Senior Project Manager

Ping Identity; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule

Parental Leave

Progressive Healthcare Options

Retirement Programs

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Ping Identity in Denver seeks a Senior Project Manager within the Business Transformation Office to lead complex, strategic initiatives. You will partner with stakeholders across Business, IT, Engineering, and Operations to define scope, align priorities, map future-state processes, and drive delivery of high-impact transformations in a hybrid role.

This position requires strong cross-functional leadership, accountability, and a proactive approach to delivering outcomes that support Ping’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or PMO.
• 3+ years of experience in business consulting.
• Strong project execution toolkit including analysis, scoping, requirements gathering, delivery management, and change management.
• Experience leading cross-functional business and technology initiatives in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of complex strategic initiatives spanning multiple functions, systems, and processes.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear scope, requirements, and delivery plans with success measures.
• Apply project management methodologies to deliver initiatives on time and within scope.
• Facilitate collaboration across technical and non-technical teams to drive clarity and execution.
• Track and communicate milestones, risks, issues, and decisions to sponsors and leadership.
• Present project status and tradeoffs to leadership as needed.
• Proactively resolve blockers and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs to drive outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Delivery execution

Change management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

JIRA

Smartsheet

Lucidchart

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Ping Identity

At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. We call this digital freedom. And it's not just something we provide our customers. It's something that inspires our company. People don't come here to join a culture that's built on digital freedom. They come to cultivate it.

Our intelligent, cloud identity platform lets people shop, work, bank, and interact wherever and however they want. Without friction. Without fear.

While protecting digital identities is at the core of our technology, protecting individual identities is at the core of our culture. We champion every identity. One of our core values, Respect Individuality, reminds us to celebrate differences so you are empowered to bring your authentic self to work.

We're headquartered in Denver, Colorado and we have offices and employees around the globe. We serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. At Ping Identity, we're changing the way people and businesses think about cybersecurity, digital experiences, and identity and access management.

As a Senior Project Manager in Ping Identity’s Business Transformation Office (BTO), you’ll lead complex, strategic initiatives that improve organizational performance across departments. Working closely with stakeholders across Business, IT, Engineering, and Operations, you’ll help define scope, align priorities, map future-state processes, and drive delivery of high-impact transformation initiatives. This hybrid role, based in Denver, requires strong accountability, cross-functional leadership, and a proactive approach to delivering outcomes. Reporting to the Director of Business Transformation Delivery, you’ll ensure alignment with business goals, operational efficiency, and scalable execution in support of Ping’s continued growth. This is a great role for someone who can translate strategic priorities into executable plans, connect process improvement with technology enablement, and lead change across a complex organization.

You Will

• Manage a portfolio of complex strategic initiatives that span one or more functions, systems, and operating processes.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear scope, requirements, delivery plans, and success measures.
• Apply project management methodologies to deliver initiatives on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives.
• Facilitate collaboration across technical and non-technical teams to drive clarity, alignment, and execution.
• Track and communicate project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions to project teams, business sponsors, and executive stakeholders.
• Present project status, escalations, and tradeoffs to leadership as needed.
• Proactively resolve blockers, conflicts, and critical-path items with a strong sense of ownership.
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs to drive successful outcomes.Contribute to the evolution of BTO best practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships.

You Have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Based in Colorado for hybrid work (currently Tuesdays in the office).
• 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, or PMO.
• 3+ years of experience in business consulting.
• Strong project execution toolkit, including analysis, scoping, requirements gathering, delivery management, and change management.
• Experience leading cross-functional business and technology initiatives in a complex environment.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguous problems and drive alignment across multiple stakeholder groups.

You Have an Advantage If

• You have experience in technology and/or software/cloud environments.
• You have M&A integration and/or system implementation experience.
• You have product and engineering exposure such as SDLC, pricing, migration, or new process rollout.
• You possess strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills and can lead across multiple business and technology organizations.
• You have experience in a fast-paced and growing environment.
• You hold a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• You are technically competent with business applications including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, JIRA, and Lucidchart.
• You are familiar with SDLC, Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.

Salary Range

$116,000 to $155,000

In accordance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB 19-085) the approximate compensation range for this role in Colorado is listed above. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors, such as knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Life at Ping

We believe in and facilitate a flexible, collaborative work environment. We’re growing quickly, but remain true to the innovative, can-do startup values that got us here. Most importantly, we keep hiring talented, smart, fun, and genuinely nice people because that’s who we want to succeed with every day.

Here are just a few of the things that make Ping special

• A company culture that empowers you to do your best work.
• Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.
• Regular company and team bonding events.
• Competitive benefits and perks.
• Global volunteering and community initiatives.

Our Benefits

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

Ping is the collective sum of all our individual experiences, backgrounds and influences and we pride ourselves in growing and learning together. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone’s individuality is respected and everyone has an Identity. In recruiting for new colleagues, we welcome the unique contributions you can bring and encourage you to be your best self.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.