Senior Project Manager

moderncampus; Bozeman (MT); Remote; CAD 113,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote first workplace

Rewards and recognition programs

Learning and development opportunities

Impact on universities and students

Job summary

Modern Campus is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex customer implementations and Professional Services engagements, guiding delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders. The role emphasizes building executive relationships, owning scope and budget, and driving continuous improvement.

You will mentor Project Managers, coordinate governance, and leverage AI to enhance planning and delivery, helping universities grow and students learn.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience within software, SaaS, or Professional Services.
• Proven success leading complex customer implementations.
• Strong project governance, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring Project Managers or leading delivery teams.
• Strong organizational leadership and customer relationship skills.
• Passion for delivery excellence and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex customer implementation projects from planning through successful completion.
• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders and executive sponsors.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, governance, quality, and customer communications.
• Coordinate delivery across Functional Consulting, Technical Consulting, Digital Experience, QA, Product, and Customer Success.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, steering committees, and executive updates.
• Mentor Project Managers and support continuous improvement across Project & Program Management.
• Leverage AI to improve project planning, governance, communication, and delivery effectiveness.
• Contribute to improving project management standards and customer delivery practices.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Delivery leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

About Modern Campus

Modern Campus empowers institutions to move with confidence across the modern learner journey. Our platform spans web content management, curriculum and catalog management, student engagement and lifelong learning — giving more than 1,700 colleges and universities the infrastructure they need to support the entire learner-to-earner lifecycle and deliver personalized, scalable experiences.

We partner with the education community to create new pathways for learning and opportunity, reimagining how institutions serve the modern learner and shape the future of education.

Our purpose — our north star — is to empower institutions to confidently serve and support the modern learner.

This mission and purpose come to life through how we show up every day:

• We exist to create empowerment through education.
• We lead with honesty and empathy.
• We shape the future through innovation.
• We become trusted partners.
• We make the complex feel possible.

What's the role?

Modern Campus is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead complex customer implementations and Professional Services engagements while helping strengthen project delivery across the organization.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading customer implementations, solving delivery challenges, mentoring project managers, and improving how Professional Services delivers successful customer outcomes.

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll lead complex customer implementations while providing delivery leadership across multiple teams and customer stakeholders.

You'll:

• Lead complex customer implementation projects from planning through successful completion.
• Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders and executive sponsors.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, governance, quality, and customer communications.
• Coordinate delivery across Functional Consulting, Technical Consulting, Digital Experience, Quality Assurance, Product, and Customer Success.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, steering committees, and executive updates.
• Mentor Project Managers and support continuous improvement across Project & Program Management.
• Leverage AI to improve project planning, governance, communication, and delivery effectiveness.
• Contribute to improving project management standards and customer delivery practices.

What you offer...

• 5+ years of project management experience within software, SaaS, or Professional Services.
• Demonstrated success leading complex customer implementations.
• Strong project governance, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring Project Managers or leading delivery teams.
• Strong organizational leadership and customer relationship skills.
• Passion for delivery excellence and continuous improvement.

What we offer...

• The base salary range* for this position is between $80,000-$120,000
• Remote first workplace!
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Learning and development opportunities
• The ability to make a difference every day for universities trying to grow and students trying to learn!

Only qualified candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

What we believe...

At Modern Campus, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply for our positions. Modern Campus is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to bring on hires regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status (for US candidates). If you require accommodations during any part of the interview process due to a disability, please let our recruiter know.

*Our salary ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hires for the position within the US and Canada. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.