Senior Project Manager
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Senior Project Manager (contract-to-hire) leading complex technology projects from planning through delivery: coordinating distributed software development teams across time zones, managing client expectations, and communicating progress and risks. Requires up to 50% travel.
Senior Project Manager
Contract-to-Hire | 6-Month Initial Contract | Up to 50% Travel | CA or WI Preferred
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex technology initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and competing priorities. This role requires a strong ability to coordinate distributed software development resources, manage client expectations, and keep projects moving forward in dynamic environments.
The ideal candidate is highly analytical, adaptable, and an exceptional communicator who can balance business needs with technical requirements while maintaining a calm, solutions-oriented approach.
Key Responsibilities
Contract-to-Hire | 6-Month Initial Contract | Up to 50% Travel | CA or WI Preferred
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex technology initiatives involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and competing priorities. This role requires a strong ability to coordinate distributed software development resources, manage client expectations, and keep projects moving forward in dynamic environments.
The ideal candidate is highly analytical, adaptable, and an exceptional communicator who can balance business needs with technical requirements while maintaining a calm, solutions-oriented approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex technology projects from planning through execution and delivery.
- Coordinate distributed software development teams across multiple geographic locations and time zones.
- Serve as a key liaison between clients, developers, and business stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
- Balance client expectations and business objectives with development team capacity and realistic delivery schedules.
- Communicate project progress, risks, dependencies, and changes clearly and proactively.
- Identify roadblocks, resolve competing priorities, and facilitate collaboration across teams.
- Manage challenging conversations with professionalism, sound judgment, and a focus on practical solutions.
- Maintain project accountability while adapting to evolving client needs and business priorities.
- Travel as needed to support project and client requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Experience managing complex technology projects within sophisticated operational or enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating distributed software development teams across multiple locations and time zones.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Proven ability to manage client expectations while balancing technical considerations, team capacity, and project objectives.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to navigate competing priorities.
- A calm, adaptable, and solutions-oriented approach to project delivery.
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed.