Project Manager III

About the role

The Senior Project Manager / Delivery Lead operates as a trusted, high-impact leader responsible for driving Modea’s most complex enterprise engagements, specifically focusing on multi-phase Enterprise Web Modernization initiatives. This role demands an advanced balance of deep agile product development expertise, proactive risk management, and executive-level client advisory. You will lead cross-functional delivery teams through end-to-end digital transformations, owning scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and multi-vendor alignment. As the primary bridge between technical delivery and client leadership, you will proactively anticipate risks, guide organizational change management, and manage client stakeholder expectations to ensure flawless execution and strategic alignment.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Risk Planning
  • Spot and fix risks early: Identify technical and project risks before they escalate. Address bottlenecks and build clear backup plans to protect project budgets and schedules.
  • Guide clients through change: Partner directly with client leaders to help their organizations adapt to new web platforms and tools while keeping everyone aligned on scope, trade-offs, and shifting business priorities.
  • Oversee large enterprise web modernization engagements: Lead teams through major website rebuilds and migrations, including content moves and design system rollouts.
• Agile Product Development & Delivery
  • Use agile practices: Guide internal teams and clients through agile software development, ensuring work is clear and structured.
  • Manage plans in Jira: Use Jira and Jira Advanced Plans to map out work across multiple teams, spot dependencies, track capacity, and provide accurate completion estimates.
  • Deliver quality on schedule: Collaborate with Product Owners and technical leads to maintain project backlogs, plan software releases, and deliver high-quality work on time.
  • Control budgets and scope: Track project spending and team hours. Take early action if costs exceed budget to maintain profitability.
• Team Empowerment & Executive Communication
  • Cross-functional team leadership: Lead, align, and motivate cross-functional teams (Solutions Architects, Digital Strategists, Product Designers, Quality Analysts, Data Analysts) to foster a high-performance, collaborative environment.
  • Communicate clearly with executives: Provide concise, plain-language project updates and presentations to client executives and senior leaders.
  • Mentorship & practice growth: Elevate internal project management standards by coaching team members, refining delivery frameworks, and sharing best practices.

Critical Competencies

• Risk Planning: Identify potential issues in complex technical projects early and address them before they disrupt work. Comfortable having direct, honest conversations with clients and internal leadership.
• Client & Change Management: Build trust quickly, navigate client office politics, and help teams adapt to new systems and processes smoothly.
• Jira & Planning Expertise: Practical experience using Jira and Jira Advanced Plans to create multi-team roadmaps, track dependencies, and manage workloads.
• Agile Software Development: Knowledge of modern software development using lean and agile frameworks, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and software releases.
• Technical Understanding: Understand basic modern web setups, enterprise Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), API integrations, and cloud hosting. No coding required, but must understand how technical teams build web platforms.
• Clear Communication: Break down complex technical topics into simple terms for business leaders.
• Budget Tracking: Track project costs, spot spending variances, and adjust plans to protect margins.

Requirements

• Required Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strictly required.
• Experience: 7+ years of progressive project/product management experience leading complex technology engagements in a client-facing or agency setting.
• Enterprise Modernization Track Record: Proven history of leading large-scale enterprise web redesigns, platform modernizations, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Tooling Proficiency: Deep working knowledge of Jira and Jira Advanced Plans for roadmapping, dependency mapping, and release tracking.
• Agile Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) within modern software engineering environments.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile certifications: CSM, CSPO, or PMI-ACP.
• Atlassian admin experience: Experience configuring Jira and Confluence setups.
• DXP & Sitecore AI architecture: Experience with Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), specifically Sitecore AI, Headless Sitecore (XM Cloud), and modern frontend or API frameworks.
• Design systems: Experience managing projects that build and use modular design systems, including atomic design workflows.
• Healthcare domain: Experience delivering digital solutions within healthcare or other heavily regulated enterprise landscapes.

About Modea

We are a technology consultancy with a mission to infuse greater control, transparency, and choice into the consumer healthcare experience. We work with large healthcare providers to build digital roadmaps and design and build mobile, web, and other digital experiences. Our work helps consumers access better information and care while enabling our clients to build stronger customer relationships.

• Learn about our award-winning EHR-integrated mobile app development for Children’s Wisconsin, delivering a fully integrated MyChart to allow parents to manage their children’s health in one place.
• Discover Luminis Health’s website development, built with a firm accessibility standard and patient-centric solutions.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with fully vested company matching.
• Long-term & short-term disability.

Some benefits, like parties and snacks, have adapted to our remote work environment, but our operations team has found innovative ways to support employees.

Pay

Estimated salary range: $99,000 - $140,000. The posted range represents the employer’s good-faith estimate of the breadth of the compensation for this position at the time of posting, based on applicable factors. Actual starting compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, specific skills, internal equity considerations, and business needs.

Schedule

Modeans are able to work at any location in Virginia, Tennessee, or North Carolina, unless otherwise required by job responsibilities. Our office in Blacksburg, VA provides an indoor space with moderate temperatures and noise levels, allowing employees to choose a fully-office, fully-remote, or hybrid work experience. Employees may occasionally need to travel to our offices or other locations for training or client visits. Tools are provided for both home and office work environments.