CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.
CLA is an established top 10 accounting and tax advisory firm expanding its Digital Consulting practice. Our Digital Consulting Enablement Team helps organizations turn digital investments into meaningful business outcomes. Our team partners with clients to lead complex digital initiatives—aligning strategy, technology, and people to drive adoption, value realization, and lasting impact.
CLA is currently seeking a Senior Digital Project Manager to join our growing Digital practice. This leadership role is responsible for owning the development and execution of project proposals and delivery strategies that align with business goals, timelines, methodologies, and staffing requirements. Sr. Digital Project Manager ensures project quality, manages risk, and drives successful outcomes across complex, cross‑functional digital initiatives.
Essential Job Functions
- Manage day-to-day execution of assigned projects, ensuring delivery is on time, within scope, and on budget in alignment with client’s digital priorities and outcomes.
- Develop and manage key detailed project artifacts, such as charters, plans, schedules, resource plans, RAID logs to drive clarity, accountability, and execution discipline.
- Apply and adapt standard project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) and tools to fit project and client needs, ensuring consistency and quality across engagements.
- Build strong relationships with various stakeholders, including service lines, industry groups, enterprise functions, vendors, and client teams ensuring a high-quality client experience.
- Monitor project progress, track key milestones and deliverables, and proactively identify, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate risks or issues to leadership.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support project execution and governance, facilitating decision-making forums, managing stakeholders, and driving timely resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Provide clear, concise, actionable, and consistent updates, status reports, and documentation to stakeholders and leadership, highlighting progress, risks, key decisions and discussion topics.
- Proactively manage financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and tracking project performance against financial targets.
- Partner with change management and business stakeholders to support user adoption, readiness, and realization of intended business outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance Digital project delivery processes, tools, and team collaboration.
REQUIREMENTS
Experience
4 years of experience working in project management required. · Experience with IS&T-oriented projects, such as data integration, dashboard development, or software development preferred.
Education
Bachelor's degree required. (Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.)
Certifications / Licenses
None required. · Project Management Institute certification preferred.
Our Perks:
- Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Mental health coverage Our Perks:
- Quarterly Wellness stipend
- Fertility benefits
- Complete list of benefits here
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Wellness at CLA
To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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What We Do
CLA exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax, and consulting services. With more than 7,000 people, 120 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, we promise to know you and help you. For more information visit CLAconnect.com.
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