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Strategic Project Manager

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Aug 2026

💰 $131,000/yr($121,000/yr – $131,000/yr)

About the role

Location: Tulsa, OK area
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Pay Range: $121,000 - $131,000 / year

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A family of companies and experiences

As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

great people. great services. great results.

Each and every individual plays a key role in the growth and legacy of our company. We know the next big idea can come from anyone. We encourage developing and attracting expertise that differentiates us as a company as we continue to raise the bar.

Background to the role:

The vision of the Food+ team is to contribute to feeding the world responsibly and sustainably through food@work program leadership and by building upon our client’s ecosystem. The mission of the Food+ program is to inspire and enable our client’s community to thrive through food choices and experiences. The Food+ team has developed a clearly defined strategy that puts a strong emphasis on collaboration, innovation, the Responsible Business framework, and behavioral economics.

About the role:

The Strategic Project Manager will lead and coordinate the implementation of high impact projects, partnering closely with regional leaders and subject matter experts to align on governance, tracking, measuring and reporting progress. This role will regularly convene the project management and other related communities in order to develop and align on global project resources and a consistent approach.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of global projects within the C@G Data Centers and consult on C@G global project governance and deployments in collaboration with the Director of Global Strategic Projects
Define project scope, deliverables, work streams and metrics that support business goals in collaboration with relevant stakeholders internally and externally, including senior executives, sponsors, business owners, program SMEs and operations
Establish, maintain, and optimize project governance, in accordance with evolving project needs, to ensure ongoing accountability towards planned outcomes
Create, execute and track end-to-end project plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements throughout the project lifecycle
Create and maintain all project documentation pertinent to each project, including but not limited to: project charter, project plan and timeline, RACI and reports
Identify, assess and minimize risks; resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion
Develop and manage project reporting approach; compile quantitative data and proof points to communicate impact and storytelling for reporting. Support content development for snippets and quarterly updates as needed

Qualifications

5-7 years experience managing large, complex projects, particularly those involving a medium to significant degree of change across the organization
PMP and/or Lean Sigma certifications preferred
Demonstrated ability to: synthesize discussions, capture decisions and action items; ask probing questions to clarify where needed; identify interconnectivity between workstreams to limit redundancy of templates, processes, etc.
Ability to influence, drive clarity and alignment, and lead outside of traditional reporting lines a