Senior Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Delivery

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, milestones, resources and success measures.

• Lead projects from initiation through implementation and formal closure, ensuring deliverables and outcomes are achieved.

• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining focus on key milestones and business objectives.

Strategic Alignment & Business Outcomes

• Ensure projects are aligned with organizational strategy, priorities and business objectives.

• Establish clear measures of project success and monitor progress toward intended business outcomes and benefits.

• Provide recommendations to support project prioritization, sequencing and resource decisions where appropriate.

Project Governance & Reporting

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• Provide regular project status updates, including progress, risks, issues, dependencies, budget

• Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, decision-making processes, escalationand decisions required.

• Escalate significant issues and risks in a timely manner and provide recommendations for resolution.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, stakeholders and cross-functional project teams.

• Facilitate effective collaboration and decision-making across teams and stakeholders with differing priorities.

• Provide leadership, direction and support to teams, influencing outcomes without direct authority.

• Works closely with product leaders on delivery.

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Identify, assess and proactively manage project risks and issues, developing appropriate mitigation and contingency strategies.

• Identify and manage dependencies across projects, teams and organizational initiatives.

• Monitor changes to project scope, timelines, resources and requirements and assess their impact on project outcomes.

Budget & Resource Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to approved financial parameters.

• Identify resource and capacity requirements and proactively address constraints or competing demands.

• Monitor project performance against approved scope, schedule, budget and resources.

Vendor Management

• Manage external vendors and partners where applicable, including deliverables, timelines, performance, contracts and issue resolution.

• Provide interim support for routine procurement activities, including gathering business requirements, obtaining and comparing vendor quotes, coordinating purchase requests and approvals, and tracking renewals to support business continuity.

• Collaborate with Finance and relevant stakeholders to ensure purchasing activities follow established policies, remain within approved budgets and maintain appropriate documentation, supporting a smooth handover to a dedicated procurement specialist.

Quality & Change Management

• Ensure project deliverables meet established quality standards, requirements and stakeholder expectations.

• Lead project change management activities, supporting effective adoption and transition to new processes, systems or ways of working.

• Assess and communicate the organizational impact of significant project changes.

Project Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate and timely project documentation, including project plans, status reports, risk and issue logs, meeting records, decisions and other project artifacts.

• Lead project close-out activities, including evaluation of outcomes, lessons learned and transition to business-as-usual operations.

• Identify opportunities to improve project management practices, tools and processes and contribute to PMO standards and best practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.