Job#: 3028107 Job Description: Senior Project Manager Location: South Lake, TX
Hybrid Onsite: 2-3 days per week
Employment Type: Contract
OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support a multi-year technology integration, an acquisition expanding their footprint into more tech-forward and digital-asset-aligned capabilities.
This role sits on the front line of the integration strategy, tasked with ensuring continued business-as-usual operations through 2026 while simultaneously preparing the organization for a full integration in 2027. You will help build the bridge between two operating models, support discovery and analysis, and guide cross-functional teams through SAFe-oriented delivery.
This position is tied directly to the acquisition and requires a senior professional with strong stakeholder management skills, financial services experience, and comfort operating in a large enterprise environment undergoing change.
Key Responsibilities- Lead end-to-end project management for the technology workstreams of the integration, ensuring alignment with their execution and SAFe delivery structure.
- Partner with business, technology, and product leaders to maintain BAU operations through 2026 while driving analysis, planning, and readiness for the 2027 full integration.
- Manage project timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and resource allocations across multiple internal and external teams.
- Facilitate PI planning and Agile ceremonies within a SAFe environment.
- Coordinate closely with senior program leadership, and integration leadership team, to ensure all deliverables and milestones remain on track.
- Drive documentation, reporting, and executive-level communication for both MVP (2026) and full-integration (2027) phases.
- Ensure the project bridges existing processes into the enterprise ecosystem through structured change management.
Skills & Experience- 8+ years of Project Management experience within enterprise environments.
- Financial Services experience strongly preferred.
- Proven M&A integration experience-technology integration experience a major plus.
- Understanding of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) delivery.
- Ability to operate in large-scale, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Experience supporting cross-functional enterprise initiatives with both MVP and long-term integration phases.
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and executive reporting capabilities.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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