Senior Project Manager – Spend Optimization Services

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced IT project manager to lead complex, high-visibility engagements from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with objectives and delivery standards. You will manage cross-functional teams, address risks, and communicate with executive stakeholders.

This role requires 8+ years of PM experience in professional services and related environments, plus the ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally. PMP/PRINCE2 or similar certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• 8+ years of IT project management experience.
• 8+ years of PM experience within professional services, consulting, ITAM/SAM, software licensing, IT service delivery, or related environments preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience within SAM, ITAM, consulting, professional services, or related service delivery environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30–50%.
• Preferred certifications include: PMP, PRINCE2, CAPM, PMI-ACP, CSM, ITIL.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, high-visibility customer engagements and strategic internal initiatives from initiation through closure, ensuring outcomes align with customer objectives, SHI delivery standards, contractual obligations, and business priorities.
• Establish project strategy, delivery approach, governance structure, milestones, dependencies, communication plans, and success criteria for assigned engagements.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams, ensuring accountability, alignment, and timely resolution of risks, issues, dependencies, and critical decisions.
• Operate independently with sound judgment to proactively identify delivery challenges, recommend solutions, and elevate matters requiring leadership intervention.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders, executive-level customer contacts, delivery leaders, consultants, partners, and other key contributors.
• Deliver executive-level communications regarding project status, progress, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, recommendations, and next steps.

Skills

PM

Stakeholder management

Executive communications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, high-visibility customer engagements and strategic internal initiatives from initiation through closure, ensuring outcomes align with customer objectives, SHI delivery standards, contractual obligations, and business priorities.
• Establish project strategy, delivery approach, governance structure, milestones, dependencies, communication plans, and success criteria for assigned engagements.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams, ensuring accountability, alignment, and timely resolution of risks, issues, dependencies, and critical decisions.
• Operate independently with sound judgment to proactively identify delivery challenges, recommend solutions, and elevate matters requiring leadership intervention.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders, executive-level customer contacts, delivery leaders, consultants, partners, and other key contributors.
• Deliver executive-level communications regarding project status, progress, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, recommendations, and next steps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of IT project management experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project management within professional services, consulting, IT Asset Management (ITAM), Software Asset Management (SAM), software licensing, IT service delivery, or related environments preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience within SAM, ITAM, consulting, professional services, or related service delivery environments.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale or high-visibility customer engagements.
• Experience working directly with senior stakeholders and executive-level customer leaders.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30–50%.
• Preferred certifications include: Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading complex IT project management initiatives, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and delivery standards. Proven ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and deliver executive-level communications while managing risks and dependencies.