Senior Project Manager, Customer-Facing Tech Delivery

Aspen Technology, Inc.; Ohio; On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Charitable giveback day

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

AspenTech is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead planning and execution of complex customer projects with significant business impact. You will develop schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans while coordinating cross-functional teams and maintaining strong customer relationships.

You will monitor financial performance, manage risks, and ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and quality. The role offers growth within the Digital Grid Management portfolio and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading customer-facing projects.
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasting, schedules, risk management, and change control processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional project teams and influence project outcomes.
• Experience coordinating technical project activities and managing competing priorities.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies, including Microsoft Project and PERT/CPM.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of complex customer projects with significant operational and business impact.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource requirements to ensure successful delivery.
• Monitor project financial performance, including revenue forecasting, cost management, and change order tracking.
• Coordinate project resources and proactively identify and address delivery risks and resource constraints.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while driving timely resolution of issues.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with customer stakeholders, project sponsors, and internal teams.
• Provide regular project status updates and communicate project progress, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered according to approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer expectations.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including status reviews, risk reviews, and project milestone approvals.
• Manage project change requests and ensure appropriate alignment between customer requirements and project delivery.
• Support project estimating, project reviews, delivery planning, and implementation strategy discussions.
• Mentor junior project managers and share project management best practices across the organization.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes, methodologies, and delivery standards.
• Ensure projects are properly tested, documented, approved, and transitioned to customers and support organizations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Travel up to 10%

Planning and problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, CS, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

PERT/CPM

Job description

AspenTech is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead planning and execution of complex customer projects with significant business impact. You will develop schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans while coordinating cross-functional teams and maintaining strong customer relationships.

You will monitor financial performance, manage risks, and ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and quality. The role offers growth within the Digital Grid Management portfolio and opportunities to