Senior Project Manager, Training Events

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Due to continued portfolio growth we're seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with experience in managing large-scale projects and events and working with multiple stakeholders to join our team. In this role, you'll be at the helm of stewarding projects, driving commercial outcomes, managing external stakeholders and internal project teams, and delivering exceptional quality and service to our clients. Reporting to our Head of Operations Lani Swanton and collaborating closely with the portfolio teams, you'll play a crucial role in planning and executing high-impact leadership development training projects.

Here's what you'll do:

• Project Leadership:
  Oversee and manage large-scale people-focused projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget while exceeding client expectations.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management:
  Effectively engage and communicate with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure alignment and project success.
• Commercial Outcomes:
  Drive and optimise commercial outcomes by ensuring projects are strategically aligned with business goals and deliver measurable value.
• Quality Assurance:
  Uphold and deliver exceptional quality in all project deliverables, maintaining high standards that exceed client expectations.
• Team Collaboration:
  Work closely with cross-functional internal teams, including Portfolio, Operations, Project Management and Sales Teams, to ensure seamless project execution and coordination.
• Risk Management:
  Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure projects remain on track and successful.

About you:

• Experienced Business Project Manager:
  You bring 10+ years of extensive experience in managing large-scale people-focused projects or events, with a proven track record of success. Please note this is not a technical project manager role.
• Client Engagement Expert:
  You're adept at managing external client relationships with multiple stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Commercially Savvy:
  You have a strong understanding of commercial drivers and are skilled at ensuring projects deliver tangible business outcomes.
• Quality-Focused:
  You have a meticulous eye for detail and are committed to delivering the highest quality in all aspects of project management, including client and participant experience.
• Problem-Solver:
  You thrive in fast-paced environments, turning challenges into opportunities and proactively driving projects to success.
• Collaborative Leader:
  Your leadership fosters collaboration across teams, ensuring all members are aligned and working towards common goals.

Why Maximus?

Join a purpose-driven company:
We're passionate about making a positive impact on the world, and we believe in the power of leadership to do just that.

Shape your own legacy:
Leave your mark on the future of leadership development.

Unleash your potential:
Grow with us through career development opportunities, mentorship, and a supportive culture.

Join a winning team:
Work with some of Australia's most successful organisations and learn from the best advisors on performance in the industry.

Be part of something bigger:
Contribute to a culture of inclusion, connection, and innovation where your voice matters.

Established for over 23 years, Maximus International is a specialist consulting firm leading the market across all aspects of leadership and performance. We work with leaders at all levels, from the CEO and Board to GMs and Business Unit Managers, applying a uniquely experiential approach to solving some of the most complex challenges facing leaders today.

From global businesses to ASX-listed companies, emerging high-growth firms, and government departments, we have developed the skills of over 100,000 individuals to bring a unique way of looking at solutions using creative ingenuity, deep psychological insights, and commercial expertise.

Learn more about Maximus:

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