Senior Project Manager

RWS Group; Colombia; Presencial; COP 120.000.000 - 190.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

RWS Transform in Colombia seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex localization and enterprise projects end-to-end, balancing timelines, cost, and client expectations. You will drive continuous improvements, optimise processes, and own project financials while coordinating with Localization Leads/Engineers and cross-functional teams.

This role requires strong PM fundamentals, proactive problem-solving, and excellent communication.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in Project Management leading enterprise projects.
• Strong client-facing and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).

Responsabilidades

• Lead complex projects end‑to‑end, balancing timelines, cost and client expectations.
• Drive continuous improvements and optimise project processes.
• Own project financials, budgets, invoicing and vendor payments.
• Direct Localization Leads/Engineers and coordinate internal/external teams.
• Communicate clearly with clients and team members, in writing and verbally.
• Identify risks, perform mitigation planning and manage escalations.
• Prepare process documents and support strategic planning.

Conocimientos

Project management

English proficiency

Risk management

Financial management

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Process improvement

Educación

Bachelor's degree in IT, business or management related fields

Descripción del empleo

Job Purpose

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex projects end‑to‑end, ensuring high-quality delivery while balancing timelines, cost, and client expectations. You’ll drive continuous improvements, optimise processes, and maintain full ownership of project financials. Working closely with clients and cross‑functional teams, you’ll lead and support Localization Leads/Engineers, manage risks, handle escalations, and ensure clear, consistent communication throughout. This role suits someone who combines strong project management fundamentals with a proactive, solution‑focused mindset and a drive to improve how things are done.

Job Purpose

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex projects end‑to‑end, ensuring high-quality delivery while balancing timelines, cost, and client expectations. You’ll drive continuous improvements, optimise processes, and maintain full ownership of project financials. Working closely with clients and cross‑functional teams, you’ll lead and support Localization Leads/Engineers, manage risks, handle escalations, and ensure clear, consistent communication throughout. This role suits someone who combines strong project management fundamentals with a proactive, solution‑focused mindset and a drive to improve how things are done.

About Transform

At RWS, we enable the world’s largest enterprises to communicate with global audiences through cutting‑edge language technology, AI‑driven solutions, and expert services. Our RWS Transform division empowers organizations to accelerate digital transformation, scale global content, and unlock growth in every market.

Key Responsibilities

Job Overview

• Use all your project management knowledge and skills and apply them in a creative way to maintain a high standard of project delivery and to improve its current set‑up, whenever possible –Drive continuous improvement initiatives


• Manage customer’s expectations by reaching reasonable agreements which are in line with requirements and feasibility


• Deliver projects to client expectations and achieve the optimal profitability of the project(s) – balance the quality, timeliness and cost aspects of the project(s).


• Closely monitor and control project financials through budgets, invoicing, and vendor selection/payment


• Plan projects and implement best practices and processes


• Directly lead a team of Localization Leads/Engineers and coordinate the work across other internal and external teams


• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients and internal team members


• Host and lead conference calls with clients and team members as well as meeting them in person


• Develop and prepare process documents where required


• Conduct risk assessment, create mitigation plans and strategic planning of activities to minimize potential project issues


• Handle escalations and root cause analysis and prepare corrective and preventive actions (RCA/CAPA), whenever applicable

Skills & Experience

• University degree in IT, business or management related fields


• 5+ years of experience in Project Management, leading internal teams and communicating with external enterprise customers


• Excellent verbal and written English proficiency


• PMI and/or Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus


• Ability to improvise and solve problems


• Proactivity and excellent communication skills


• Attention to detail


• Team spirit—you will be part of a team that helps each other


• Great co‑ordinational and organizational skills


• Flexibility in terms of working hours

Life at RWS

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood , then you’ll love life at RWS.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.