Head of Project Management

Senior Project Manager

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients and other stakeholders.

Enable skills-based hiring no qualification assessment must have degree level bachelor's degree yes experience agile methodologies 8 years planning planning 8 years program/project management or analysis change management 8 years creating and managing budgets 8 years creating and managing project timelines and milestone tracking 8 years experience preparing functional and specific support plans to support policy changes/enhancements 8 years issue resolution 8 years plan of action and milestones (poam) 8 years plm (project lifecycle management) 8 years pmbok 8 years preparing status reports 8 years resource planning 8 years waterfall methodology 8 years work with cross-functional teams 8 years nice to have certification pmp certification yes systems sap/erp 0 years

These program managers are critical to ensure: finance transformation initiatives delivered on time, within scope and budget improved efficiency, consistency, and transparency of finance operations sustained compliance and audit readiness strong trust and satisfaction among finance, research programs, and senior leadership

The senior project manager – leads enterprise-level initiatives to modernize finance processes, systems, and governance in support of the organization's mission and sponsor requirements. This role is responsible for planning and delivering complex, cross-functional finance transformation efforts in a regulated, research-driven environment. Working closely with finance, it, procurements, and research program stakeholders, the senior project manager ensures projects are executed with strong governance, regulatory compliance, and sustainable outcomes that enhance financial transparency, efficiency, and decision-making.

Key responsibilities lead large, multi-year finance transformation initiatives, including financial systems modernization, erp implementations or upgrades, and process re-engineering develop and manage integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies across multiple workstreams establish and operate effective project governance, including executive steering committees and senior leadership reporting ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations, sponsor requirements, and internal control standards throughout project delivery partner with finance and it leadership to translate strategic objectives into executable roadmaps and deliverables coordinate with compliance, internal audit, and contracts to embed audit readiness and control requirements into solutions lead stakeholder engagement and change management activities, including communications, training coordination, and transition to operations manage cross-functional teams and external vendors, ensuring accountability, quality, and timely delivery identify and mitigate risks related to scope, schedule, cost, regulatory compliance, and organizational readiness

Required qualifications bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, information systems, or a related field 8–12+ years of experience leading complex projects or programs, with a strong focus on finance systems, processes, or transformation initiatives functional pm, enterprise pmo or corporate pmo experience (should not be only experience in it pm work) demonstrated experience working in public sector, ffrdc, government contracting, or similarly regulated environments proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders in matrixed organizations excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting

Preferred qualifications strong understanding of finance functions such as project accounting, record-to-report, procure-to-pay, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls pmp, pgmp, or equivalent project management certification change management certification, preferred experience with erp or financial systems commonly used in public sector or research environments (e.g., sap, oracle, workday, deltek) familiarity with federal sponsor requirements and audits experience leading organizational change in mission-driven or research institutions

Level of effort full-time basis will this position materially impact the conduct or direction of a research program(s)?