Senior Project Manager

<h3>Accountabilities:</h3><ul>
<li>Lead strategic and cross-functional initiatives in collaboration with portfolio analysts and enterprise project management leadership, establishing governance frameworks and maintaining visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and business value.</li>
<li>Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of enterprise project management standards, tools, templates, and governance practices.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, critical paths, resource considerations, and interdependencies to support successful delivery.</li>
<li>Align business leaders, functional teams, subject matter experts, and external partners around project scope, priorities, success measures, responsibilities, and expected outcomes.</li>
<li>Prepare executive-level reporting, including project status updates, risk summaries, milestone reviews, and recommendations for corrective action.</li>
<li>Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and trade-offs, escalating critical concerns with clear mitigation recommendations.</li>
<li>Facilitate working sessions to define implementation roadmaps, support decision-making, resolve obstacles, and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives.</li>
<li>Drive change readiness, stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, and implementation activities for new processes, technologies, and operating models.</li>
<li>Coach project teams and functional leaders on governance expectations, accountability, risk management, disciplined execution, and effective project delivery practices.</li>
<li>Apply stage-gate reviews and structured escalation processes to support informed leadership decisions and maintain alignment with strategic objectives.</li>
<li>Adapt project management approaches to evolving business needs, navigating ambiguity and developing practical solutions to complex delivery challenges.</li>
<li>Undertake additional responsibilities as required.</li>
<h2>Requirements:</h2>
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<li>Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent professional or educational experience.</li>
<li>At least five years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects, enterprise-wide initiatives, or transformational programs.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience managing initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups, competing priorities, significant organizational change, and executive-level reporting.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of project governance, planning, prioritization, risk management, dependency tracking, and execution methodologies.</li>
<li>Working knowledge of organizational change management approaches, stakeholder engagement practices, and adoption planning techniques.</li>
<li>Experience facilitating alignment and decisions among executive sponsors, senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders with differing priorities.</li>
<li>Ability to identify systemic risks, evaluate trade-offs, manage dependencies, and anticipate organizational implications across complex initiatives.</li>
<li>Strong change leadership skills, including the ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge existing practices constructively, and encourage adoption of new ways of working.</li>
<li>High sense of ownership and urgency, with a disciplined approach to escalation, mitigation planning, accountability, and delivery commitments.</li>
<li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and the ability to recommend practical, business-focused solutions.</li>
<li>Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate reporting, and coordinate multiple initiatives.</li>
<li>Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into clear recommendations for leadership.</li>
<li>Demonstrated leadership and influencing abilities, including the capacity to build trust, align stakeholders, and hold teams accountable without direct authority.</li>
<li>Technical proficiency with Microsoft 365 and project management platforms used for planning, collaboration, reporting, and work management, including Monday.com, Smartsheet, and Azure DevOps.</li>
<li>A PMP, Prosci Change Management, Scrum, or related project management certification is preferred but not required.</li>
<li>Applicants should include both a cover letter and resume with their application.</li>
<h2>Benefits:</h2>
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<li>Competitive, experience-based compensation, with salary ranges varying by location:<ul>
<li>California: $120,000–$244,000</li>
<li>Colorado: $110,000–$196,000</li>
<li>Connecticut: $95,000–$241,000</li>
<li>Illinois: $108,000–$210,000</li>
<li>Massachusetts: $120,000–$229,000</li>
<li>Maryland: $116,000–$176,000</li>
<li>Maine: $81,000–$188,000</li>
<li>Minnesota: $120,000–$198,000</li>
<li>Jersey City, New Jersey: $130,000–$236,000</li>
<li>New York: $111,000–$241,000</li>
<li>Virginia: $78,000–$227,000</li>
<li>Vermont: $118,000–$227,000</li>
<li>Washington State: $116,000–$220,000</li>
<li>Washington, D.C.: $154,000–$227,000</li>
<li>Potential discretionary bonus opportunities based on individual and organizational performance; bonuses are not guaranteed.</li>
<li>Medical and dental coverage.</li>
<li>Life insurance.</li>
<li>Short-term and long-term disability insurance.</li>
<li>Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for eligible medical and dependent care expenses.</li>
<li>Employee assistance program.</li>
<li>Paid time off and paid holidays.</li>
<li>Retirement plan participation, subject to eligibility requirements.</li>
<li>Remote work option or the opportunity to work from one of the organization's U.S. locations.</li>
<li>Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.</li>
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