Sr. Project Manager

Sr. Project Manager

Location: Manhattan, N.Y.- Hybrid role – Need to be local
Duration: 12+ Months

Local Candidates - Utilities Experience Preferred

Role Overview

• We are seeking a senior Technology Project Manager with 10+ years of experience to lead complex, interdependent technological initiatives.
• This is a hands-on delivery leadership role with full ownership of execution across the entire SDLC, from requirements through production go live.
• This is not a coordination role. The Technology Project Manager is accountable for daily delivery visibility, milestone execution, escalation, and recovery of initiatives that are at risk or losing traction.
• The role operates in a hybrid Agile and DevOps environment and requires strong structure, urgency, and delivery discipline.
• The Technology Project Manager partners closely with Business, TCOE, QA, Development, Infrastructure, DevOps, and vendor teams to ensure predictable, transparent, and on time delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end to end delivery across the full SDLC, from requirements and design through development, testing, UAT, rollout, and production go live
• Lead complex, highly interdependent technology projects and portfolios
• Build and manage integrated project schedules in Microsoft Project (MPP), including dependencies, milestones, baselines, and critical path
• Establish and maintain consolidated SDLC milestone visibility across all delivery phases
• Produce and distribute a daily SDLC status report covering milestone completion, risks, dependencies, next steps, and escalation indicators
• Track and manage delivery of TCOE AI initiatives, ensuring readiness, dependency alignment, and risk visibility
• Identify stalled or low traction initiatives and actively implement recovery plans
• Define and execute escalation protocols when milestones, quality gates, or readiness targets are at risk
• Apply Agile practices pragmatically in hybrid delivery environments that are not purely Scrum or Waterfall
• Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to align sprint execution, release readiness, and delivery expectations
• Translate sprint and DevOps execution into leadership ready dashboards and reports
• Facilitate delivery working sessions, leadership updates, and decision forums
• Drive continuous improvement in SDLC, DevOps, and delivery reporting practices

Required Skills and Capabilities

• These requirements are mandatory.
• Proven ownership of daily delivery reporting and overall SDLC milestone completion
• Demonstrated ability to manage hybrid delivery models, including Agile, DevOps, and traditional SDLC
• Strong experience proactively driving traction by engaging Product Managers, Project Managers, and delivery owners
• Proven ability to identify delivery risk early and move stalled initiatives forward
• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Project (MPP) with integrated schedules and dependencies
• Strong DevOps familiarity, including sprint execution, release coordination, dashboards, and delivery metrics
• Ability to inspect and enforce SDLC and DevOps standards, ensuring delivery artifacts and tooling are complete, accurate, and current
• Experience building executive level dashboards and delivery reports
• Ability to work through ambiguity, impose structure, and stabilize initiatives that are off track
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to escalate issues early and drive accountability 

Required Experience

• 10+ years of technology delivery and project management experience
• Strong SDLC leadership beyond sprint level tracking
• Executive ready daily delivery reporting experience

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required
• Technical background or strong technical fluency required
• PMP certification required
• Agile or Scrum certification required
• Experience in utilities or large scale regulated environments preferred
• Trusted, daily visibility into SDLC milestone completion
• Early identification and escalation of delivery and readiness risks
• Projects regain structure and momentum under this role's leadership
• Leadership has confidence in delivery status, risks, and release planning

Must Have

• DevOps
• Microsoft Project (MPP)
• SDLC
• Technology PM | Agile