Job Description
Job Description
Senior Project Manager
Contract-to-hire
Hybrid : Onsite near Buford, GA, 3 days a week
Our client is looking for a dynamic Senior Project Manager to oversee all aspects of complex projects and programs within the company's Project Management Office (PMO). This leadership role requires strong collaboration across departments, including engineering, operations, product teams, and other business units. As a key advocate for the technology organization, the Senior Project Manager will guide teams through the full lifecycle of complex programs, from planning to execution, ensuring successful organizational and technical change management. The role involves close collaboration with executive stakeholders, including members of the C-suite, to align on change management strategies and ensure smooth execution. The ideal candidate will be persuasive, disciplined, and an independent thinker with a proven track record of building credibility and delivering successful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities :
Sponsor / Stakeholder Management
- Collaborates with senior-level business sponsors across the organization.
- Anticipates, understands, and manages stakeholder expectations effectively.
- Builds trust and strengthens partnerships through consistent, reliable delivery and consultative advisory services.
- Works with stakeholders to help shape and refine solutions.
- Communicates effectively with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring the right level of detail and context.
- Efficiently facilitates and manages meetings to achieve objectives within the designated time frame.
- Manages multiple complex projects simultaneously, whether interrelated or independent, as part of a larger program of work.
Business Technology Management
Actively collaborates with the technology team to identify opportunities for optimizing delivery, focusing on quality, speed, throughput, and reusability (e.g., lean processes, transparency-enhancing reports, and tools for faster delivery).Assists in defining essential project controls and creating frameworks to ensure compliance.Participates in developing metrics and dashboards to monitor project health and ensure delivery remains within budget, schedule, and value parameters.Project Management
Collaborates with stakeholders to :Support the development of business cases for complex projects prior to approval.Ensure business objectives and outcomes are clearly defined, documented, and understood.Identify project scope, risks, issues, and resource requirements.Ensure measurable and achievable benefits.Manage the impact of organizational change on both the business and customers.Applies appropriate project management methodologies, whether predictive (plan-driven) or adaptive (iterative / agile).Develops and executes project plans covering quality, risk, communication, and change management, while determining schedule, cost, and staffing needs.Negotiates for necessary resources based on skills and capacity requirements.Leads and manages a geographically dispersed, matrixed team, assigning tasks, setting deadlines, and monitoring project progress.Provides leadership and strategic direction to the project team.Oversees project costs, timelines, and resource capacity, taking corrective actions when deviations from the plan occur.Ensures the timely identification, communication, and escalation of risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; acts as an escalation point and implements effective mitigation strategies.Manages project status reporting according to prescribed timelines and project requirements.Works with stakeholders to ensure adherence to governance processes.Focuses on continuous process improvement.Analyzes business results and shares key insights with management to support data-driven decision-making.Requirements :
Minimum of 8 years managing complex projects.Proficiency in MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent project planning tools.Proficiency in ADO, JIRA, or similar development management tools.Expertise in project management methodologies such as PMBOK and / or Agile, stakeholder management, scope management, risk identification, risk mitigation, and contingency planning.Experience in organizational change management for successful project launches.Proven experience managing and aligning multiple, interdependent work streams and projects.Experience managing geographically dispersed and vendor-based teams.Strong familiarity with change management and process improvement concepts.Experience managing the following projects :Mergers and Acquisitions (preferred)Commercial software implementations and custom software development (preferred)Networking, infrastructure, and data centers (preferred)Qualifications :
Education & Certifications :
Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field.Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.Master's degree preferred.Benefits :
Competitive compensation package.Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects with a renowned organization.Flexible work environment with a blend of remote and onsite work options.If you're a proactive Senior Project Manager with a passion for driving innovation and delivering results, we encourage you to apply. Join our team and make a significant impact in our exciting journey toward success!
