Sr. Project Manager

STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and globally, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Mexico, India, and more.

About the role

This role serves as a strategic leader responsible for managing complex enterprise technology initiatives from planning through implementation. The Project Manager partners with executive leadership, business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and cross-functional organizations to deliver technology solutions that support organizational objectives and improve operational efficiency. The position drives portfolio governance, organizational change management, customer engagement, and continuous improvement while ensuring successful project delivery through disciplined project management practices.

Location & Work Type

Pasadena, California (Remote - Near Pasadena)
Work Type: Remote

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex enterprise technology projects through the full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders by aligning technology initiatives with strategic organizational objectives.
• Develop and manage project charters, integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk registers, issue logs, communication plans, and executive reporting.
• Facilitate governance meetings, identify project risks and dependencies, and present recommendations to executive leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical teams, vendors, consultants, and business stakeholders to successfully execute project objectives.
• Lead organizational change management initiatives including stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness assessments, training coordination, transition planning, and user adoption.
• Facilitate business process improvement workshops to identify operational efficiencies and service enhancements.
• Support enterprise portfolio planning, project prioritization, resource planning, and PMO governance activities.
• Ensure compliance with project management methodologies, governance standards, documentation requirements, and organizational best practices.
• Develop executive dashboards, status reports, presentations, and performance metrics that communicate project and portfolio health.
• Mentor project managers and stakeholders by promoting project management best practices, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, customer service, and operational excellence across project teams.

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience managing complex enterprise technology projects or programs.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise software implementations, digital transformation initiatives, infrastructure modernization, cloud migrations, cybersecurity initiatives, enterprise applications, or business process improvement efforts.
• Combination of technical project leadership, business relationship management, and organizational change management experience.
• Proven experience serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and business stakeholders, translating business needs into successful technology solutions.
• Strong experience leading organizational change management initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, executive communications, organizational readiness, training, and user adoption.
• Experience facilitating executive governance, portfolio prioritization, strategic planning, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience managing consultants, vendors, contracts, and third-party service providers.
• Experience with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools such as Planview AdaptiveWork (Clarizen), Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desirable.
• Organizational change management experience is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience leading business process improvement initiatives is a plus.
• Experience leading enterprise digital transformation initiatives (preferred).
• Experience supporting cloud modernization and enterprise application implementations (preferred).
• Experience with data analytics, business intelligence, and technology portfolio governance (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) through Anthem
• Dental/Vision/Various Ancillary coverages through Unum
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid-time-off options
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discount programs through ADP WorkforceNow

Pay

The base range for this contract position is $65 - $75 per hour, depending on experience. Pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.