Senior Project Manager

Roca Alliances; Medellín; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Roca Alliances is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-impact technology initiatives within Digital Transformation. You will own cross-department programs, delivering value on time and within budget, and mentor rising talent while reporting to senior leadership.

This role offers opportunity to shape the company’s technology landscape and drive strategic change, with a focus on data-driven delivery and risk management across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager or Software Development Project Manager.
• Proven track record leading organizational change and delivering business outcomes.
• Experience managing multiple implementation workstreams in complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Expertise in Waterfall, Agile and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project or Smartsheet.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration or related field.
• Advanced English.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple mid-to-large IT projects with cross-departmental engagement and significant complexity.
• Apply industry best practices in solution design, scoping and delivery.
• Participate in annual roadmap planning, resource modeling and project prioritization.
• Align resources across availability, capacity and dependencies to optimize timelines.
• Mentor Associate PMs and PMs.
• Coach teams on best practices and professional growth.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional coordination

Agile & Waterfall

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Business Admin or related

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Medellin, Colombia | Posted on 10/28/2026

At Roca Alliances Our mission is to inspire nearshore outsourcing to Latin America, as our expertise is providing customized services to help companies from the U.S., Canada, and Europe expand their operations through guided entry with our consolidated experience in the Latin American region. We are an expert recruitment firm, connecting top talent with leading global companies. We deliver tailored hiring solutions to ensure the perfect match for each role. With deep insight into industry trends, we drive targeted, efficient recruitment that builds long-lasting partnerships and supports business growth. Our mission is to inspire and help businesses thrive by delivering the right professionals to meet their needs.

Job Description

Senior Project Manager, Digital Transformation

About the client

Our client is a leading global cybersecurity company that protects the work people build. As AI agents move at machine speed with human-level access, it disrupts cybercriminal activity before a small slip-up becomes a public one. The culture values thinking fast, going big, delivering and pushing each other to be better, in a community built on respect.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-impact technology initiatives within the Digital Transformation organization. You will take full ownership of cross-departmental projects and programs, delivering measurable business value on time and within budget. This is an opportunity to lead transformative change, mentor emerging talent and shape the company's technology landscape, reporting to the Senior Director of Digital Transformation, Systems and Data.

What you'll do

Strategic project leadership

• Own multiple mid-to-large IT projects with cross-departmental engagement and significant complexity.
  
• Bring industry best practices in solution design, scoping and delivery.
  
• Take an active role in annual roadmap planning, resource modeling and project prioritization.
  
• Align resources across availability, capacity and dependencies to optimize timelines.
  

Business value and stakeholder management

• Apply deep knowledge of business processes and systems to give expert guidance.
  
• Make sure every project has a shared vision, objectives, success criteria and operational impact defined.
  
• Report progress on a consistent cadence and elevate risks and issues early.
  
• Coach sponsors and teams to maximize business value, and drive timely decisions on critical dependencies.
  

Risk and change management

• Identify, document and drive resolution of project risks and issues.
  
• Manage changes to scope, timeline and resources through proper change management.
  
• Keep teams synchronized, clear on their tasks and committed to realistic deliverables.
  

Reporting and data-driven delivery

• Build project and portfolio reporting (status, schedule, risk, capacity, delivery health) in tools such as Tableau or Jira, with dashboards executives can use without a walkthrough.
  
• Define and track outcome-based delivery metrics such as milestone on-time rate, scope change rate, risk burn-down and benefits realized.
  
• Maintain Jira hygiene, including project structure, workflows, dashboards and JQL-based reporting.
  
• Use AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT daily for analysis, reporting, documentation, risk identification and stakeholder communication.
  
• Build and share repeatable AI-assisted workflows, such as status summaries from Jira data and meeting-to-action extraction.
  
• Validate AI output, protect confidential data and follow company AI policy.
  
• Mentor Associate Project Managers and Project Managers.
  
• Coach teams on best practices, collaboration and professional growth.
  

Requirements

Required

• 8+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager or Software Development Project Manager.
  
• Proven track record leading organizational change and delivering business outcomes.
  
• Experience managing multiple implementation workstreams at once in complex, matrixed environments.
  
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with subject matter experts, senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
  
• Expertise in Waterfall, Agile and hybrid project management methodologies.
  
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project or Smartsheet.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  
• Advanced English.
  

Nice to have

• Scrum Master or Agile certifications (CSM, PSM, SAFe).
  
• Experience with enterprise technology implementations and digital transformation.
  
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, the SDLC and cloud technologies.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• A passion for coaching and developing project management talent.
  
• Permanent contract (contrato a término indefinido) with all legal benefits
  
• Comprehensive benefits package that supports a healthy lifestyle for employees and their families
  
• Formal and on-the-job learning in cross-functional teams