The Senior Project Manager supports the Group General Secretary in driving the Group’s governance agenda, strategic initiatives, and partner engagement.
This is a central, transversal role at the heart of the Executive Committee, combining strategic planning, governance coordination, dashboards (Crystal), partner communication, and delivery of key Group initiatives.
The role requires a highly structured and autonomous project leader, capable of operating at executive level and ensuring rigorous and fast execution across a complex international organisation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Governance & GEC support
- Support the preparation and structuring of GEC agendas and workplans
- Contribute to preparation of pre-reads, briefs and executive materials
- Maintain strong governance processes ensuring clarity, accountability and discipline
2. Strategic planning & transversal projects
- Support the design, coordination and monitoring of the Group strategic plan
- Lead and coordinate transversal Group projects requiring close GEC sponsorship, involving:
- Multiple geographies
- Cross-functional stakeholders
- Tight timelines and high execution intensity
- Ensure effective coordination across regions, functions and service lines to drive alignment and delivery
- Prepare analysis and reporting for GEC discussions and decision-making
3. Dashboards & performance monitoring (Crystal)
- Lead the development and coordination of Group-level dashboards, including non-financial dashboards
- Consolidate and structure KPIs and performance indicators across the Group
- Ensure data consistency, usability and relevance for decision-making
- Produce regular reporting and actionable insights for the GEC
- Work closely with Finance, regions and support functions to ensure robust data collection and follow-up
4. Partner & leadership communication
- Prepare high-impact materials (presentations, notes, reports) for executive audiences
- Ensure clarity, consistency and executive-level quality of messaging
5. Group leadership events (content)
- Contribute to the content design and production of key Group leadership events
- Support the development of core messages, narratives and materials aligned with Group priorities
6. Stakeholder management
- Support the definition and execution of stakeholder management strategy for the Group
- Map, engage and coordinate Group leadership teams and senior partners, ensuring alignment on priorities
7. M&A and integration support (as required)
- Contribute on an ad hoc basis to M&A and post-deal integration topics, in coordination with the General Secretary and relevant stakeholders
- Support preparation of materials, tracking of integration actions, and coordination across functions and geographies where needed
- Experience:
- 10+ years in consulting, corporate strategy or project management
- Experience in international and matrix organisations
- Core competencies:
- Strong project management and execution discipline
- Proven ability to lead complex transversal projects across geographies
- Experience in dashboarding, KPIs and performance tracking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (French & English)
- Ability to handle strategic and confidential topics
- Soft skills:
- Highly structured, rigorous and delivery-oriented
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-exposure environment
Success Factors
- Ability to drive execution at pace across complex, multi-country projects
- Strong ownership and clear accountability mindset
- Capacity to simplify complexity and create clarity for decision-making
- Contribution to strengthening GEC effectiveness and Group governance
Positioning
- Core member of the General Secretariat team
- Central role in supporting the effectiveness of the GEC and execution of Group priorities
- High exposure to Group leadership teams, senior partners, and strategic topics across the Group
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Location: Paris or in another Forvis Mazars office in Europe
Reporting to: Group General Secretary – Member of the Executive Committee (based in Paris)