Senior Project Manager

Job DescriptionThe Senior Project Manager leads the delivery of complex technical initiatives within Corporate IT, ensuring disciplined execution, effective coordination, and high-quality outcomes. The role combines a strong IT background with delivery leadership and controlled ownership, with accountability extending through delivery, go-live, and early stabilization, followed by a structured transition to long-term application ownership roles.Project Delivery & ExecutionLead end-to-end delivery of technical projects within approved scope, timeline, and budget.Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, and schedules.Ensure delivery aligns with approved objectives, success criteria, and quality expectations.Technical OversightUnderstand solution architecture, integrations, and technical dependencies.Ensure implementations comply with enterprise architecture, security, and IT standards.Validate delivery approaches and challenge vendor designs when required.Cross-Department CoordinationCoordinate with IT teams and business departments to align responsibilities and dependencies.Follow up on action items and ensure timely closure.Facilitate effective communication and decision-making across stakeholders.Vendor & Delivery OwnershipMonitor vendor delivery against agreed milestones and deliverables.Ensure vendor outputs are complete, integrated, documented, and ready for acceptance.Risk, Issue & Change ManagementIdentify and manage delivery, technical, and dependency-related risks.Track issues and ensure effective resolution.Assess and manage change requests, including impact on scope, timeline, cost, and solution integrity.Governance, Reporting & Executive CommunicationEnsure adherence to delivery governance, policies, and standards.Prepare periodic Corporate IT status reports, dashboards, and action tracking logs, and follow up on actions across stakeholders.Develop executive-level presentations covering progress, risks, decisions, and required actions.Go-Live, Stabilization & Ownership TransitionEnsure readiness for go-live and deployment.Own delivery execution, coordination, and early post-go-live stabilization.Lead structured handover to the Application Specialist / Product role, transferring knowledge and ownership for long-term operations and continuous improvement.Job RequirementsBachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.5+ years of experience in technical project management or IT delivery roles.Strong ownership mindset and accountability for delivery outcomes.Proven ability to lead complex technical projects across multiple departments.PMP certification preferred (PRINCE2 / Agile certifications are an advantage).#J-18808-Ljbffr