability
- Takes responsibility for deliverables, timelines, and quality.
Adaptability
- Flexible in approach,able to pivot as priorities shift.
Learning Agility
- Quickly absorbs new business knowledge and adapts frameworks to new contexts.
Tools & Technical Skills:
While not explicitly stated, we are looking for:
- PowerPoint / Storyboarding (expert level)
- Excel modeling& analysis
- Project management tools (MS Project ,Smartsheet, Asana, etc.)
- Data visualization (Power BI or similar - optional but valuable)
- Length of Assignment
- 6-12 Months
Work Environment & Travel
This position is Remote. Ideal candidate would be in/near Chicago, IL