Senior​/Principal Project Manager; in Coppell, TX

The Fountain Group is currently seeking a Senior / Principal Project Manager for a prominent client. This is a Hybrid Role in Coppell, TX 75019 (3 days onsite & 2 days remote per week).

Pay Rate Range: $60 - $75 on W2

Assignment: 11 months with high possibility of contract extension

Looking for a Senior / Principal Project Manager who will be managing Data projects.

• Drive cross-program alignment, ensuring projects contribute toward strategic objectives, dependencies are actively managed, and roadmaps across domains remain synchronized.
• Act as escalation point for PMs and delivery teams, resolving issues related to scope, resources, sequencing, or stakeholder alignment while ensuring minimal disruption to critical initiatives.
• Lead daily team coordination and progress tracking, ensuring blockers are identified early and routed to the right technical or business owners for resolution.
• Lead project planning and portfolio-level forecasting, including capacity planning, resource strategy, and budget reviews in collaboration with finance and engineering leadership.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality status reporting across all PMs, synthesizing program-level insights for senior leadership and facilitating data-driven decision making.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and COE teams to align priorities, remove blockers, and maintain transparency of delivery outcomes.
• Facilitate key cross-team communications, supporting quarterly planning, roadmap reviews, and executive updates with well-prepared, accurate materials.
• Ensure compliance with delivery frameworks and controls, including SDLC, financial controls, regulatory requirements, and internal audit expectations across all managed projects.
• Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to other project managers, ensuring consistent delivery practices, effective risk management, and adherence to governance standards.
• Oversee the health of the full project portfolio, maintaining an up-to-date view of initiative status, financials, risks, interdependencies, and delivery progress across all squads and programs.

• Senior / Principal Project Manager with at least 7 years of Project/Program Management experience.
• Financial services/banking industry experience strongly preferred.
• Must have prior experience managing data-related projects.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• PMP Certification is nice to have, not required.