Senior Consultant- Senior Project Manager
Listed on 2026-07-15
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager, Change Management
Senior Consultant
- Senior Project Manager
Job Category: Professional
Requisition Number: SENIO
001243
- Posted :
July 7, 2026 - Full-Time
- Hybrid
Showing 1 location
Albany, NY 12207, USA
- Pay or shift range: $84,497 USD to $109,846 USD
This is the target starting salary range for this position. When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors, including skill set, experience, location, and job-related qualifications.
About Us:
NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.
About the Role:As a senior consultant- senior project manager in the Change Management Learning and Development practice area, you will collaborate with team members to provide project management leadership across one or more work streams within the SUNY Digital Transformation Project, supporting planning, execution, coordination, reporting, and delivery activities. This role will work closely with SUNY stakeholders, implementation teams, vendors, and the SUNY project management office to ensure project activities are aligned with overall Digital Transformation Project objectives.
Serving as a senior project manager, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will include managing complex technology implementation, modernization, or digital transformation projects in higher education and/or state government environments. This individual should bring strong experience leading cross-functional teams, managing project schedules and budgets, supporting project management office (PMO) governance, facilitating requirements and stakeholder working sessions, and delivering executive-level status reporting.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of assigned SUNY Digital Transformation Project work streams through all phases of the project lifecycle.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, scope, milestones, resources, and project documentation to ensure successful delivery.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, including SUNY stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, implementation partners, and subject matter experts.
- Facilitate requirements gathering, stakeholder meetings, and project workshops to support decision‑making and align project objectives.
- Monitor and manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables, change requests, and overall project performance.
- Prepare and communicate project status, including progress, timelines, risks, resource needs, and budget considerations.
- Ensure compliance with PMO governance, project management standards, and quality expectations.
- Coordinate vendor activities, support budget and resource planning, and lead project closeout, knowledge transfer, and transition activities.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience managing complex technology implementation, modernization, digital transformation, or enterprise application projects.
- Experience supporting projects in higher education and/or state government environments.
- Experience managing the full project lifecycle, including project planning, scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables, and closeout.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, implementation partners, subject matter experts, and executive leadership.
- Experience facilitating requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder workshops, or similar business analysis and project planning activities.
- Experience preparing executive‑level communications, project status reports, meeting materials, portfolio updates, and decision materials.
- Knowledge of structured project management methodologies, PMO governance, and standards‑based project delivery practices.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Advanced communication, facilitation,…
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