Top Project Manager Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Manages billable technology services projects from startup through closure, overseeing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, resources, vendors, financials, governance, and customer communications. Coordinates internal and external stakeholders across concurrent engagements, ensures deliverables meet acceptance criteria and business outcomes, manages change control, and supports PMO process improvement and customer relationship activities.

Leads strategic project management for Oregon’s Rural Health Transformation Program, coordinating five initiatives, three funding pathways, grant coordinators, and cross-functional teams. Manages integrated schedules, deliverables, risks, dependencies, meetings, reporting, process documentation, and executive communications. Drives process improvement, standardized project-management practices, compliance, and alignment with CMS requirements while supporting management of approximately 100 grants and contracts annually.

Leads operations project management for Oregon’s Rural Health Transformation Program, translating CMS requirements into plans, schedules, workflows, dashboards, and compliance processes. Coordinates cross-functional teams, grant execution, procurement, agreements, reporting, risk mitigation, and operational improvements. Develops Smartsheet systems, SOPs, documentation, and executive reporting while monitoring milestones, dependencies, resources, and deliverables across a multi-year program.

Manages defined projects and workstreams for the Data Solutions team, coordinating schedules, deliverables, meetings, documentation, budgets, risks, and client communications. The role supports senior project managers, tracks project progress and resources, facilitates internal and client meetings, maintains RAID logs, and escalates issues. This remote position serves Washington State residents and requires minimal travel a few times annually.

Unpaid remote project management internship coordinating projects from planning through completion. Responsibilities include creating work breakdown structures and network diagrams, tracking tasks and milestones in project management software, communicating with stakeholders, identifying blockers and scheduling risks, and supporting nonprofit digital equity and sustainability initiatives. The role offers mentorship, portfolio experience, and potential future paid opportunities.

Lead major $2–20 million manufacturing capital projects from concept through commissioning and handover. Manage project charters, budgets, schedules, risks, procurement, technical specifications, contractors, vendors, compliance, and documentation. Partner with operations, R&D, supply chain, and finance on capital planning, report to senior leadership, supervise team members, and drive continuous improvement. Ensure projects meet engineering, GMP, FDA, ISO, environmental, safety, validation, and sustainability requirements.

Owns end-to-end delivery of integrated marketing projects across multiple business-unit pods. Responsibilities include managing timelines, milestones, stakeholder communications, cross-functional coordination, project plans, dependencies, risks, capacity, and delivery reporting. The role partners with marketing, creative, production, and channel teams while maintaining visibility into portfolio health and adapting processes as the organization scales.

Manage concurrent video and creative projects from planning through delivery. Responsibilities include resource coordination, budgeting, timelines, scopes, estimates, risk management, financial tracking, client communication, issue resolution, quality control, and freelancer coordination. The role collaborates with creative, client service, UK, and US teams while supporting project methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.

Manages cross-functional projects connecting Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Operations, and veterinary customers. Advises on clinic workflows, coordinates strategic initiatives and product launches, manages external partnerships, tracks timelines and dependencies, maintains documentation, and represents the customer perspective. Requires veterinary clinic operations experience, project coordination skills, strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management. The role is fully remote within the USA and supports software products for veterinary organizations.

Lead multiple end-to-end WMS and TMS software implementations from kickoff through go-live. Manage project plans, timelines, risks, dependencies, documentation, customer communications, and stakeholder accountability. Coordinate technical teams handling configuration, data setup, integrations, testing, and validation. Serve as the primary customer contact, resolve implementation challenges, ensure go-live readiness, and improve scalable implementation processes. The role requires strong project management, communication, organization, technical collaboration, and problem-solving skills in a B2B SaaS environment.

Manage federal healthcare projects for a VHA client, including planning, scheduling, risk mitigation, leadership reporting, deliverable tracking, stakeholder coordination, executive briefings, strategic recommendations, and project communications. The role requires managing concurrent initiatives, facilitating working sessions, documenting workflows and business rules, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior client leadership.

Supports project planning, scheduling, risk mitigation, reporting, and execution for a Veterans Health Administration client. Develops project artifacts, briefings, workflows, and communications; coordinates meetings and stakeholders; tracks deliverables, risks, and timelines; documents business rules and decision flows; and provides strategic recommendations and administrative support. The role requires strong communication, executive stakeholder engagement, healthcare or electronic health record experience, and proficiency with project management and collaboration tools.

