Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager / Delivery Lead operates as a trusted, high-impact leader responsible for driving Modea’s most complex enterprise engagements, specifically focusing on multi-phase Enterprise Web Modernization initiatives. This role demands an advanced balance of deep agile product development expertise, proactive risk management, and executive-level client advisory. In this role, you will lead cross‑functional delivery teams through end‑to‑end digital transformations, owning scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and multi‑vendor alignment. As the primary bridge between technical delivery and client leadership, you will proactively anticipate risks, guide organizational change management, and manage client stakeholder expectations to ensure flawless execution and strategic alignment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Project Leadership & Risk Planning Spot and Fix Risks Early: Find technical and project risks before they turn into real problems. Ask hard questions, address bottlenecks, and build clear backup plans to protect project budgets and schedules. Guide Clients Through Change: Partner directly with client leaders to help their organizations adapt to new web platforms and tools. Keep everyone aligned on scope, trade‑offs, and shifting business priorities. Oversee Large Enterprise Web Modernization Engagements: Lead teams through major website rebuilds and migrations, including content moves and design system rollouts. Agile Product Development & Delivery Use Agile Practices: Guide internal teams and clients through agile software development, making sure work is clear and structured. Manage Plans in Jira: Use Jira and Jira Advanced Plans to map out work across multiple teams, spot team dependencies, track capacity, and give clients accurate completion estimates. Deliver Quality on Schedule: Work with Product Owners and technical leads to maintain project backlogs, plan software releases, and deliver high‑quality work on time. Control Budgets and Scope: Track project spending and team hours. Take action early if costs start running over budget so projects stay profitable. Team Empowerment & Executive Communication Cross‑Functional Team Leadership: Lead, align, and motivate cross‑functional teams (Solutions Architects, Digital Strategists, Product Designers, Quality Analysts, Data Analysts), to foster a high‑performance, collaborative delivery environment. Communicate Clearly with Executives: Give concise, plain‑language project updates and presentations to client executives and senior leaders. Mentorship & Practice Growth: Elevate internal project management standards by coaching team members, refining delivery frameworks, and sharing best practices across the organization. Critical Competencies Risk Planning: You can find potential issues across complex technical projects early and know how to fix them before they disrupt work. You are comfortable having direct, honest conversations with clients and internal leadership. Client & Change Management: You build trust quickly, navigate client office politics, and help teams adapt to new systems and processes smoothly. Jira & Planning Expertise: You have practical experience using Jira and Jira Advanced Plans to create multi‑team roadmaps, track dependencies, and manage team workloads. Agile Software Development: You know how modern software gets built using lean and agile frameworks. You know how to run sprint planning, backlog refinement, and software releases. Technical Understanding: You understand basic modern web setups, enterprise Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), API integrations, and cloud hosting. You do not need to write code, but you must understand how technical teams build web platforms. Clear Communication: You can break down complex technical topics into simple terms that business leaders understand. Budget Tracking: You know how to track project costs, spot spending variances, and adjust plans to protect margins. Minimum Requirements Required Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strictly required. 7+ years of progressive project/product management experience leading complex technology engagements in a client‑facing or agency setting. Enterprise Modernization Track Record: Proven history of leading large‑scale enterprise web redesigns, platform modernizations, or digital transformation initiatives. Tooling Proficiency: Deep working knowledge of Jira and Jira Advanced Plans for roadmapping, dependency mapping, and release tracking. Agile Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) within modern software engineering environments. Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) required. Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Qualifications Agile Certifications: CSM, CSPO, or PMI‑ACP certifications. Atlassian Admin Experience: Experience configuring Jira and Confluence setups. DXP & Sitecore AI Architecture: Experience with Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), specifically Sitecore AI, Headless Sitecore (XM Cloud), and modern frontend or API frameworks. Design Systems: Experience managing projects that build and use modular design systems, including atomic design workflows. Healthcare Domain: Experience delivering digital solutions within healthcare or other heavily regulated enterprise landscapes. Who is Modea? We are a technology consultancy with a mission to infuse greater control, transparency, and choice into the consumer healthcare experience. To do this, we work with large healthcare providers to help them build out a digital roadmap, then design and build mobile, web, and other digital experiences. We fundamentally believe that this work helps consumers have better information and access to care, and our clients to build stronger customer relationships. Here are a few ways to get to know our work in healthcare: Learn about our award‑winning EHR‑integrated mobile app development for Children’s Wisconsin. This app delivers a fully integrated MyChart to allow parents to manage their children’s health in one place. Discover Luminis Health’s website development that was built with a firm accessibility standard and patient‑centric solutions. If you’re interested in learning more, we encourage you to dive into some of our other work. Here are a few other reasons why you should apply: First, you’ll love the work we do and the people you’ll get to do it with. We’ve assembled an exceptionally smart and hardworking team and you’ll enjoy the work associations and general camaraderie with other “Modeans.” We also work with great clients who value our contributions and work side‑by‑side with us. Second, Modea offers a great benefits package that provides both a fun and enjoyable workplace and great perks that will improve your quality of life: Generous paid time off Generous health, dental, and vision insurance 401k with fully vested company matching Long‑term & short‑term disability Some of these benefits, like parties and snacks, have had to adapt to the remote work environment we are currently in, but our operations team has found innovative ways to support our employees. We take care of our team. Estimated Salary Range: $99,000 - $170,000. The posted range represents the employer’s good‑faith estimate of the breadth of the compensation for this position at the time of posting, based on applicable factors. Actual starting compensation may vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, specific skills, internal equity considerations, and business needs. Work environment: Modeans are able to work at any location in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, Maine, Florida or Kentucky unless as otherwise required by job responsibilities. Our office in Blackburg, VA provides an indoor space with moderate temperatures and noise levels. This allows employees to choose a fully‑office, fully‑remote, or hybrid work experience. Employees may occasionally need to travel to our offices or other locations for items such as training or client visits. We will also provide employees with tools to do their job at home as well as in the office. Physical Demands: Must be able to remain in a stationary position during the duration of the workday. Individuals must have the ability to constantly operate a computer. Must have the ability to converse with and exchange information to clients and coworkers both in person and through a computer. Capable of occasionally transporting items of 10 lbs or less to and from the office. You must be legally authorized to work in the United States for this position. Modea participates in the E‑Verify program. Modea is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Modea is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. We aspire to be an highly inclusive employer – providing fair and appropriate opportunities to as many people from different backgrounds as possible, being welcoming and meeting their needs as best we can. We are committed to keeping great people representative of a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes Modea stronger. #J-18808-Ljbffr MODEA