Senior Project Manager

COEO Solutions, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

COEO Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive day-to-day execution across a portfolio of concurrent technology initiatives. You will turn strategic priorities into detailed plans, milestones, and tracked deliverables while keeping cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders aligned on status and next steps.

The role requires 7+ years of PM experience, strong planning discipline, and proven vendor coordination; Jira/Confluence proficiency and system integration exposure

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience across multiple technology initiatives.
• Proven discipline in detailed planning, tracking, and follow-through.
• Experience coordinating vendors and implementation partners against deliverables.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Enough technical fluency to follow system integration discussions.

Responsibilities

• Plan and track detailed project plans, milestones, and deliverables for each initiative.
• Maintain an integrated view of timelines and dependencies across initiatives.
• Lead working sessions, standups, and meetings with agendas, notes, and action items.
• Track vendor deliverables and coordinate cross-functional dependencies.
• Produce weekly status updates and inputs for management reviews.

Skills

Project management

Detailed planning

Vendor coordination

Jira & Confluence

Technical fluency

Education

PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The Senior Project Manager drives day-to-day execution across a portfolio of concurrent technology initiatives supporting COEO's growth through acquisition. This role turns strategic priorities into detailed plans, milestones, and tracked deliverables, and keeps cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders aligned on status, dependencies, and next steps.

Keys to Success: Follow-Through – driving action items to closure, escalating blockers early, and flagging slippage before it affects milestones; Structured Planning – maintaining accurate plans, milestones, and RAID logs across several concurrent initiatives; Stakeholder Alignment – keeping vendors, technical leads, and business teams aligned on status, dependencies, and next steps through clear, fact-based updates.

Growth Path: Opportunity to grow into a Program Manager or broader portfolio leadership role as COEO's technology portfolio expands through acquisition.

Requirements

Required

• 7+ years of project management experience running multiple concurrent technology projects
• Proven discipline in detailed planning, tracking, and follow-through
• Experience coordinating vendors and implementation partners against deliverables
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
• Enough technical fluency to follow system integration and data discussions

Preferred

• Experience with CRM, billing, or ticketing platform implementations (Salesforce, Rev.IO, or similar)
• Experience in telecom or managed services
• Experience integrating systems after an acquisition
• PMP or equivalent certification
• Familiarity with Scaling Up / Align or a similar planning framework
• Working familiarity with AI tools and automation to streamline status reporting, meeting notes, and action-item tracking.

Responsibilities

Planning and tracking

• Build and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, and deliverable trackers for each initiative
• Maintain an integrated view of timelines and dependencies across initiatives
• Keep quarterly priorities, metrics, and tasks current in the company's planning system

Execution and follow-through

• Run working sessions, standups, and project meetings: agendas, notes, decisions, and action items
• Drive action items to closure and elevate blockers early
• Maintain risk, assumption, issue, and dependency logs; flag slippage before it affects milestones

Vendor and stakeholder coordination

• Track vendor and implementation partner deliverables against agreed scope and milestones
• Coordinate with Finance, Sales, Operations, and acquired-company teams on cross-functional dependencies
• Schedule and track technical evaluations and due diligence performed by technical leads

Reporting

• Produce weekly status rollups for program leadership
• Prepare inputs for monthly strategic project reviews and executive updates
• Keep Jira and Confluence current as the source of truth for project status