Senior Project Manager

Coeo Solutions, LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Sales commission

Growth opportunities

Responsive culture

Cutting-edge technology

Team events

Performance-based time off

Job summary

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

With 7+ years of experience and deep tooling knowledge (Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, RevIO), you will manage execution, risk, and dependencies, report weekly, and help scale the

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience across multiple concurrent tech projects.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into detailed plans and milestones.
• Experience coordinating vendors and implementation partners against deliverables.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Familiarity with PMP or equivalent certification.
• Familiarity with Scaling Up / Align or similar planning framework.
• Experience using AI tools to streamline reporting and action tracking.

Responsibilities

• Planning and tracking: build and maintain project plans, milestones, and trackers.
• Maintain integrated timelines and dependencies across initiatives.
• Execute: run working sessions, standups, meeting notes, decisions, actions.
• Drive action items to closure and escalate blockers early.
• Maintain risk, assumption, issue, and dependency logs and flag slippage.
• Coordinate with Finance, Sales, Operations, and acquired-team cross-functional dependencies.
• Produce weekly status rollups for program leadership and inputs for reviews.
• Keep Jira and Confluence as the source of truth for status.

Skills

Project management

Jira

Confluence

Vendor coordination

Planning & tracking

Communication

AI tooling awareness

Education

PMP certification

Tools

Salesforce

RevIO

Job description

Department: Corporate IT
Reports To: VP Corporate IT
Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Hybrid / Greater Chicago Area
Classification: Exempt
Job Type: Full Time

Position Summary

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:

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

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

COEO shares an entrepreneurial spirit with our team members. Driven, smart, collaborative people thrive here. We want to help you build a meaningful career as we build an exceptional company.

• Competitive salary, + commission for sales positions
• Unlimited growth potential
• Responsive culture
• Work with cutting-edge technology
• Happy hours, office events and outings
• Performance can earn extra time off

Core Values

• Passion & Acumen
• Relentless Support
• Make It Happen
• Absolute Persistence
• Get Your Hands Dirty
• No Drama, Please

A Can-Do Culture

Our focus is on being responsive to our customers and our employees. Joining a fast growing company is exciting. We work to ensure you’re also growing past your potential, learning as you go and meeting your personal and professional goals. Mutual accountability, shared responsibility and transparency ensure our customers stay connected and you find success. We’re all in it together.

Kind words from some of our team

" We emphasize always doing right by the customer. We are committed to constant improvement, whether it’s scaling the team, processes or infrastructure to deliver the best communications experiences for our customers. It’s one thing to put a plan on paper. We go out and do it. "

Kevin Orofino | SIP Engineering

" A vibrant daily schedule keeps things very interesting day over day. If you are tired of jobs that have defined routine structure and are looking for a challenging and wide ranging opportunity, this is a good place for you. "

Sam Kretchmer | Director of Network Services

" We are an entrepreneurial driven business where the hard work you put in is both rewarded and celebrated. My days are filled with laughs and new successes. "

Josh Rochel | Chicagoland Account Executive