Senior Project Manager

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a Digital Transformation program. You will own end-to-end delivery across discovery, planning, testing, and deployment, coordinating internal teams and external partners.

The role demands strong executive communication and the ability to manage multiple complex projects with varying priorities. The ideal candidate brings 7-10 years of PM experience in tech, with a proven track record of delivering software

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of project management experience in technology or digital transformation.
• Experience managing software development and/or web/mobile app projects.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex details into clear status updates.
• PMP certification is a plus; Jira and Confluence experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and execute detailed project plans for digital transformation initiatives.
• Oversee multiple projects from discovery through delivery and testing.
• Define scope, milestones, and deliverables with senior leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources, timelines, and responsibilities.
• Track budgets, risks, dependencies, issues, and change requests.
• Prepare status updates for senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive risk mitigation and proactive issue resolution across workstreams.
• Partner with internal teams and vendors to keep momentum.
• Lead project meetings and document decisions and actions.

Skills

Project management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate multiple projects supporting a broader Digital Transformation program. This individual will manage projects from discovery through delivery and serve as the day-to-day point of contact across internal teams, external partners, and key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has strong experience managing complex, cross-functional technology initiatives and is comfortable owning project plans, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, and executive-level communication.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, manage, and execute detailed project plans supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Manage multiple projects throughout the full lifecycle, from discovery and planning through testing and delivery.
• Define project scope, goals, milestones, and deliverables in partnership with senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources, establish timelines, and assign responsibilities.
• Track project progress, budgets, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Prepare and communicate project status updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Proactively identify and manage risks across interconnected projects and workstreams.
• Partner closely with internal teams, vendors, and other departments to keep projects moving forward.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and drive accountability.
• Support testing, documentation, and training/readiness activities as projects move toward implementation.
• Adapt to changing project requirements while maintaining alignment with overall business objectives.
• Set and manage expectations across project teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of Project Management experience, preferably within technology or digital transformation environments.
• Experience managing software development and/or web and mobile application projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of project planning, resource management, budgeting, risk management, issue resolution, and change control.
• Experience identifying and managing dependencies across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate detailed project information into clear, high-level status updates.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to quickly understand new projects and drive execution.
• Experience with standard project management tools and methodologies.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence is a plus.
• PMP certification is a plus.

Ideal Background:

We're looking for someone who can balance the big picture with the details - a hands-on Project Manager who can quickly step into an active transformation environment, bring structure to complex initiatives, coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders, and proactively drive projects through successful delivery.