Senior Project Manager

Wipfli; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options (HMO & PPO)

Dental & vision coverage

401(k) with profit share

Education & certification assistance

Job summary

Wipfli seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex client engagements with a focus on delivery excellence, resource optimization, and strong governance. You will partner with service leaders, consultants, and client leadership to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with evolving scope and data considerations.

The role supports remote candidates, within Central/Eastern time zones, and requires travel ~15% across the Midwest and East Coast.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of project management experience at a professional services firm or 10+ years in industry with 1+ year at a professional services firm.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream programs.
• Ownership of engagement economics including budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance.
• Experience leading resource management including capacity planning and portfolio prioritization.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments with shifting scope.
• Strong understanding of SDLC frameworks and ability to train and enable teams.
• About 15% travel to client locations in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex projects and portfolios with multiple workstreams, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and interdependencies.
• Own budget-to-actual performance, including forecasting, reconciliation, burn analysis, ETC, utilization, and margin impact.
• Translate delivery risk into financial, operational, and audit-relevant language; facilitate executive steering committees and governance forums.
• Define, implement, and enforce stage gates, delivery standards, and governance models across engagements.
• Use delivery data and metrics to drive informed decision‑making; develop and enhance delivery methodologies to improve consistency and scalability.
• Build executive-ready dashboards and narratives; present program status, risks, and recommendations to executives.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Resource planning

SDLC knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree / equivalent

Tools

Smartsheet

Mavenlink

OpenAir

Adaptive

Planview

Job description

At Wipfli, people count.

At Wipfli, our people are core to everything we do—the catalyst behind our ability to create exceptional impact and extraordinary results.

We believe in flexibility. We focus on relationships. We encourage each individual to follow their own path.

People truly matter and they feel it. For those looking to make a difference and find a professional home, Wipfli offers a career-defining opportunity.

Job Summary:

TheSenior Project Manager is responsible for leading complex, multi‑workstream client engagements with a strong emphasis on delivery excellence, resource optimization, and engagement economics. This role partners closely with service leaders, consultants, and client leadership to ensure projects and programs are delivered on time, within budget, and with appropriate governance, while navigating ambiguity, evolving scope, and imperfect data.

Work Location

This role is open to remote candidates. Due to the geographic distribution of our team and client base, we are primarily focused on candidates located within the Central or Eastern time zones. Candidates should be comfortable working primarily within these-time zones to support collaboration with team members and clients. Occasional travel is required (approximately 15%), primarily within the Midwest and East Coast regions.

Responsibilities:

Project & Engagement Leadership

• Lead large, complex projects and portfolios with multiple workstreams, actively managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and interdependencies
• Own budget‑to‑actual performance, including forecasting, reconciliation, burn analysis, ETC, utilization, and margin impact
• Translate delivery risk into financial, operational, and audit‑relevant language; facilitate and lead executive steering committees and governance forums
• Define, implement, and enforce stage gates, delivery standards, and governance models across engagements

Delivery Enablement

• Use delivery data and operational metrics (burn, ETC, utilization, risk heatmaps) to drive informed decision‑making
• Develop and enhance delivery methodologies, templates, and best practices to improve consistency and scalability
• Build executive‑ready dashboards and narratives from incomplete or evolving data; present program status, risks, and recommendations to executive stakeholders

Tools, Data, and Process Optimization

• Create and maintain project and program toolkits to enable time, budget, and risk management.
• Lead or support the implementation and optimization of PSA / PPM tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Mavenlink, OpenAir, Adaptive, Planview)
• Lead detailed resource planning, capacity planning, and portfolio prioritization across competing initiatives
• Ensure alignment between SDLC, change management, access controls, and governance frameworks

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 7+ years of project management experience at a professional services firm or 10+ years of industry project management experience with 1+ year at a professional services firm
• Proven experience leading multi‑workstream programs
• Demonstrated ownership of engagement economics, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance
• Experience leading resource management, including capacity planning and portfolio prioritization
• Experience operating in environments with ambiguity, incomplete requirements, and shifting scope
• Strong understanding of SDLC frameworks and ability to train and enable teams
• About 15% of travel to client locations in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• PgMP or PMP certification
• Experience aligning SDLC, change management, and access controls.
• Working knowledge of ERP platforms and delivery of ERP or large technology programs
• Familiarity with COBIT, ITIL, and GAAP concepts

Benjamin Dzanic, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit his LinkedIn page to connect!

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Additional Details:

Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at [e-mail].

Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $117,000-158,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws.

Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance.

Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location.

"Wipfli" is the brand name under which Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC and its respective subsidiary entities provide professional services. Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC (and its respective subsidiary entities) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Wipfli LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Wipfli Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. Wipfli Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.