Sr Project Manager

About The Business

Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Government division, our solutions assist government agencies and law enforcement to drive insights from complex data sets, improving operation efficiency, increasing program integrity, discovering, and recovering revenue, and making timely and informed decisions to enhance investigations. You can learn more about Lexis Nexis Risk at the link below.

Our team is dedicated to delivering complex projects that drive strategic outcomes for our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative environment, working across multiple functional areas and with external partners to ensure seamless execution. The team values adaptability, clear communication, and a results-oriented mindset to meet customer expectations and organizational priorities.

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing projects from initiation through completion. This customer-facing role ensures alignment between internal teams, external stakeholders, and contractual obligations. The Project Manager leads project planning, resource coordination, subcontractor engagement, progress reporting, and issue resolution, ensuring that deliverables meet quality, schedule, and cost requirements. Success in this role requires strategic thinking, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects of varying complexity.

• Manage and deliver numerous large‑scale, complex projects across multiple portfolios, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Lead cross‑functional project teams—Market Vertical, Product Management, Engineering, Testing, Legal, and others—through all phases of the product development lifecycle.
• Build and maintain development roadmaps and detailed project schedules, ensuring ownership and accountability for all milestones.
• Conduct stakeholder negotiations and facilitate decision‑making across diverse business units.
• Request and review resource demand and allocation for projects, programs, and portfolios; communicate impacts related to capacity and prioritization.
• Oversee all phases of projects within the Product Development process, maintaining compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Perform data analysis related to project tasks to support planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Define key performance parameters and create regular variance and progress reports.
• Effectively communicate project status, risks, schedule variances, and mitigation options to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with Engineering Resource Managers to secure necessary resources and resolve issues impacting scope, schedule, or delivery.
• Identify and recommend improvements to project management processes, procedures, workflows, and governance practices.
• Coordinate resolution of complex project issues by guiding teams through root‑cause analysis, solution evaluation, and risk assessment.
• Collaborate with IT management and other project stakeholders to ensure alignment, remove roadblocks, and drive shared results.
• Manage concurrent projects of varying scale, adapting quickly to shifting priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 12+ years of PMO or equivalent project management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, finance, business, or related field—or equivalent experience.
• Project governance certification required (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile).

• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated process improvement experience.
• Excellent negotiation skills, with the ability to influence at multiple levels.
• Strong data analysis skills to support project decisions and reporting.
• Advanced understanding of resource allocation and capacity planning.
• Proven experience coordinating team workflow in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to resolve project issues and mitigate impacts.
• Strong project delivery skills, including planning, risk management, milestone management, and resource coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple projects…