Sr. Project Manager

Job Description:

Job Profile Summary
The Sr. Project Manager, OPX is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering complex, high-impact projects within an established program or portfolio. This role partners closely with leaders, executive sponsors, and cross-functional teams to ensure disciplined project execution, clear communication, and delivery against defined objectives. The Senior Project Manager brings deep experience managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies, and operates effectively in fast-paced, matrixed environments.

• Lead delivery for strategic initiative projects through the full project lifecycle from initiation through closeout, ensuring delivery against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets.

• Partner with Program Managers and project sponsors to align project plans with program objectives, milestones, and governance expectations.

• Develop and maintain detailed plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, change logs and risk registers using appropriate project management tools and methodologies.

• Drive adoption of standard delivery practices and models for the R&D organization; coach and mentor members of the R&D team as the process evolves and improves.

• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project-level risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; escalate cross-project or strategic risks as appropriate.

• Manage project financials, including forecasting, variance analysis, and accountability for delivering within approved funding.

• Develop status reporting/milestone dashboards and metrics, and feeding information to executive leadership or program management based on program structure

• Facilitate effective communication across cross-functional teams and stakeholders, including regular status reporting and executive summaries.

• Coordinate and influence cross-functional resources without direct authority.

• Drive change control processes and assess impacts to scope, timeline, cost, and quality.

• Lead project governance activities and support program-level forums.

• Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

Experience Required:

• 10+ years of progressive project management experience in software, IT, healthcare technology, or similar environments.

• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale initiatives with multiple workstreams and senior stakeholder governance.

• Experience collaborating within program structures and with cross-functional leaders.

• Hands-on experience with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.

• Experience contributing to process improvement or delivery maturity initiatives.

License/Certification Required:

• PMP, CAPM, SAFe, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Project management methodologies, tools, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, dependency management, and governance standards.

• Skill in: Skill in leadership without authority, executive-level communication, problem solving, analytical thinking, systems thinking across architecture/product/operations, conflict resolution across senior leaders,  and stakeholder influence.

• Ability to: Ability to deliver complex projects predictably, manage ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and build strong working relationships.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

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