Project Manager III

SUMMARY

The Project Manager III leads complex, cross-functional projects with significant organizational impact. They play a senior role that independently leads medium to large, cross-functional initiatives with meaningful organizational impact. Working independently, the Project Manager III serves as a mentor to other project managers, and a senior escalation resource for complex project and stakeholder challenges. The role blends demonstrated project management experience and thought leadership to contribute to the ePMO’s effectiveness and continuous improvement.

• Project Complexity:
  Medium to large cross-functional projects with significant coordination across departments. Projects often involve multiple stakeholders with competing priorities and higher organizational visibility.
• Supervision:
  Operates with minimal supervision and is trusted to manage complex projects independently. Serves as an escalation resource for other project managers when challenges arise.
• Stakeholder Exposure:
  Works directly with coordinating managers and multiple project sponsors to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and maintain cross-department coordination.
• Experience:
  
  5–9 years of project management experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives.
• Decision Authority:
  Independently manages complex projects and makes significant decisions regarding scope, schedule, resources, and risk management. Resolves most stakeholder and project conflicts and escalates only major strategic or organizational issues.

• Leads collaboration among project sponsors and stakeholders to clarify goals, priorities, assumptions, and constraints.
• Facilitates discussions that help stakeholders evaluate tradeoffs and reach alignment on project direction.
• Builds trust as a collaborative partner and change agent supporting organizational priorities.
• Guides stakeholders through complex decisions while maintaining project momentum.
• Requires minimal supervision from ePMO leadership; capable of navigating project complexities, escalating risks, and reporting key updates to leadership.

• Partners with project sponsors to define initiative goals, scope, success criteria, and strategic alignment.
• Develops comprehensive Project Overviews including definition of done, assumptions, risks, approach, timeline, resource requirements, and stakeholder alignment.
• Designs stakeholder communication and engagement strategies to support complex, cross‑functional initiatives.
• Facilitates planning discussions that help sponsors evaluate priorities, tradeoffs, and resource constraints.

• Partners with senior sponsors to clarify business needs, strategic objectives, and success criteria.
• Leads execution of complex cross‑functional projects involving multiple departments and competing priorities.
• Manages scope, schedule, and project budget while balancing stakeholder expectations and organizational constraints.
• Proactively navigates complex stakeholder dynamics and facilitates alignment among leadership, without driving a personal agenda.
• Anticipates project risks and implements mitigation strategies before issues escalated.
• Ensures project documentation is complete, accurate, and supports effective decision‑making.
• Integrates hybrid delivery approaches across internal and external teams.
• Maintains high levels of transparency across stakeholders and leadership.

• Leads cross‑functional teams spanning multiple departments.
• Guides teams through ambiguity, competing priorities, and shifting organizational needs.
• Drives accountability and results without direct authority.
• Uses Kanban and other workflow management practices to improve team coordination and transparency.
• Resolves interpersonal conflicts and strengthens team collaboration.
• Mentors team members and junior project managers to build project delivery capabilities.

• Serves as lead project manager or co‑lead for complex vendor engagements.
• Facilitates statements of work, change orders, and vendor performance discussions.
• Leads vendor negotiations related to scope adjustments,…