Senior Project Manager

Ports North; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 124,800 - 135,680; Full time

Job summary

Ports North is partnering with a client in Columbus, Ohio, to fill a Senior Project Manager role overseeing large, complex infrastructure initiatives in the Fintech sector. The position reports to senior leadership and requires managing multimillion-dollar projects with cross-functional teams.

You will build executable project plans, track milestones and risks, coordinate with technical and business units, and maintain governance documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in large scale project management environment.
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Experience in structured, regulated, or highly complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex infrastructure initiatives.
• Manage multimillion-dollar projects.
• Build and maintain logical, executable project plans.
• Coordinate delivery across technical teams, business units, and global stakeholders.
• Track milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, requirements, and outstanding work.
• Influence contributors without direct authority.
• Escalate issues appropriately when major milestones are at risk.
• Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Identify key stakeholders, decision-makers, and technical owners.
• Operate independently with limited supervision.
• Work effectively through ambiguity.
• Maintain required governance and audit documentation.
• Stay actively involved in delivery rather than functioning only as a status tracker.

Skills

Ownership of large initiatives

Multimillion-dollar project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Delivery milestone responsibility

Experience in regulated/complex orgs

Independent decision-making

Engagement with senior stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Senior Project Manager in Columbus, Ohio

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex infrastructure initiatives.
• Manage multimillion-dollar projects.
• Build and maintain logical, executable project plans.
• Coordinate delivery across technical teams, business units, and global stakeholders.
• Track milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, requirements, and outstanding work.
• Influence contributors without direct authority.
• Escalate issues appropriately when major milestones are at risk.
• Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Identify key stakeholders, decision‑makers, and technical owners.
• Operate independently with limited supervision.
• Work effectively through ambiguity.
• Maintain required governance and audit documentation.
• Stay actively involved in delivery rather than functioning only as a status tracker.

Skills Required

• Ownership of large, complex initiatives.
• Management of multimillion-dollar projects.
• Coordination across multiple technical teams.
• Responsibility for major delivery milestones.
• Experience in structured, regulated, or highly complex organizations.
• Independent decision‑making.
• Engagement with senior stakeholders.

Education & Work Experience

• 5+ years of experience in large scale project management environment
• Bachelor's degree in related field

Title Senior Project Manager

Location Columbus, OH

Client Industry Fintech

Compensation $60-65/ hr

Ref ID 1689009