Senior IT Project Manager—Delivery & Governance

JOB SUMMARY
Manages projects in accordance with established project governance.
Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of assigned projects for designated
IT or Business areas to ensure goals and approved scope are accomplished within
prescribed timelines and funding parameters. Develops, manages, and coordinates
project plans of varying complexity. Manages detailed work breakdown structures,
resource commitments, budgets, risks, and communications for each phase of the
project, as required by project governance. Partners with the Project Business
Owner and Technical Lead on project delivery strategy, with a focus on
transparency and project controls.

Key Responsibilities
Understands and applies principles, theories, and concepts related to the profession.
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine
appropriate action. Impact is generally limited to specific assignments or
projects. May respond to inquiries and/or provide assistance and guidance to
lower-level workers.
Leads multiple medium to high complexity projects simultaneously, maintaining deep engagement across all
work streams and resource pools under PMO management supervision. Partners with
the project business owner and technical lead to determine delivery strategy,
provide direction to the project team, and drive stakeholder awareness. Provides
concise executive-level communication and recommendations to sponsors, steering
committees, and senior leadership. Manages complex team dynamics, facilitates
conflict resolution, conducts negotiations, and achieves organizational
objectives through influence without formal authority, with PMO support.
Actively drives project delivery by facilitating decisions, resolving blockers,
identifying risks/issues, and implementing mitigation plans while maintaining
momentum across teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
Navigates a matrixed resource environment, negotiating resource commitments across competing priorities.
Manages external dependencies across teams, systems, and timelines to maintain
schedule integrity and risk control. Identifies and manages cross-project and
cross-program dependencies impacting scope, schedule, cost, or outcomes.
Escalates issues appropriately and facilitates timely decision-making when
priorities or requirements conflict.
Conducts detailed scope analysis to develop and maintain an accurate work breakdown
structure throughout the project lifecycle.
Maintains a current and accurate project plan reflecting real
resource assignments, progress, and forecasts.
Maintains reasonable variance between cost forecasts and actuals, with timely explanations for deviations.
Coordinates vendor procurement, engagement, delivery, and performance as
applicable. Partners with stakeholders to support organizational readiness,
adoption planning, and implementation activities.
Maintains timesheet compliance across project teams, including reviewing and approving/rejecting weekly
submissions.
Utilizes existing and emerging technologies (collaboration tools,
AI, data analysis, and PPM tools) to improve project execution efficiency.
Operates in a highly regulated, audit-conscious environment, ensuring
compliance, documentation, and reporting standards are met.
Supports PMO continuous improvement initiatives as assigned. Supports PMO-sponsored projects
or other initiatives as assigned.
Fosters a project culture aligned with core values.

Required Qualifications
Minimum 5 years of related experience managing projects, product delivery, or workstream delivery beyond degree requirements.
Includes:

Experience with in a formal enterprise PMO with structured
phase-gate/tollgate governance and executive accountability
Experience managing medium to high complexity projects with cross-functional resource pools
Experi…