Senior Project Manager

DXC Technology; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex application development, modernization, and digital transformation across a broad portfolio. You will partner with business leaders, architects, developers, testers, and operations teams to deliver strategic outcomes at scale in enterprise environments.

You will own scope, schedule, budget, governance, and delivery outcomes, and drive proactive risk management while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex application development, modernization, and transformation programs.
• Strong governance, risk, issue, dependency, financial, and stakeholder management.
• Experience delivering with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Capability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and cross-program dependencies.
• Solid SDLC understanding and collaboration with delivery teams and architects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic application development and transformation initiatives.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, governance, and delivery outcomes.
• Drive management of risks, issues, decisions, assumptions and dependencies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across business, development, testing, infra, security and support.
• Build relationships with customers, executives, and technical teams; communicate clearly.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Hybrid delivery

Cloud & Azure

Azure DevOps

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Job description

Job DescriptionDXC 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

Job DescriptionDXC 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

Job DescriptionDXC 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're looking for experienced and highly capable Senior Project Managers to lead the delivery of complex application development, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives across a diverse enterprise technology portfolio. This is an opportunity to work at scale, partnering with business leaders, architects, developers, testers, and operational teams to successfully deliver strategic outcomes within large enterprise and government environments. You'll be trusted to take ownership, influence decision-making, and provide leadership across multiple initiatives that drive real business value.

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, Web and 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 organisational 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.