Senior Project Manager

Unisys; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Wellington to lead complex, client-facing projects from planning to delivery. You will manage budgets, risk, and change while guiding cross-functional teams and maintaining strong client relationships.

You will act as a domain expert, define client requirements, and work with stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. PMP certification is highly regarded and beneficial.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years' relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong project delivery, stakeholder management, and customer engagement experience.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, risk, change, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and client-facing environments.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex projects aligned to business objectives.
• Manage project budgets, resources, financial performance, and profitability.
• Act as a product and domain expert, helping define client requirements and guiding stakeholders.
• Identify risks, implement mitigation strategies, and resolve issues to keep projects on track.
• Serve as the primary contact for key clients and senior stakeholders.
• Manage change impacts across timelines, cost, resources, and delivery outcomes.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure client needs are understood and delivered.
• Identify opportunities to grow accounts and expand services.
• Manage third-party providers and subcontractors to ensure delivery.

Skills

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Customer engagement

Budgets

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Problem-solving

Relationship management

Education

PMP Certification

Job description

What Success Looks Like In This Role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex client-facing projects, managing delivery, budgets, risk, change, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful outcomes. Working closely with clients, technical teams, and delivery partners, you'll drive execution, solve complex challenges, and build trusted relationships that create long-term value.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex projects aligned to business objectives.
• Managing project budgets, resources, financial performance, and profitability.
• Acting as a product and domain expert, helping define client requirements and providing guidance to stakeholders.
• Identifying risks, implementing mitigation strategies, and resolving issues to keep projects on track.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for key clients and senior stakeholders.
• Managing change impacts across timelines, cost, resources, and delivery outcomes.
• Collaborating across teams to ensure client needs are understood and successfully delivered.
• Identifying opportunities to grow accounts and expand services.
• Managing third-party providers and subcontractors to ensure successful delivery.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• 6-8 years' relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong project delivery, stakeholder management, and customer engagement experience.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, risk, change, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and client-facing environments.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship management skills.

Highly Regarded

• PMP Certification

If you enjoy leading complex projects, solving challenges, and building strong client relationships, we'd love to hear from you.

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