Job Summary:
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be the go-to expert for managing high-priority, complex projects with our clients. Your leadership and decision-making will influence company-wide initiatives, driving impact and operational success. You’ll be responsible for defining project scopes, timelines, and deliverables in partnership with senior leaders, while also managing and mentoring junior project managers. With deep expertise, you’ll anticipate future challenges, contribute to long-term strategic planning, and execute with precision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Expert Project Leadership: You will serve as the internal authority on managing projects within your domain. Senior leaders and stakeholders will look to you for insights and guidance on large-scale initiatives. You’ll define the WHY, WHAT, and HOW for major projects and ensure they are executed successfully.
- Strategic Impact & Ownership: Your projects will have a direct impact on company performance. You will work with senior leadership to align project goals with broader business objectives and ensure that key priorities are addressed. Additionally, you’ll set the prioritization for other team members, ensuring they are aligned with strategic goals.
- Problem Solving & Anticipation: You’ll be a key player in solving complex challenges and identifying root causes. You will anticipate potential roadblocks and proactively design solutions. When patterns emerge in project execution, you will surface these insights to leadership and help drive continuous improvement across teams.
- Expertise & Influence: With your broad expertise and unique knowledge, you’ll contribute meaningfully to company-wide strategies and operational processes. Your insights will shape how projects are prioritized, executed, and measured for success.
- Tackling Complex Issues: You will handle significant and unique challenges that require evaluation of intangibles and complex data. Your independent judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity will be essential in selecting the most effective methods and solutions.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: You’ll build and maintain formal networks across multiple departments, ensuring coordination among diverse teams to deliver on project objectives. Your influence will help align cross-functional efforts and drive successful outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of project management or related experience, with a track record of leading large-scale, complex projects from inception to delivery. Experience working across diverse teams and stakeholders is essential.
- Leadership: Proven ability to partner with senior leaders on strategic initiatives and project prioritization. Experience managing and mentoring junior project managers, ensuring alignment with broader company goals.
- Expertise: Deep subject-matter expertise in project management methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall). Proven ability to manage multiple projects while balancing competing priorities.
- Has an active PMP Certification
Skills:
- Strategic Thinking: Capable of defining and leading projects with a strategic impact on the business. You must be able to see the big picture while managing detailed project execution.
- Analytical & Problem-Solving: Expertise in identifying root causes, anticipating future challenges, and applying creative solutions to complex issues.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated experience building relationships across teams.
- Independent Judgment: Proven ability to make decisions independently in high-pressure situations, using creative methods and techniques to achieve project goals.
*Employment is contingent on obtaining government clearance (Public Trust)
*U.S. citizenship is a requirement for this position
