POSITION SUMMARY:The Senior Project Manager is an advanced individual contributor within the Global Corporate Services Project Management Office (GCS PMO). The role leads multiple medium- and large-scale, highly complex technical and business initiatives from initiation through delivery, adoption, and closure. Working with Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Marketing, business practices, and third-party partners, the Senior Project Manager translates strategic objectives into executable roadmaps, governance, plans, and measurable outcomes that modernize the firm's systems, processes, data, and operating capabilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Lead multiple concurrent, cross-functional projects of high complexity, ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, and benefit targets.
- Guide projects through the full lifecycle, including intake, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, implementation, adoption, and closure.
- Develop project charters that define objectives, scope, deliverables, governance, decision rights, success measures, assumptions, and constraints.
- Create and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, dependency maps, and milestone forecasts.
- Establish fit-for-purpose governance and apply waterfall, hybrid, systems development lifecycle, agile, or scrum practices according to the needs of each initiative.
- Facilitate requirements gathering and maintain essential project artifacts, including business requirements, use cases, gap analyses, design documentation, communication plans, test plans, implementation plans, and transition materials.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and changes; take corrective action and escalate promptly when outcomes are at risk.
- Prepare clear, audience-appropriate status reports and executive updates that communicate progress, financials, risks, decisions, and required actions.
- Build and manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting in partnership with sponsors and appropriate financial stakeholders.
- Partner with functional leaders to secure resources, identify capacity constraints, resolve competing priorities, and maintain realistic delivery commitments.
- Assess stakeholder and organizational impacts and partner with sponsors and change leaders to develop communication, engagement, training, adoption, and reinforcement strategies.
- Ensure operational readiness and a successful transition to business and technology owners, including support models, knowledge transfer, documentation, and training as applicable.
- Support requests for proposal, vendor evaluation, selection, contracting, and delivery oversight; hold third-party partners accountable for commitments and outcomes.
- Clarify project roles and responsibilities, set expectations, facilitate decisions, resolve conflict, and drive accountability across teams without relying on direct authority.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to shape project strategy, roadmaps, governance, and measurable business value.
LEADERSHIP & PMO CONTRIBUTION:- Serve as a project management subject matter expert and trusted advisor on complex business and technology initiatives.
- Work with substantial independence and broad latitude for judgment while maintaining alignment with sponsors, steering committees, and PMO leadership.
- Mentor and coach less-experienced project managers and contribute actively to the Project Management Community of Practice.
- Recommend improvements to GCS PMO standards, templates, methods, tools, and governance to strengthen delivery maturity and consistency.
- Apply analytical thinking and structured problem solving to remove obstacles and help teams address complex challenges.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- The Ideal candidate must have at least seven years of progressive project management experience, including demonstrated success leading increasingly complex, cross-functional projects; candidates at this career level will typically bring approximately ten or more years of relevant professional experience.
- The ideal candidate must have advanced knowledge of project management methodologies, governance practices, and the end-to-end project lifecycle.
- The ideal candidate must have demonstrated experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, changes, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
- Must have proficiency with common project management tools, templates, reporting practices, and collaboration platforms.
- Must possess strong written, verbal, facilitation, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to communicate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Must possess exceptional organization, attention to detail, and personal accountability.
- Strategic thinking with disciplined execution.
- Influence and leadership without direct authority.
- Consultative stakeholder partnership and relationship building.
- Sound judgment in ambiguous, rapidly changing situations.
- Collaborative conflict resolution and empathetic listening.
- Continuous improvement, curiosity, and openness to constructive feedback.
- Adaptability in tailoring delivery methods to the initiative and organizational context.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional programs
- Leading enterprise resource planning, human resources information system, finance system, or other major business and technology transformation initiatives.
- Managing large-scale process, operating model, data, and technology change.
- Applying organizational change management and adoption practices.
- Working in a professional services or highly decentralized environment.
- Leading agile or scrum delivery teams in addition to waterfall and hybrid projects.
LOCATION:- This is a remote role. This job posting is expected to close on October 30th, 2026
COMPENSATION:The overall range for this role is $104,900 - $199,065. For candidates residing in:
- Alaska, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, or the District of Columbia the range is $120,635 - $199,065.
- All other locations the range is $104,900 - $173,100.
A combination of factors will be considered, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, etc.
BENEFITS:We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees' health, financial security, and well-being. Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision - Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
- 401(k) Plan - Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
- Discretionary Bonus Program - Recognizing employee contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
- Holidays - A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year.
- Family Building Benefits - Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
- Paid Parental Leave - 11 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
- Life Insurance & AD&D - 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability - Fully paid by Milliman.
Individual(s) must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for immigration support or sponsorship from Milliman now or in the future.
