Senior Project Manager

DXC Technology Inc.; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex application development, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives across large enterprise environments. You will own scope, schedules, budgets, governance, and outcomes while coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and delivery discipline within hybrid delivery settings, with a focus on high-impact projects across government and enterprise

Qualifications

• Proven delivery leader with ability to navigate complexity
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery
• Strong governance, risk, and stakeholder management
• Ability to lead across multiple concurrent initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic application development and transformation initiatives
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, governance, and delivery outcomes
• Drive effective management of risks, issues, decisions, assumptions, and dependencies
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across business, development, testing, infrastructure, security, and support functions
• Build strong relationships with customers, executives, delivery leaders, and technical teams
• Provide clear and proactive communication to stakeholders at all levels
• Identify delivery risks early and drive resolution paths that protect customer outcomes
• Support portfolio planning, resource management, and governance processes
• Champion continuous improvement and delivery excellence across the broader project community

Skills

Stakeholder management

Delivery methods

Cross-functional leadership

Budget & forecasting

Governance & risk management

Azure DevOps

PM certifications

Education

PM / Prince2 / MSP

SAFe Agilist

Scrum Master

Azure Fundamentals

Tools

Azure DevOps

SQL Server

DotNet

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Blazor

Job description

Job Description:

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner alliance combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit www.dxc.technology.

Senior Project Manager

Deliver Complex Technology Outcomes That Matter

We'relooking for experienced and highly capableSenior Project Managersto lead the delivery of complex application development, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives across a diverse enterprise technology portfolio.

This is an opportunity to work atscale, partnering with business leaders, architects, developers, testers, and operational teams to successfully deliver strategic outcomes within large enterprise and government environments.You'llbe trusted to take ownership, influence decision-making, and provide leadership across multiple initiatives that drivereal businessvalue.

What You'll Bring

You are a proven delivery leader with the ability to navigate complexity, build trusted stakeholder relationships, and consistently deliver results.

Essential Experience

• Extensive experience leading complex application development, integration, and modernization projects
• Strong governance, risk, issue, dependency, financial, and stakeholder management capability
• Demonstrated success delivering projects using Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies
• Experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives, competing priorities, and cross-program dependencies
• Strong understanding of SDLC practices and modern application delivery approaches
• Experience working closely with technical delivery teams, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders
• Proven delivery experience within large enterprise, corporate, or government environments
• Experience delivering complex technology projects in government or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of government delivery governance, assurance, risk management, reporting, and project control requirements within complex enterprise environments.
• Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasts, accruals, and vendor relationships
• Ability to operate independently while providing leadership across a portfolio of work

The Opportunity

As a Senior Project Manager, you will:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic application development and transformation initiatives
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, governance, and delivery outcomes
• Drive effective management of risks, issues, decisions, assumptions, and dependencies
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across business, development, testing, infrastructure, security, and support functions
• Build strong relationships with customers, executives, delivery leaders, and technical teams
• Provide clear and proactive communication to stakeholders at all levels
• Identify delivery risks early and drive resolution paths that protect customer outcomes
• Support portfolio planning, resource management, and governance processes
• Champion continuous improvement and delivery excellence across the broader project community

Technical & Professional Expertise

We're particularly interested in candidates who bring experience in:

• Software development and enterprise application delivery
• Azure DevOps (ADO) and modern delivery tooling
• Application technologies including .NET, SQL Server,Weband Integration platforms
• CI/CD pipelines, deployment practices, release management, infrastructure, and security considerations
• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Master, or equivalent.
• Azure Fundamentals or cloud-related certifications (advantageous).
• Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Blazor, and legacy application environments (advantageous)
• Emerging technologies and AI-enabled delivery approaches

Who You'll Be

You'll be a pragmatic and results-oriented leader who can balance governance discipline with delivery momentum.

You'll have:

• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing capability
• Possess strong written communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Technical credibility and confidence engaging with architects and engineering teams
• Exceptional organisation skills and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
• A collaborative leadership style that brings people together to solve problems
• Experience leading geographically dispersed and hybrid delivery teams
• A passion for delivering quality outcomes while continuously improving how work gets done

Why Join Us?

You’ll play a key role in delivering business-critical technology initiatives, work alongside highly skilled professionals, and help shape the future of enterprise application delivery. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, driving meaningful outcomes, and leading high-performing teams, we’d love to hear from you.

Lead. Influence. Deliver. Make an impact.

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.