Strategic PMO Project Manager

Socket.dev; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Community First is seeking a Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide initiatives from planning through closeout. You will partner with sponsors, leaders, subject matter experts, and teams to turn objectives into actionable plans and keep work moving toward successful outcomes.

Join our PMO to shape how project management is practiced, blending strategic thinking with strong organization, communication, and problem-solving to influence teams without formal authority.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience leading projects or cross-functional initiatives.
• Formal project management training; PMP, CAPM or equivalent preferred.
• Proven ability to influence without authority.
• Strong problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Experience using project management tools and applications.
• Experience supporting change management and adoption.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to tailor messages to audiences.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from start to finish, guiding enterprise-wide initiatives through planning, execution, implementation and closeout.
• Define objectives, scope, success measures, responsibilities, deliverables, and outcomes with sponsors and stakeholders.
• Develop charters, schedules, communication plans, implementation plans, and training activities for project delivery.
• Identify dependencies, risk factors, critical paths, issues, decisions, and barriers to keep progress on track.
• Provide timely, objective updates to sponsors, teams, stakeholders, and PMO leadership.
• Facilitate meetings and stakeholder sessions to clarify responsibilities and timelines across teams.
• Support change and adoption efforts with business owners and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with PMO leadership to refine standards, tools, and practices across the organization.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PMP/CAPM certification

Tools

PM software

Job description

Community First is seeking a Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide initiatives from planning through closeout. You will partner with sponsors, leaders, subject matter experts, and teams to turn objectives into actionable plans and keep work moving toward successful outcomes.

Join our PMO to shape how project management is practiced, blending strategic thinking with strong organization, communication, and problem-solving to influence teams without formal authority.