Sr. Project Manager

Senior Project ManagerOur client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate the daily workflow of the project team, drive the requirements process through a structured project lifecycle and ensure seamless communication between internal and external stakeholders. This role requires a senior leader with 10+ years of experience managing complex consulting programs, specifically within government environments. The coordinator ensures all deliverables align with PMO/PMI standards and strategic program milestones.Key Responsibilities:Program Orchestration & Workflow:Workstream Coordination: Directs the daily activities of Business Analysts, Data Analysts, and Technical Analysts to ensure all project streams remain on schedule and within scope.Resource Allocation: Manages team assignments and task distribution to optimize productivity across multi-disciplinary technical and business workstreams.Traditional Milestone & Deliverable Management:Project Scheduling: Develops and maintains detailed project schedules, tracking progress against critical path milestones and key deliverables.Stage-Gate Governance: Manages the transition between project phases (Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Closure), ensuring all requirements are met before proceeding to the next gate.Formal Reporting: Produces comprehensive status reports, including RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, and Dependencies), for presentation to executive leadership.Government & PMO Compliance:Regulatory Alignment: Ensures all project activities, reporting, and documentation meet the specific compliance and transparency standards required for government-facing projects.PMI Standard Execution: Operates as a subject matter expert on PMI best practices, enforcing standardized project management methodologies across the program.Requirements Traceability: Oversees the requirements repository (e.g., Jira/Confluence), maintaining a rigorous Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) that is audit-ready and linked to the program roadmap.Stakeholder Management:Strategic Liaison: Acts as the primary point of contact between technical teams and high-level business stakeholders, facilitating formal requirements & review meetings.Roadblock Escalation: Proactively identifies project bottlenecks and escalates critical risks to the API Technical Lead or senior program leadership.Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fieldSenior Consulting Leadership: 10+ years of experience leading high-stakes consulting programs and managing large-scale IT or data services projects.Professional Certification: Must be PMO or PMI (PMP) certified.Government Sector Expertise: Proven experience or deep functional knowledge of navigating government agencies or highly regulated public sector environments.Structured Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage formal project lifecycles, Gantt charts, and complex dependency mapping.Team Leadership: Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a high-pressure, deliverable-based environment.PMO/PMI certified 10+ years managing consulting programs Government experience / knowledge Nice to have - finance transformation, billing, AR, collections knowledge Preferred Qualifications: Finance Transformation Knowledge: Experience in large-scale finance modernization initiatives, specifically regarding Billing, Accounts Receivable (AR), and Collections. Financial Services Background: Prior experience at the intersection of government regulation and financial data integrity.