Government Project Lead – Cross-Functional Delivery

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Georgia; Remote; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Wellbeing platform

Headspace app

Paid time off

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Project Manager for the Government PMO who will lead complex customer engagements from initiation to delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams to stay within scope, schedule, and budget. The role emphasizes customer-facing delivery, risk identification, governance, and executive reporting, with a focus on government, regulated, and enterprise programs.

Applicants should have 5+ years in PMO or project delivery, a Bachelor's in a related field, and PMP

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management, PMO, or equivalent delivery experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience leading customer-facing projects within complex, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex customer engagements and project initiatives across cross-functional teams.
• Drive project planning, milestone management, dependency tracking, issue resolution, and delivery execution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build and maintain project schedules, action logs, risk registers, governance documentation, and executive-ready status reporting artifacts.
• Drive cross-functional execution and alignment across Engineering, Product Management, Testing, Operations, Legal, Sales, and customer stakeholders to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Lead customer communications, governance discussions, delivery reviews, and project status meetings.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through proactive communication, issue escalation, and consistent follow-through.
• Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies proactively while driving accountability and resolution across teams.
• Lead scope management and change control efforts while ensuring alignment to contractual obligations and business objectives.
• Communicate project health, delivery status, risks, financial impacts, dependencies, and key decisions to leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with organizational, contractual, and regulatory requirements throughout all project phases.
• Drive operational improvements and contribute to PMO delivery best practices and process optimization efforts.
• Operate effectively in fast-moving environments where priorities, timelines, and requirements may evolve.

Skills

Project management

PMO experience

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field

Job description

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Project Manager for the Government PMO who will lead complex customer engagements from initiation to delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams to stay within scope, schedule, and budget. The role emphasizes customer-facing delivery, risk identification, governance, and executive reporting, with a focus on government, regulated, and enterprise programs.

Applicants should have 5+ years in PMO or project delivery, a Bachelor's in a related field, and PMP