Senior Delivery Lead - Multi-Workstream Programs (Remote)

Wipfli; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipfli is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, multi‑workstream client engagements with a focus on delivery excellence, budgeting, and governance. You will partner with service leaders, consultants, and client leadership to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery amid evolving scope and data.

This role is open to remote candidates, centered in the Central or Eastern time zones, with approximately 15% travel within the U.S. to support clients and teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of project management experience at a professional services firm or 10+ years of industry project management experience with 1+ year at a professional services firm.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream programs.
• Demonstrated ownership of engagement economics, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance.
• Experience leading resource management, including capacity planning and portfolio prioritization.
• Experience operating in environments with ambiguity, incomplete requirements, and shifting scope.
• About 15% of travel to client locations in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex projects and portfolios with multiple workstreams, actively managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and interdependencies.
• Own budget‑to‑actual performance, including forecasting, reconciliation, burn analysis, ETC, utilization, and margin impact.
• Translate delivery risk into financial, operational, and audit‑relevant language; facilitate and lead executive steering committees and governance forums.
• Define, implement, and enforce stage gates, delivery standards, and governance models across engagements.
• Use delivery data and operational metrics (burn, ETC, utilization, risk heatmaps) to drive informed decision‑making.
• Develop and enhance delivery methodologies, templates, and best practices to improve consistency and scalability.
• Build executive‑ready dashboards and narratives from incomplete or evolving data; present program status, risks, and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Lead detailed resource planning, capacity planning, and portfolio prioritization across competing initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between SDLC, change management, access controls, and governance frameworks.

Skills

Project leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

SDLC knowledge

Resource planning

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree (business/technology/related)

Tools

Smartsheet

Mavenlink

OpenAir

Adaptive

Planview

Job description

Wipfli is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, multi‑workstream client engagements with a focus on delivery excellence, budgeting, and governance. You will partner with service leaders, consultants, and client leadership to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery amid evolving scope and data.

This role is open to remote candidates, centered in the Central or Eastern time zones, with approximately 15% travel within the U.S. to support clients and teams.