Senior Program Manager: Complex Cross-Functional Delivery

Releady; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Releady in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through completion, applying waterfall, lean, and phase-gate methods.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable working with subject matter experts and senior stakeholders to bring structure, accountability, and clear communication to complex projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong experience with traditional project management methodologies (waterfall, lean, phase-gate).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and long timelines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience communicating with senior leaders and executives.
• Understanding of project planning, risk and issue management, dependencies and governance.
• Able to work effectively with technical SMEs without being the expert.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as ServiceNow; proficient with MS 365/Google Workspace.
• Bachelor’s degree; PMP preferred but not required.
• Experience in infrastructure/engineering/operational projects is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring timelines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables stay on track.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate work across technical teams, subject matter experts, business partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Facilitate project meetings, drive decisions, clarify ownership, and ensure follow-through on commitments.
• Identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and issues early; develop mitigation plans.
• Support project financial management, resource planning, and governance.
• Establish and improve project management processes, documentation, and operating practices.
• Provide clear executive-level updates regarding status, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Manage projects with multi-year timelines and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Adapt PM approach to initiative needs while maintaining strong discipline.
• Partner with SMEs to ensure technical and business requirements are understood and delivered.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Waterfall methodology

Lean

Phase-gate

Risk management

Budget management

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Project planning

ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365

Google Workspace

Job description

Releady in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through completion, applying waterfall, lean, and phase-gate methods.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable working with subject matter experts and senior stakeholders to bring structure, accountability, and clear communication to complex projects.