Sr. Strategic Advisor- Transformation Office

Johns Hopkins Sightline: Unleash Your Impact

The Johns Hopkins Sightline Business Modernization Project is more than just a job - it's a mission. We're tearing down walls to unleash the full potential of our people. Baltimore ranked a top 2024 destination by the New York Times, is your backdrop as you join a dynamic and entrepreneurial team to reimagine the way Johns Hopkins works. We're not just simplifying processes and transforming technology - we're empowering people to focus on what matters most: research, teaching, patient care, and community impact.

Does this sound like you?

• Thrive in fast-paced environments with daily new challenges and opportunities.
• Are passionate about simplifying complex systems to change people’s lives.
• Believe in transformation that empowers, not hinders, the front-line people.
• Have experience in process improvement, technology implementation, or project management.
• Enjoy analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Communicate clearly with a team.
• Possess a desire to grow and learn.

Joining Sightline means you’ll

• Work with cutting-edge technology.
• Join a collaborative team of experts in higher education and healthcare.
• Build new skills with a team that encourages creativity, innovation, and personal growth.
• Gain valuable experience and expertise in process improvement, technology implementation, and change management.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement savings plans, telework options, and generous paid time off.
• Become an architect of change and help shape the future of Johns Hopkins University and Medicine alongside a passionate team in Baltimore's vibrant hub.

Sightline is seeking a Sightline – Strategic Advisor Transformation Office to be an integral member of the Transformation Team. This position will report to the Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration Transformation.

The Strategic Advisor for the Transformation Office will be responsible for all phases of project management during the development and implementation of the new technology solutions. This individual will participate in strategic planning and tactical execution of transformation initiatives.

In collaboration with leadership, the successful candidate will support the planning, design, and implementation of the transformation component of the Sightline project, integrating the various workstreams and working collaboratively with Sightline’s functional teams including Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, Sponsored Research and Supply Chain, in addition to other business operations/transformation work.

The Strategic Advisor will execute project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and delight the customer. This individual will be responsible for coordinating project plans, team and work assignments, guiding, and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews, and escalating functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.

Candidates will have experience presenting to executives, end-users (faculty, students, and staff), and subject-matter experts. Candidate must possess excellent negotiation, facilitation, consensus-building, and diplomacy skills and will exhibit a strong customer service orientation.

Job Scope/Complexity

• Projects will be extremely complex and varied and also require the ability to balance the demands of multiple projects.
• Duties will also require building and maintaining strong, trusted customer and vendor relationships.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed in this position. Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.

Strategy/Leadership 

• Collaborate with functional leads, transformation leads, and subject matter experts to contribute to the transformation projects for the enterprise.
• Engage key project stakeholders to ensure the project is trending towards success.
• Works independently and frequently oversees the work of others.
• Provide project oversight for adherence to institutional standards and guidelines for security, project management, continuous service improvement, and customer service.
• Develop improvement processes for operational use by the team to ensure the successful completion of a project or process.
• Leverage technology to supp