Program and Project Management - Project Manager/Business Professional - Senior

Senior Project Manager Forge Third Party Integration

Onsite 4 days a week. Manager is flexible on the remote day. The manager is open to remote candidates as well. Preferred work location - Lone Tree, CO, but manager is open to other locations.

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the integration of Forge's third party portfolio into enterprise vendor management, risk, and procurement processes. This is a time bound, integration only role focused on coordinating complex, cross functional workstreams, conducting gap/variance analysis, designing interim processes, and tracking third party portfolio synergies ahead of full system and process integration. This role operates under the direction of a Director level Integration Lead and does not include people management or steady state operational ownership. The ideal candidate is a seasoned PM with experience supporting post acquisition integrations, preferably involving third party portfolios, supplier management, or risk adjacent programs, who thrives in ambiguous environments and brings strong structure, discipline, and executive level communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Integration Project Management
  • Support execution of the Forge third party integration program across multiple concurrent workstreams, coordinating activities across:
  • Vendor Management
  • Third Party Risk Management
  • Legal
  • Procurement
  • Information Security
  • Finance and other risk and control partners
  • Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues, ensuring alignment to the overall integration roadmap and Director level direction.
  • Track and manage interdependencies across workstreams, escalating risks and decisions as needed.
• Gap, Variance & Interim State Coordination
  • Coordinate risk and process based gap/variance analysis between Forge's current state practices and enterprise requirements.
  • Support the design and documentation of interim processes and oversight approaches to mitigate identified gaps prior to full integration.
  • Track interim approaches, approvals, owners, dependencies, and sunset timing.
• Third Party Portfolio & Synergy Tracking
  • Coordinate analysis of Forge's third party portfolio to support:
  • Identification of overlapping or duplicate suppliers
  • Risk tiering and segmentation alignment
  • Opportunities for rationalization or consolidation
  • Establish and maintain synergy tracking artifacts (e.g., supplier overlaps, cost opportunities, risk reduction indicators), tracking progress against targets established by leadership.
  • Support analysis and enablement only; execution authority remains with functional owners.
• Stakeholder Communication & Executive Reporting
  • Prepare senior management ready integration reporting, including:
  • Status updates
  • Key risks and mitigations
  • Dependency and decision tracking
  • Portfolio and synergy summaries
  • Support preparation of materials for integration governance forums and senior leadership reviews.
  • Facilitate working sessions and integration checkpoints to maintain alignment across stakeholders.
• Systems, Data & Documentation Coordination
  • Coordinate activities related to vendor and risk data integration, including inventory alignment and data readiness (hands on remediation performed by SMEs).
  • Support coordination of activities involving Ariba and related procurement/vendor data.
  • Maintain structured documentation using OneNote, Excel, and PM tools to ensure transparency and continuity.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager, including support of complex, cross functional integration initiatives.
• Strong experience managing multiple parallel workstreams as a senior individual contributor.
• Proven ability to conduct and coordinate gap/variance analysis and support interim operating model design.
• Experience working with or adjacent to:
• Vendor management
• Procurement
• Supplier or third party portfolios
• Risk or compliance related programs
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, executive level integration reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, OneNote, and enterprise PM tools.

Preferred Experience

• Post acquisition or large scale business integration experience.
• Exposure to third party risk management concepts (depth of SME knowledge not required).
• Familiarity with Ariba or similar procurement/vendor platforms.
• Experience tracking integration synergies (cost, efficiency, risk reduction).
• Financial services or other regulated industry experience (preferred, not required).

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