Sr. Project Manager

Job Title

Sr. Project Manager

Role

Purpose:

The Senior Project Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of complex, high‑risk, and high‑visibility initiatives. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and judgment, anticipating delivery risks and executive decision needs before escalation is required. Senior Project Managers are trusted delivery leaders who engage confidently with sponsors, steering committees, and executives (VP and C‑suite). They consistently translate complexity into clear options, guide executive decision‑making, and model strong delivery and leadership behaviors across the PMO.

Senior Project Managers maintain executive trust through transparent delivery health reporting, credible financial forecasts, and early identification of risks and trade‑offs.

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives across scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality.
• Anticipate delivery risks, dependencies, and constraints beyond what is explicitly documented.
• Proactively identify and address issues before they require executive escalation.
• Drive disciplined execution while adapting approach based on project complexity and business context.
• Own project financial management, including budget planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and proactive identification of cost risks and trade‑off options.
• Ensure formal project closeout, transition to operations, and lessons learned capture.
• Operate with PMO standards and governance as baseline expectations.
• Prepare executive‑ready deliverables that anticipate leadership questions and decision friction.
• Present clear options, trade‑offs, impacts, and recommendations to sponsors and steering committees.
• Engage governance forums proactively rather than reactively.
• Provide clear, accurate financial insights and options to support timely executive and steering committee decision‑making.
• Escalate material issues through appropriate channels with complete context and options.
• Serve as a primary delivery interface with senior leaders, including CIO, VPs, and CXOs.
• Tailor communication style and content to executive audiences.
• Build and maintain strong sponsor relationships through transparency and credibility.
• Navigate competing stakeholder priorities with maturity and emotional intelligence.
• Lead vendor and partner delivery activities, hold implementation partners accountable to contractual commitments, delivery milestones, and quality expectations.
• Identify vendor risks early and escalates with recommended actions when required.
• Ensure vendor activities align with overall project objectives and governance standards.
• Mentor other PMs through influence, example, and informal coaching.
• Share lessons learned and delivery insights to improve PMO practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes, governance, and standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Master’s or MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive project management experience, including complex, enterprise‑level initiatives.
• Project Management qualification such as PMP, and/or Scrum Master strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel 10% or less of time.

• Experience leading complex, multi‑system initiatives involving data, integrations, and enterprise platforms.
• Proven ownership of project financials, including budget planning, forecasting, variance management, and clear financial reporting.
• Proficiency using Smartsheet as a primary project planning and tracking tool; experience with other project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Asana, or Azure Dev Ops is beneficial.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycles, with experience applying both Agile and traditional (predictive) project management approaches based on project needs.
• Working knowledge of data governance concepts, financial planning processes, and system optimization from a delivery leadership perspective.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead remotely located, cross‑functional project teams.
• Highly organized and adaptable, with the ability to prioritize effectively, manage…