Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Location:

Southfield, Michigan Hybrid – Currently 3 days per week in office

The Business Operations team is dedicated to achieving operational excellence by streamlining processes and driving best-in-class performance across the organization. With a focus on building a strong, collaborative global team, they support a dynamic and entrepreneurial services organization that values innovation, fun, and continuous improvement. Together, they are committed to shaping a world-class environment where talent thrives, and business objectives are consistently exceeded.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the definition, planning, and delivery of complex, high‑impact initiatives within the DSG PMO, supporting DSG priorities from strategy through execution. In this highly visible role, you will partner with business and technology leaders to drive outcomes across multiple functions, manage interdependencies, and ensure disciplined delivery using the most appropriate approach for the work (iterative/incremental, hybrid, or Waterfall).

During the SPINCO transformation, you will collaborate closely with the Transformation Management Office (TMO) to plan and execute Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) exit initiatives spanning multiple organizations and business units. After TSA plans are complete, you will continue these responsibilities in the DSG PMO, providing sustained leadership across the DSG portfolio—driving strategic execution, operational readiness, and continuous improvement while helping mature PMO standards and governance.

• Project Leadership & Execution:
  Lead all aspects of project management including development ceremonies, cross‑functional team coordination, and facilitation of meetings with stakeholders up to C‑level executives to ensure clear communication and team alignment.
• Strategic Project Planning:
  Develop and refine comprehensive project plans specifying goals, staffing, scheduling, risks, and contingency plans while managing large, multi-location virtual teams across diverse disciplines.
• Scope & Change Management:
  Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs to maintain accurate, updated project plans that reflect all authorized changes and ensure delivery within plan parameters.
• Budget & Financial Management:
  Develop, manage, and track project budgets, including forecasting, cost estimation, and variance analysis. Ensure alignment to financial targets by monitoring spend, optimizing resource allocation, and implementing corrective actions to maintain projects within approved budget parameters.
• Dependency & Stakeholder Management:
  Manage cross-team dependencies and collaborate with other project managers and team leaders while establishing relationships across departments to recognize and actively manage project interdependencies.
• Vendor & Partner Management:
  Manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and service providers, including contract coordination, performance monitoring, and delivery oversight. Ensure vendor deliverables align with project scope, timelines, quality standards, and budget requirements while proactively addressing risks and resolving issues.
• Requirements Management & Business Analysis:
  Lead the eliciting, analyzing, validating and managing of requirements, business processes, and high-level solution designs in partnership with business stakeholders, product managers, and development teams.
• Development Team Support:
  Create, refine, and maintain delivery requirements and supporting artifacts (e.g., user stories/use cases, process flows, and high-level test cases) while partnering with stakeholders to define detailed project scope, manage and prioritize work (e.g., backlogs, requirements registers, or delivery plans), and support software teams using the most appropriate delivery approach (e.g., iterative/incremental, Agile, hybrid, or Waterfall) to achieve project outcomes.
• Performance Monitoring &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Anticipate and measure project performance using quantitative tools to identify variances, implement corrective actions, and proactively…