Senior Project Manager

Project Manager

Job Level: W2T Consultant  

Job Location: Remote  

Travel Expectations: up to 25% to Chicago

Job Classification:Full-Time, Temporary (W2T)  

Join Centric Consulting – A Culture You’ll Love 

At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business.  Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry – celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.  

In this role, you will: 

• Lead and manage complex, enterprise-wide programs and projects from initiation through delivery
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, and dependencies
• Drive execution across cross-functional business and technology teams
• Facilitate governance activities, steering committee meetings, workstream reviews, and executive status reporting
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align priorities, manage expectations, and remove obstacles
• Identify and mitigate risks while proactively resolving issues and escalations
• Ensure alignment and collaboration across global and regional teams

• Support organizational change management, communications, and adoption activities as needed

   

Who You Are: 

• 6+ years of project or program management experience leading complex initiatives
• Experience working within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), retail, or related industries
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional programs involving business and technology teams
• Experience operating in large, global, matrixed organizations
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and executive communication skills
• Ability to work independently, influence without authority, and drive outcomes
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills
• Experience supporting sales, customer teams, retail execution, trade promotion, or related CPG functions
• Exposure to large-scale business process and technology transformation programs
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, or similar technologies
• Consulting experience or experience working in a client-facing environment

Total Rewards:  

We proudly offer competitive compensation, and a comprehensive and well-rounded benefits package for full-time employees that have been designed to nourish your well-being. Benefits offered include health, dental & vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, self-managed PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments. We also offer access to many voluntary benefits such as Flexible Spending Accounts, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services, as well as discounts on home, auto and pet insurance       

• Remote and Hybrid Work
• Time Off When You Need It
• Benefits That Flex
• Professional Development  

While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are non full-time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more.  Regardless of your role, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success.  

Who We Are: 

Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what’s best for businesses.  Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we’re committed to solving clients’ toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.   

Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bring unmatched experiences to clients and employees. These aren't just words we use — it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.  

What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work? 

We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, from our business practice to how we show up for employees and communities. This is how we bring ourmission and core values to life, working together to provide the highest quality services to our clients while allowing our employees to reach their full potential.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  

Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the application or interview process.