Senior Project Manager

Evercommerce Payments - Senior Project ManagerThis is a high-impact project leadership opportunity focused on delivering scalable payment and commerce initiatives in a fast-paced environment. You will take end-to-end ownership of strategic projects spanning product, engineering, operations, customer success, and executive leadership. The role is ideal for a proactive project manager who thrives on complexity, ambiguity, and driving accountability across diverse teams. You'll help deliver frictionless embedded payment solutions that support business growth and improve customer experiences. Success will require strong governance, proactive risk management, clear communication, and the confidence to facilitate executive-level decisions. You'll work with a globally distributed team while collaborating across functions, time zones, and organizational levels. This is an opportunity to influence high-visibility initiatives while establishing scalable project management practices across a growing payments organization.Accountabilities:Serve as the primary point of accountability for multiple strategic payment initiatives, managing projects from initiation through successful delivery.Lead cross-functional teams and drive accountability across stakeholders regardless of organizational level or reporting structure.Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans covering milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, action items, and deliverables.Identify project risks and potential blockers early, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues with clear recommendations and solutions.Establish scalable project governance through structured planning, transparent reporting, proactive risk management, and effective executive communications.Lead executive-level status meetings, delivering concise progress updates, highlighting key decisions, and defining actionable next steps.Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across product, engineering, operations, customer success, and leadership teams.Facilitate difficult conversations, resolve conflicts, and maintain momentum when projects face competing priorities or organizational challenges.Lead project retrospectives, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement changes that strengthen future delivery.Prioritize competing initiatives effectively while maintaining focus on measurable business outcomes and strategic objectives.Requirements:Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, or a related field is preferred; PMP certification is also advantageous.At least 5 years of professional project management experience, with a proven record of successfully delivering complex initiatives.Strong experience delivering payment processing, merchant onboarding, or embedded payment integration projects is highly preferred.Advanced proficiency with Asana, including building project plans, managing dependencies, creating dashboards and portfolios, automating workflows, producing reports, and preparing executive-level reporting.Strong executive communication skills, with the confidence to present to Directors, Vice Presidents, and senior leadership.Demonstrated ability to facilitate challenging discussions, resolve conflicts, drive decisions, and maintain stakeholder accountability.Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and capable of creating structure, processes, and clarity where they do not yet exist.Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives in a rapidly changing environment.Demonstrated history of leading cross-functional teams toward successful delivery and achieving measurable business outcomes.Highly proactive, accountable, and solutions-oriented approach to project leadership.Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills for working with internal and external stakeholders across different functions and levels.Ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.Must be eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.Benefits:Competitive compensation: Target base salary of $100,000–$110,000 USD per year in most U.S. locations, with final compensation based on location, market conditions, experience, and expertise.Performance-focused environment: Opportunity to lead high-visibility initiatives with measurable impact on business growth.Flexible work model: Choice of remote, hybrid, or in-office work within the United States, depending on location and preference.Health and wellness benefits: Comprehensive health and wellness benefits available from day one.Annual wellness stipend: Additional financial support for eligible wellness-related expenses.401(k) plan: Retirement savings plan with up to a 4% employer match and immediate vesting.Flexible time off: Generous flexible time off (FTO) to support work-life balance.Employee Stock Purchase Program: Opportunity to participate in an employee stock purchase program.Remote-first collaboration: Work with a globally distributed team across multiple countries and time zones.Travel opportunities: Quarterly events and occasional on-site partner meetings, with potential travel to offices in North America.