Senior Project Leader, Consumer Programs (Hybrid/Remote)

TCWGlobal; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

TCWGlobal is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs from scoping through execution and financial tracking. The role emphasizes stakeholder alignment, strategic guidance, and risk management in a hybrid San Mateo-based environment with US-wide remote options.

The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years of project management experience, strong financial acumen, and proficiency with Jira, Wrike, Asana, Trello, or Microsoft Project.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of project management experience within a client-side or brand-side organization.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects or programs with multiple workstreams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience managing budgets, tracking profitability, and identifying financial risks.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools such as Jira, Wrike, Asana, Trello, or Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for senior internal stakeholders, building strong relationships and maintaining alignment with business objectives.
• Develop a strong understanding of strategic objectives and ensure project plans and deliverables support broader business goals.
• Lead project status meetings and provide clear, concise updates on progress, risks, issues, and key decisions.
• Establish transparent communication across stakeholders and proactively identify and address concerns.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and provide strategic guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define and document project scope, timelines, deliverables, budgets, and resource requirements in collaboration with relevant teams.
• Maintain accurate project information, resource allocations, timelines, and delivery documentation.
• Monitor project efficiency and performance, identifying and escalating risks before they become issues.
• Prepare and manage project scopes and change requests in alignment with business objectives.
• Manage project budgets, financial tracking, profitability, and related financial risks, as applicable.
• Lead large-scale, complex projects or programs with multiple workstreams and cross-functional dependencies.
• Select and apply appropriate project delivery methodologies based on project objectives, timelines, cost, and quality requirements.
• Establish and manage project tools, systems, governance, checkpoints, and review processes.
• Lead project kick-off meetings and align stakeholders on objectives, timelines, deliverables, roles, and expectations.
• Establish effective project governance and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure project deliverables meet established quality standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across areas such as product development, marketing, operations, and technology.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and a shared sense of purpose across project teams.
• Identify and address issues affecting team productivity, collaboration, or morale.
• Provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and mentorship to project team members.
• Partner with resource management to ensure appropriate skills and resources are available when needed.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management methodologies, tools, processes, and best practices.
• Capture project learnings and contribute to internal and external case studies or project summaries.
• Mentor and support junior project management team members.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and thought leadership within the project management function.
• Achieve established personal and team utilization targets.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Jira

Wrike

Asana

Trello

Microsoft Project

Job description

TCWGlobal is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs from scoping through execution and financial tracking. The role emphasizes stakeholder alignment, strategic guidance, and risk management in a hybrid San Mateo-based environment with US-wide remote options.

The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years of project management experience, strong financial acumen, and proficiency with Jira, Wrike, Asana, Trello, or Microsoft Project.