Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager (10+ Years Experience)

Employment Type: Full-time(Contract W2 only)

About the Role

We’re looking for a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from kickoff through delivery. You’ll own scope, schedule, budget, and risk for high-visibility projects, work closely with senior stakeholders, and mentor other project managers. This role suits someone who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and who builds trust with teams and executives alike.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple projects, from initiation and planning through execution, closure, and post-project review
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success metrics with stakeholders
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, roadmaps, and resource forecasts

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for executives, clients, and cross-functional teams
• Lead and motivate teams across engineering, design, QA, operations, and business functions
• Run status meetings, steering committees, and executive reviews with clear, concise reporting

Risk, Budget & Governance

• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and issues proactively
• Own project budgets, forecasting, and variance tracking
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, quality gates, and change control processes

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Drive adoption of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery practices as appropriate
• Define and improve project management templates, tools, and best practices
• Mentor junior and mid-level project managers and contribute to PMO maturity

Vendor & Contract Management

• Manage third-party vendors and partners, including SOWs, performance, and deliverables

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of project or program management experience, including leading large, complex, multi-team projects
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget, with budgets of [$X million+]
• Strong command of project methodologies: Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, or Confluence
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Strong skills in risk management, budgeting, resource planning, and change management
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or CSM certification
• Experience in [industry: IT / software, healthcare, finance, construction, etc.]
• Experience leading digital transformation, cloud migration, or ERP/CRM implementations
• Background managing distributed or global teams
• Familiarity with data and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau) for project dashboards
• MBA or relevant master’s degree