Senior Project Manager

Dexian; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to oversee high-impact projects. This role requires 5+ years of project management experience along with strong leadership and communication skills. The successful candidate will manage diverse teams, ensure project adherence to timelines and budgets, and navigate complex decision-making processes efficiently. Ideal candidates will be experienced in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and possess knowledge of the financial services sector, offering a competitive salary and hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional communication skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee large projects requiring integration across multiple business lines.
• Manage third-party resources to meet organizational objectives.
• Ensure project adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Waterfall

Financial services knowledge

Education

PMI certification

Job description

Job Title

Sr. Project Manager - Lead

Location

Cleveland, OH | Albany, NY | Buffalo, NY

Duration

6+ Months (Contract to Hire)

Hybridity

Hybrid: 2 days onsite / week

Skills & Experience Needed

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Knowledge and experience with standard project development/management methodologies and tools.
• Operates independently and demonstrates key leadership competencies, including organizing tasks, motivating teams, and guiding others toward achieving shared project objectives and successful execution.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem‑solving to analyze and address complex project challenges; proactively initiates planning and execution, consistently meeting established targets for project budget, schedule, scope, and risk management.
• Strong understanding of the organization's business model and evaluates the impact of projects on overall business strategy.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills enabling clear and effective communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Communicates the project's future state vision and articulates its strategic business impact to both internal and external partners.
• Assesses the strengths and developmental needs of team members; actively seeks and incorporates feedback from management and peers to foster continuous personal and professional growth.
• Identifies and evaluates project risks and issues, performs impact analysis and prioritization, and manages resolution processes; provides timely and accurate reporting on risk and issue status and potential impact.
• PMI certification preferred. Knowledge and experience in the financial services industry a plus.

Description & Responsibilities

• The Lead Project Manager is responsible for overseeing one or more mid‑to‑large, high‑impact projects, typically impacting multiple lines of business and/or functional areas and requiring considerable resources and high levels of functional integration within a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• May require direction of third‑party resources and/or virtual teams, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Handles projects from concept through final implementation using standard Project Management, Change Management, and Risk Management methodologies and concepts.
• Sets expectations for diverse project stakeholders through planning activities and maintains transparency via communication & reporting channels; establishes and maintains a strong collaborative trusted‑advisor relationship.
• Works with business leaders to define scope, manage project scope, scope changes, objectives, requirements, deliverables, and value proposition that support diverse business goals and interests of multiple stakeholders.
• Develops integrated project plans; identifies and manages dependencies and critical paths; tracks and reports project checkpoints and status while adhering to project policy standards; ensures potential impacts to external client experience are addressed.
• Comfortable coordinating with projects delivered by waterfall, Agile, or other methodologies.
• Leads communication planning, execution, and reporting with project team members; liaises with key stakeholders.
• Develops change‑management planning, design, and implementation including communication and training.
• Identifies, tracks, escalates, and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and escalates risk with corrective/mitigating actions.
• Partners to drive business case development; performs project initiation activities; administers project checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate or resolve bottlenecks.
• Responsible for gathering estimates of resources needed; tracks utilization; determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or vendors; supports on/off‑boarding; monitors and manages performance for vendor labor resources.
• Responsible for consolidating and continuously managing overall project financials, including forecasting and budgeting as required by project and company standards; independently facilitates and executes budgetary requests.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Project Management, Change Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management.
• Agile, Waterfall.
• Financial services / banking domain, project lifecycle, SDLC.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.