About the Role: The Senior Manager - Project Management leads and develops a team of Project Managers while also operating as a strategic delivery partner across the Learning organization. This role balances strategic planning and hands-on execution, ensuring initiatives are delivered efficiently, scaled globally and aligned to enterprise priorities. The role is accountable for advancing Agile ways of working, technology adoption and AI/automation enabled process improvement to increase speed, capacity and operational effectiveness.
You Will: - Lead the Project Management Team in a manner consistent with the Association's Management Charter.
- Collaborate with internal partners and project sponsors to define the scope of work including expected deliverables and outcomes, timeframes, budget, and resources needed.
- Develop clear project documentation, including project definitions and plans, resource assignments and schedules, measurement scorecards, and risk assessments. Main decision logs, change and communication plans, and budget reporting are also part of this documentation.
- Use relevant data and insights to identify and lead continuous improvement projects, including those involving AI or automation. Deploy process optimization methodologies and concepts such as Design thinking, Lean, Agile, and Six Sigma to drive effectiveness gains.
- Demonstrate a culture of continuous operational improvement by conducting retrospectives or lessons-learned meetings. translating insights into actionable improvements
- Experience supporting global initiatives and rollouts, including cross-region coordination and change management.
- Experience scaling delivery practices across complex, matrixed organizations.
You Have: - Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management, or related field.
- PMP® or Prince2 or equivalent qualification.
- Experience applying process optimization methodologies such as Lean, Agile or Six Sigma.
- 8+ years of related experience, including 3+ years' experience as a project manager leading complex major projects.
- Experience managing a team of project managers.
- Demonstrated experience applying AI or automation to improve operational efficiency and delivery effectiveness
How We Support You: We provide flexibility to help you achieve a good work-life balance. You'll be part of a global, diverse team who foster an environment of inclusion and belonging where you are valued for who you are and where you come from.
We offer benefit options in and out of the workplace, including healthcare, retirement, paid time-off, parental leave, an employee assistance program. We provide resources that support your mental health, and evolve our offerings to meet your needs. We care about our employees' welfare and focus our benefits package on the benefits which support your wellbeing. We also recognize that everyone has different priorities, so in addition to our core benefits to support your health we offer flexible options for you to choose benefits that are right for you, your family and your lifestyle.
We believe in non-stop learning and are committed to investing in learning opportunities that help you reach your full potential and support your continued development.
About Us: At The Association, a Great Place to Work-Certified company, we are transforming the accounting and finance profession. We are future-focused, empowering the world's most accomplished accountants to stay relevant, meet today's demands, and prepare for tomorrow's challenges through quality education, resources, and training.
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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
The Annual Salary Range for this role is: $120,000 - $150,000
Please note, this is a standard range and exact compensation may vary based on experience and location. If you'd like to understand more on the salary range, please contact the recruiter listed on this posting.
If you're interested in this role, please apply before
31 March 2026 While this role can work remotely in the US, please note that we are unable to employ individuals in the state of California.
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