Senior Technical Project Manager, Chicago, IL

Smarter Thinking. Real Results. Technology consulting has been our story for over 14 years. Companies from all industries partner with us for our innovative mindset to help them digitally transform to create market advantages, become resilient, and prepare for what’s next. With us, the possible becomes actual.

We provide strategic and innovative consulting services focused on digital experiences, engineering, automation, data and analytics, and salesforce solutions. Saggezza consultants work as part of a global team, and throughout their tenure, have the opportunity to work on a variety of different projects across various clients and industries. We are chartered to do one thing, and one thing only – to bring enabling technology to our clients that allow them to move their business forward.

We are currently looking to hire a Senior Technical Project Manager to join our team.

Each project will be different, but you’ll always be responsible for:

• Conduct Architecture Discovery Workshops with customers and provide architect solutions that enable customers to become data-driven organizations.
• Lead cross-functional projects using advanced data modeling and analysis techniques to discover insights that will guide strategic decisions and uncover optimization opportunities.
• Work with Business Owners to identify and capture data requirements.
• Analyze and develop database architecture documentation, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models, such as entity-relationship diagrams and data dictionaries
• Build ETL Data pipelines using ETL tools like Microsoft SSIS /Talend/DataStage/Informatica or using open source systems like Apache Airflow and Python.
• Build, develop, and maintain reporting systems, data automation systems, dashboards, and performance metrics that support key business decisions.
• Proficiency in analyzing data and formulating insights/conclusions.
• Design and build technical processes to address business issues.
• Oversee the design and delivery of the projects that analyze business functions and key operations and performance metrics.
• Ensure the accuracy of data and deliverables of reporting employees with comprehensive policies and processes.
• Manage and optimize processes for data intake, validation, mining, and engineering as well as modeling, visualization, and communication deliverables.
• Examine, interpret, and report results of analytical initiatives to stakeholders in leadership, technology, sales, marketing, and product teams.
• Recruit, train, develop, and supervise team members in the practice.

 From a cultural perspective, we look for individuals who possess the following qualities that will contribute to our success and the success of our clients:

• Entrepreneurial spirit: We seek individuals who enjoy contributing to the growth of an organization and who show commitment to the success of their team.
• Problem-solving skills: Individuals at our company have well-honed analytical skills coupled with business acumen to structure problems, deliver solutions, and communicate insights.
• Drive: Our team sets ambitious goals and seeks energetic professionals, enjoy a fast pace environment, and thrive in taking on responsibility.

What You’ll Definitely Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 8 years’ total experience
• 3 to 5 years of data architect experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present information in verbal, written or visual form to a variety of audiences, from internal teams to client executives
• Ability to interact with business clients and internal teams simultaneously to bridge gaps and manage communications
• Ability to translate an idea or need into a complete solution
• Familiarity with software design and development
• Experience training or teaching customers
• Strong Data Modeling experience
• Strong SQL experience writing moderately complex queries

Don’t tick all the boxes? Don’t worry about it: we still want to hear from you if you think you’re the right person for the job.

Why Join Our Team?

• Diverse culture, experiences, and skills.
• Our nurturing and supportive environment fosters collaboration across the entire organization.
• We are not hierarchical but operate as a flat surface where every opinion matters, ideas are cultivated and innovation is encouraged.
• At Saggezza, we are fortunate to have a strong mentorship program that provides every one of our employees the ability to thrive professionally and personally.
• We are only as good as our people. Saggezza, Italian for wisdom, is rooted from the perspective that knowledge is power. We create thought-leaders who are constantly exposed and trained in different technologies in the ever-evolving world of software development.
• We welcome innovators with entrepreneurial spirits to grow with our team. 
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• Built-In Top Places to Work in Chicago 2020
• Best and Brightest Companies in the Nation 2019 and 2020, Best and Brightest Companies in Milwaukee 2020 and Best and Brightest Companies in Chicago 2020

Saggezza is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law.