Senior Technical Project Manager

American Workforce Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

American Workforce Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for a fully remote, US-based position. You will support executive sponsors, product managers, and owners, delivering projects across one or more business units.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules, budgets, and risks, and drive PMO improvements while maintaining confidentiality and adapting to changing priorities. This role involves travel up to 5% and requires strong communication across levels.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in technology, software, or product delivery.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects and managing schedules, budgets, and risks.
• Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to build consensus across business and technical teams.
• Experience working in an agile and fast-changing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Self-starter with strong organization and time management skills; able to juggle multiple priorities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, or similar), and virtual collaboration tools such as MS Teams.
• Ability to use discretion, make sound decisions, and maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and travel occasionally (up to 5%).

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from start to finish, including planning, scheduling, resource management, and budget tracking.
• Partner with product managers, business owners, and department leads to deliver new products, services, systems, and processes.
• Work with technical teams, IT, and operations to keep an integrated project schedule on track.
• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or more lines of business.
• Identify change impacts and lead readiness efforts so new solutions are adopted successfully.
• Manage issues, risks, dependencies, and change requests.
• Provide clear status reporting to team members and leadership at all levels.
• Lead and motivate project teams to meet goals and milestones.
• Help build and improve PMO methodology, templates, and tools.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile environment

Facilitation

Communication

Organization & time management

Decision making

Microsoft Office & modern PM tools

Team leadership

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Microsoft Teams

MS Office

Job description

Remote (US) | W2 Full-Time | 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

Position Summary

Our client is a fast-growing company looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who is comfortable with change and can shift priorities at a moment's notice. Working under the direction of the PMO, you will support executive sponsors, business owners, and product managers in delivering projects that help achieve key organizational goals.

This role leads cross-functional teams to deliver projects that span one or more business units. You will manage schedules, resources, and budgets, follow phase-gate quality and delivery guidelines, and manage issues, risks, and change requests to keep projects on track. You will also help improve how the organization delivers projects.

This is a fully remote, work-from-home position.

What You Will Do

• Lead projects from start to finish, including planning, scheduling, resource management, and budget tracking.
• Partner with product managers, business owners, and department leads to deliver new products, services, systems, and processes.
• Work with technical teams, IT, and operations to keep an integrated project schedule on track.
• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or more lines of business.
• Identify change impacts and lead readiness efforts so new solutions are adopted successfully.
• Manage issues, risks, dependencies, and change requests.
• Provide clear status reporting to team members and leadership at all levels.
• Lead and motivate project teams to meet goals and milestones.
• Help build and improve PMO methodology, templates, and tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in technology, software, or product delivery.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects and managing schedules, budgets, and risks.
• Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to build consensus across business and technical teams.
• Experience working in an agile and fast-changing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Self-starter with strong organization and time management skills; able to juggle multiple priorities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, or similar), and virtual collaboration tools such as MS Teams.
• Ability to use discretion, make sound decisions, and maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and travel occasionally (up to 5%).

Preferred

• PMP or other PMI certification.
• Agile or Scrum certification (e.g., CSM).
• Experience with technology, software, or enterprise system projects.
• Experience in telecommunications or a regulated industry.

100% remote. Work environment is at home.