Senior Project Manager

Job Details
The client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple highly complex, cross-functional projects that drive organizational priorities. This role ensures alignment among enterprise-wide stakeholders, resolves competing interests, and delivers measurable outcomes. The Senior PM will manage the entire project lifecycle from initiation through execution and post-implementation while also mentoring junior PMO staff and contributing to broader process improvement initiatives.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Serve as the primary point of contact for business and technical stakeholders across departments, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Build and maintain project schedules, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead multiple enterprise-wide projects with significant complexity, visibility, and impact.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with management, vendors, cross-functional team members, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor and manage project budgets, resource allocations, and vendor contracts; adjust as needed to meet financial targets.
• Prepare and contribute to business development and project management artifacts (e.g., RFPs, SOWs, project charters, timelines, evaluation frameworks).
• Collaborate with Executive Sponsors and project leads to develop comprehensive project charters outlining scope, objectives, timelines, and success metrics.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical (internal and external) audiences to ensure shared understanding of scope, risks, and dependencies.
• Provide leadership to a diverse, matrixed project team which may include other Project Management staff and all levels of management.
• Facilitate effective project status meetings, steering committees, and executive briefings.
• Partner with business owners and IT to ensure systems and solutions deliver measurable value and ROI.
• Represent the PMO in cross-departmental forums and act as a trusted advisor to leadership on key initiatives.
• Lead process improvement and business process re-engineering efforts that uncover operational efficiencies and may initiate new projects.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in time management, facilitation, organizational communication, and negotiation to achieve project goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Proficiency with modern project management tools preferred (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, ServiceNow, etc.).
• Strong leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including budget tracking and resource forecasting.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project methodologies.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor s degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience. Master s preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive project management experience with demonstrated success leading large-scale, complex initiatives. Experience in healthcare, payer systems, or highly regulated environments is preferred.

Certifications:
PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred.