Senior Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Program Execution & Governance
  • Enforce adherence to governance model and operating rhythm
  • Drive structured governance forums with clear outputs: Decisions, actions, and ownership
  • Integrated reporting and status visibility
  • Eliminate non-standard processes and shadow governance
• Resource Management
  • Own program-wide resource demand vs. capacity planning
  • Drive: Forecasting across workstreams, Resource intake, tracking, and approvals
  • Escalate staffing gaps impacting delivery
  • Ensure alignment between resource allocation and program priorities
• Cost Management & Financial Oversight
  • Manage budget vs. actuals and forecast vs. backlog alignment
  • Identify and escalate financial risks and variances
  • Support financial governance tied to milestones and delivery outcomes
  • Provide data-driven insights to support decision-making
• Stage Gate / Tollgate Management
  • Lead tollgate governance and readiness process
  • Ensure: Deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria
  • Supporting documentation and evidence are complete
  • Cross-functional alignment is achieved prior to approvals
  • Drive Go/No-Go readiness across all releases
• Integrated Planning & Dependency Management
  • Maintain integrated program plan across all workstreams
  • Drive: Cross-workstream dependency management, 30/60/90-day lookahead planning, Alignment of milestones and delivery timelines
• Reporting, Dashboards & Analytics
  • Develop and maintain program dashboards and reporting
  • Track: Delivery health, Resource status, Financial performance, RAID metrics
  • Provide actionable insights to leadership through data analysis
• Agile Execution Oversight
  • Ensure consistent adoption of Agile practices across workstreams
  • Track: Sprint execution, Velocity and predictability
  • Align Agile delivery with program-level milestones and governance
• Executive Communication & Presentations
  • Develop executive-level presentations and reporting materials
  • Translate complex data into: Clear insights, Decision-ready narratives

Required Skills And Experience

• Program & Delivery Experience
  • 10+ years of experience in program management or large-scale transformation delivery
  • Proven experience operating in multi-workstream, complex programs
• Core Functional Expertise
  • Strong expertise in: Resource Management (demand vs. capacity planning)
  • Cost Management / Financial Governance
  • Stage Gate / Tollgate Management
  • Experience driving program controls and execution discipline
• Technical & Analytical Skills
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel: Pivot tables, modeling, and scenario analysis
  • Data manipulation and reporting automation
  • Experience building dashboards and reporting solutions (Power BI preferred)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Methodology & Tools
  • Strong experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid models)
  • Experience with program and project management tools: JIRA, Confluence, Power BI or similar reporting tools
• Communication & Leadership Skills
  • Strong executive communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
  • Prominent ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology teams
  • Strong facilitation and cross-functional coordination skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technology transformation programs (e.g., ERP, mainframe modernization)
• Experience in client-facing consulting or delivery environments
• Familiarity with enterprise PMO frameworks and governance models