Job Description: Senior Project Manager

Experience: 10+ Years
Job Type:  Contract W2 only

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in managing and delivering projects from initiation to completion. The ideal candidate will have strong project planning, team leadership, stakeholder management, budgeting, and risk management skills. The candidate should be capable of managing multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery, maintaining quality standards, and aligning project outcomes with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects throughout the complete project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.

• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and delivery milestones.

• Coordinate with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and senior management to ensure successful project execution.

• Manage project scope, timelines, costs, risks, dependencies, and change requests.

• Track project progress and provide regular status reports, dashboards, and updates to leadership.

• Identify potential risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, and resolve project delivery challenges.

• Lead cross-functional teams, assign responsibilities, and ensure accountability for deliverables.

• Facilitate project meetings, sprint planning, status reviews, and stakeholder discussions.

• Ensure projects meet quality standards, business requirements, and organizational policies.

• Manage client expectations and maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

• Support resource planning, budget tracking, vendor coordination, and project documentation.

• Drive continuous improvement in project management processes and delivery practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 10+ years of overall professional experience, including significant experience in project management.

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.

• Experience with project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and resource allocation.

• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, or Smartsheet.

• Experience managing cross-functional teams and multiple project deliverables.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver projects within agreed timelines and budgets.

• Experience preparing project status reports, management presentations, and project documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or other relevant project management certification.

• Experience working in IT services, software development, application implementation, or enterprise transformation projects.

• Familiarity with SDLC, software testing, release management, and production deployment processes.

• Experience working with distributed teams, external vendors, and global stakeholders.

• Understanding of budget forecasting, resource utilization, project governance, and quality assurance.

Key Deliverables

• Successful delivery of projects within defined scope, schedule, and budget.

• Effective management of project risks, issues, dependencies, and resources.

• Clear communication and timely reporting to stakeholders and leadership.

• Achievement of project objectives, customer satisfaction, and quality expectations.

• Improved team productivity, delivery efficiency, and project execution processes.