Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager

Location: Virginia (Hybrid – Preferred 2 Days/Week Onsite)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days onsite preferred). Remote may be considered for an exceptional candidate. Local candidates are strongly preferred.

Job Summary

Our Client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of a large-scale Revenue Lifecycle Replacement System implementation. This is a high-visibility, high-risk enterprise initiative involving multiple workstreams, third-party vendors, and cross-functional business and IT teams.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex technology implementations, vendor relationships, enterprise software projects, and full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) initiatives. This role requires a hands-on leader who can effectively manage day-to-day project execution while communicating with executive leadership and ensuring successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of enterprise technology projects.

• Manage large, complex projects involving multiple workstreams, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

• Coordinate activities between business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, consultants, and solution architects.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and status reports.

• Track project milestones, deliverables, expenditures, and resource allocation.

• Identify, assess, mitigate, and communicate project risks and issues.

• Monitor vendor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are met.

• Present project status, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and key stakeholders.

• Facilitate project governance meetings and steering committee discussions.

• Lead project scoping, technical requirements gathering, estimation, and planning activities.

• Ensure project deliverables comply with organizational standards and governance requirements.

• Collaborate with technology teams to incorporate enterprise architecture and best practices into project plans.

• Drive successful project delivery throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

• Coordinate project transition activities into production and operational support.

• Resolve technical and non-technical project issues while maintaining schedule and budget objectives.

• Foster collaboration across business, technical, and vendor teams to ensure successful implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of Project Management experience leading large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing complex programs with multiple workstreams.
  
  
• Proven experience managing vendor-led implementations and third-party consulting engagements.

• Strong experience managing enterprise software implementation projects.

• Extensive knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

• Strong understanding of both Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.

• Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, and quality.

• Experience leading technical requirements gathering, project planning, and estimation activities.

• Strong stakeholder management experience working with executive leadership, business users, and technical teams.

• Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active PMP Certification (PMI).

• Experience working within PMO governance frameworks.

• Experience managing SaaS implementation projects.

• Experience with enterprise data modernization and data warehouse initiatives.

• Experience managing Financial Management System implementation or replacement projects.

• Experience with RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes.

• Experience with VITA or other state government project management standards.

• Experience leading cloud-based implementation projects (Azure/AWS).

Required Technical Skills

• Microsoft Project

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Microsoft Visio

• Agile & Scrum Methodologies

• Waterfall Project Management

• SDLC

• Risk & Issue Management

• Vendor Management

• Budget & Financial Tracking

• Project Scheduling

• Resource Planning

• Executive Reporting

Ideal Candidate

• Proven leader with experience delivering complex enterprise projects.

• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.

• Hands-on project manager willing to be involved in day-to-day project execution.

• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management abilities.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Results-oriented with exceptional leadership and accountability.

Employment Type: C2C/W2

Location: Virginia (Hybrid)

Hybrid: Preferred 2 days onsite per week (Remote may be considered for exceptional candidates.)

Local Candidates Strongly Preferred