Job DescriptionInside our Project Management OfficeThe Project Management Office (PMO) at Burwood Group, now part of Sikich, is a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to leading, coordinating, and delivering complex projects that drive business transformation for clients across diverse industries. Renowned for its innovative, customer-focused approach, the PMO combines deep project management expertise with a strong commitment to collaboration, continuous improvement, and achieving impactful results.
How You'll Make an ImpactAs a Senior Project Manager aligned to our Data and Application Cloud Services (DACS) team, you will lead complex, high-impact client engagements that may involve multiple workstreams, diverse stakeholder groups, and cross-practice collaboration. You will ensure successful project delivery while aligning with client expectations, contractual commitments, financial targets, and strategic objectives. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to clients, an internal leader within the PMO, and a partner to the DACS team Leaders, providing Portfolio Management insights and ongoing delivery optimization recommendations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead multi-phase and multi-disciplinary client engagements.
- Manage dependencies and coordination across multiple workstreams.
- Own project financial performance including forecasting, margin protection, revenue recognition and proactive recovery planning.
- Partner with Practice Leadership to optimize delivery/profitability while maintaining client satisfaction.
- Drive disciplined scope management and profitability alignment.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks before they impact delivery.
- Build and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders and DACS Leadership.
- Present project status, risks, and recommendations to client executive audiences.
- Present Portfolio and project status, risks, and recommendations to internal executive audiences.
- Contribute to project management standards, methodologies, and best practices across the organization
- Utilize delivery health indicators to proactively identify emerging risks and recommend corrective actions before client outcomes are impacted.
QualificationsYour Strengths in Action- Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive complex engagements from initiation through completion.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and solve problems in fast-paced environments.
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing project profitability.
- Passion for mentoring others and elevating team performance.
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision making through clear communications, data driven recommendations and trusted partnerships.
Your Core Skills & Certifications- 8-12 years of project management experience.
- Demonstrated success leading complex client engagements.
- Strong financial governance and executive communication skills.
- Experience managing large-scale, multi-workstream projects.
- PMP certification or equivalent credential strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise cloud deployments, specifically utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies strongly preferred.
Nice to Have- Experience supporting Organizational Change Management (OCM) initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, business readiness, training coordination, and user adoption strategies.
- Familiarity with Organizational Change Management frameworks such as Prosci ADKAR or similar methodologies.
- Prosci Change Management Certification or equivalent experience is a plus.
- Experience partnering with business and technical teams to drive successful adoption during enterprise technology and cloud transformation initiatives
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