Senior Project Manager: High-Impact Client Programs

Denali Advanced Integration; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Short-term and long-term disability

Basic life insurance

Well-being benefits

Up to 6 holidays per year

Up to 112 hours PTO based on service

Job summary

Denali Advanced Integration seeks a seasoned Project Manager III to oversee high-complexity, high-impact customer projects with significant business impact. You will supervise a team of Project Coordinators and PMs, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and escalate complex issues as needed.

You will mentor junior staff, contribute to delivery standards, and drive excellence across delivery teams while coordinating with Program Managers on cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage high-complexity, high-risk projects with significant business and client impact.
• Experienced in executive client relationship management; trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.
• Proven supervisory skills with a track record of developing high-performing project delivery teams.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and consensus-building skills across all levels of an organization.
• Strong financial acumen with hands-on experience managing project budgets, forecasts, and billing.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent high-complexity customer projects with full autonomy over scope, schedule, budget, and risk decisions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for high-value or complex client accounts, owning the executive delivery relationship throughout the project lifecycle.
• Independently translate client Statements of Work and work orders into comprehensive project plans with clearly defined deliverables and milestones.
• Directly supervise and develop a team of Project Coordinators and Project Managers, including performance management, coaching, and hiring.
• Proactively manage client escalations, change orders, and complex expectation management scenarios.
• Oversee project financials including spend-to-date, forecasted spend, budget burn rate, and billing accuracy.
• Create andmaintainrobust project controls: action item lists, risk logs, issue logs, change control, and decision logs.
• Serve as a senior escalation resource for project-level issues and client situations requiring experienced judgment.
• Drive structured project and operations meetings; ensure decisions and action items are clearly communicated and executed.
• Contribute to process improvement,methodologydevelopment, and best practice documentation.
• Mentor PM I and PM II team members, sharingexpertiseand supporting professional development across the team.
• Partner with Program Managers on cross-functional alignment and program-level initiatives as needed.

Skills

Project leadership

Executive relationship management

Team supervision

Communication

Financial acumen

Escalation management

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Denali Advanced Integration seeks a seasoned Project Manager III to oversee high-complexity, high-impact customer projects with significant business impact. You will supervise a team of Project Coordinators and PMs, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and escalate complex issues as needed.

You will mentor junior staff, contribute to delivery standards, and drive excellence across delivery teams while coordinating with Program Managers on cross-functional initiatives.