Manage customer onboarding and professional services projects spanning fulfillment, WMS, OMS, software-only launches, and supply chain implementations. Coordinate Commercial, Implementation, Integration, Operations, and customer teams from contract signature through hypercare. Balance scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and business outcomes while tracking KPIs. Lead technology deployments, process improvements, legacy migrations, requirements development, training, testing, launches, and post-deployment feedback. Travel up to 50% for customer-critical milestones.

Lead high-priority cross-functional projects, including European expansion, while building the project management function. Manage timelines, dependencies, risks, stakeholders, and regulatory requests across finance, compliance, legal, and operations. Own or support controllership activities such as accounting, month-end close, tax compliance, treasury, internal controls, and audit preparation. Improve finance processes using NetSuite, strengthen accounting policies, and partner with executives and external advisors in a regulated, multi-entity fintech environment.

Lead nationwide permitting for ALPR infrastructure deployments. Manage relationships with permitting and zoning authorities, oversee multi-jurisdictional approval workflows, identify regulatory risks, interpret NEC, NFPA, zoning, and environmental requirements, and develop scalable tracking and reporting processes. Collaborate with engineering, legal, compliance, deployment, and customer success teams to forecast permitting impacts and enable compliant, high-volume installations.

Leads delivery of large-scale, complex projects and programs within approved budget, schedule, scope, and quality standards. Oversees project teams, applies standardized methodologies, mentors internal and third-party resources, manages daily activities, evaluates risks and change requests, recommends solutions, reports program status, and implements stakeholder communication plans.

Manages Salesforce, CRM, and AI implementation projects for enterprise clients. Responsibilities include overseeing scope, schedules, financials, requirements, user stories, stakeholder communications, UAT, training, and delivery quality. The role serves as a client-facing project lead and Agile Scrum Master, coordinating architects and consultants through the software development lifecycle while tracking business outcomes and facilitating successful cloud-based solution implementations.

Leads end-to-end delivery of AWS and Amazon Connect contact center, conversational AI, and agentic solutions. Responsibilities include managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, requirements, user stories, UAT, cutover, and post-launch support. The role serves as the primary client contact, facilitates stakeholder meetings, coordinates distributed technical and consulting teams, supports training and presentations, and guides Agile Scrum and SDLC processes.

Lead delivery and strategic growth of government IT programs. Manage virtual service teams, client relationships, executive escalations, contract requirements, financial forecasting, risks, reporting, service reviews, proposals, and cross-functional collaboration across sales, finance, operations, IT, partners, and government clients.

Lead government technical programs and virtual service-delivery teams, overseeing client relationships, contract requirements, financial forecasting, risks, reporting, and service outcomes. Serve as the executive point of contact for escalations, advise sales on growth strategies, support SOWs and proposals, and facilitate client reviews and steering committees. The role requires active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret, extensive program or consulting experience, and government contracting expertise.

Manages customer ERP implementation projects from scope definition through deployment and transition to support. Responsibilities include project planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource coordination, risk and change management, requirements facilitation, testing, training, stakeholder communication, and customer relationship management. The role oversees multiple concurrent projects, coordinates cross-functional teams, tracks deliverables, reports status to leadership, and ensures projects meet scope, timeline, budget, and customer expectations.

Manage end-to-end low-voltage, CCTV, access control, networking, and wireless deployment projects. Develop bills of materials and technical scopes from client specifications, floor plans, and site assessments. Support pre-sale discovery, quotes, proposals, and post-sale implementation. Coordinate field technicians, vendors, clients, and internal teams across multi-site deployments while ensuring quality, timely delivery, and client satisfaction.

Leads end-to-end delivery of complex technology deployment and managed service projects. Coordinates customers, vendors, subcontractors, internal teams, contracts, budgets, schedules, risks, compliance, reporting, and governance. Acts as the primary customer contact, prevents scope creep, manages project financial performance, and facilitates reviews to drive continuous improvement. The role requires approximately 30% travel, including overnight and international travel.

Leads end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional enterprise initiatives using project management and Agile practices. Coordinates multiple teams, manages scope, risks, dependencies, budgets, governance, and delivery metrics, and communicates with executive stakeholders. Serves as Scrum Master when needed, drives Agile maturity and organizational change, partners with Product Management, mentors project professionals, and ensures measurable business outcomes, operational improvements, student experience enhancements, and successful adoption of new capabilities.

Leads complex enterprise IT solution deployments for healthcare clients, managing project plans, budgets, schedules, staffing, risks, vendors, and client relationships. Coordinates internal and external teams, tracks project progress and deliverables, communicates with leadership, supports SOW and budget estimation, resolves issues, and contributes to professional services project management methodologies.