Project Manager (Functional) | CCG | Seattle, WA / Santa Clara, CA / Austin, TX

Position Summary: CCG is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and accomplished Project Manager (Functional) with a strong background in enterprise project delivery (former Apple ecosystem experience preferred) to join our client engagement team on a full-time, 100% on-site basis in Seattle, WA, Santa Clara, CA, or Austin, TX. In this specialized functional project management role, you will spearhead managing end-to-end software delivery lifecycles, cross-functional engineering squads, project budgets, and stakeholder expectations. You will work closely with enterprise clients, technical leads, and product owners to ensure flawless project execution. Ideal candidates bring a robust academic degree, deep practical mastery of agile and waterfall project management methodologies, exceptional leadership capabilities, and immediate availability for 100% on-site deployment. Detailed Job Description: As a Project Manager (Functional) at CCG in Seattle, WA, Santa Clara, CA, or Austin, TX, you will take full ownership of project planning, resource allocation, risk management, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communication. Your day-to‑day responsibilities encompass defining project scopes, creating detailed work breakdown structures, managing sprint schedules and deliverables, and ensuring strict adherence to budget and quality constraints. You will collaborate with engineering teams, functional consultants, and executive leaders to remove blockers and drive successful project commissioning. Working in a 100% on‑site enterprise consulting environment, you will deliver complex technology programs with precision. Key Responsibilities: Manage end-to‑end enterprise software development and technology implementation projects from inception to deployment. Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, resource allocations, and detailed work breakdown structures (WBS). Establish robust project schedules, milestone tracking, critical path analysis, and velocity metrics. Direct cross‑functional functional and technical engineering squads, ensuring seamless collaboration and accountability. Manage project budgets, financial forecasts, vendor invoicing, and commercial contract obligations. Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing proactive mitigation and escalation strategies. Facilitate stakeholder meetings, executive status reporting, steering committee reviews, and client presentations. Enforce agile or hybrid project management methodologies, governance standards, and quality assurance protocols. Maintain comprehensive project documentation, risk registers, change logs, and meeting minutes. Coordinate deployment readiness, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post‑implementation review phases. Required Qualifications & Skills: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in technical project management, functional delivery, or software program management. Prior professional experience working within the Apple ecosystem or similar tier‑1 consumer technology enterprises strongly preferred. Strong practical expertise in agile, Scrum, Kanban, and waterfall project management frameworks. Demonstrated success managing multi‑million‑dollar technology projects, cross‑functional teams, and complex stakeholder groups. Exceptional leadership, conflict resolution, negotiation, and written/verbal communication capabilities. Familiarity with project management tooling such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Asana. Professional availability for 100% on‑site employment in Seattle, WA, Santa Clara, CA, or Austin, TX. Nice‑to‑Have Skills: Professional certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI‑ACP, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). Technical background in software engineering, systems analysis, or product development. Prior working experience in management consulting firms, global system integrators, or Silicon Valley technology enterprises. Advanced understanding of financial management, earned value management (EVM), and vendor contracting. Bilingual proficiency or multi‑site program coordination experience. Application Information: Salary/Rate: Competitive executive compensation package commensurate with experience Deadline: Open until filled Notice Period: Immediate to short notice preferred Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time (100% On‑site in Seattle, WA; Santa Clara, CA; or Austin, TX) Recruitment Pro Tip: When applying for senior functional project manager roles, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your budget management scale, cross‑functional team size, and former tier‑1 tech enterprise background. #J-18808-Ljbffr CCG