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This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and judgment, anticipating delivery risks and executive decision needs before escalation is required. \n\nSenior Project Managers are trusted delivery leaders who engage confidently with sponsors, steering committees, and executives (VP and C-suite). They consistently translate complexity into clear options, guide executive decision-making, and model strong delivery and leadership behaviors across the PMO. Senior Project Managers maintain executive trust through transparent delivery health reporting, credible financial forecasts, and early identification of risks and trade-offs.Job Description\nDelivery Leadership\n\nLead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives across scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality.\n\nAnticipate delivery risks, dependencies, and constraints beyond what is explicitly documented.\n\nProactively identify and address issues before executive escalation is required.\n\nDrive disciplined execution while adapting approaches based on project complexity and business context.\n\nOwn project financial management, including: Budget planning, Forecasting, Variance analysis and Identification of cost risks and trade-off options\n\nEnsure formal project closeout, transition to operations, and lessons learned capture.\n\nGovernance & Decision Readiness\nOperate with PMO standards and governance as baseline expectations.\n\nPrepare executive-ready deliverables that anticipate leadership questions and decision friction.\n\nPresent clear options, trade-offs, impacts, and recommendations to sponsors and steering committees.\n\nEngage governance forums proactively rather than reactively.\n\nProvide accurate financial insights and recommendations to support executive decision-making.\n\nEscalate material issues through appropriate channels with complete context and recommended options.\n\nExecutive & Stakeholder Engagement\nServe as the primary delivery interface with senior leaders, including CIOs, VPs, and CXOs.\n\nTailor communications effectively for executive audiences.\n\nBuild and maintain strong sponsor relationships through transparency and credibility.\n\nNavigate competing stakeholder priorities with maturity and emotional intelligence.\n\nVendor & Partner Leadership\nLead vendor and partner delivery activities.\n\nHold implementation partners accountable for: Contractual commitments, Delivery milestones and Quality expectations\n\nIdentify vendor risks early and recommend corrective actions.\n\nEnsure vendor activities align with overall project goals and governance standards.\n\nPMO Influence & Mentorship\nModel mature delivery leadership and professional behaviors for Project Managers and Coordinators.\n\nMentor PMs through influence, example, and informal coaching.\n\nShare lessons learned and delivery insights to strengthen PMO practices.\n\nContribute to continuous improvement of Delivery processes, Governance practices and PMO standards\n\nResponsibilities may vary within the range of tasks and activities described.\nDecision Authority & Escalation\nFull authority for project-level delivery decisions, prioritization, and risk mitigation.\n\nResponsible for preparing and presenting decision-ready recommendations to sponsors and steering committees.\n\nEscalates cross-project, systemic, or portfolio-level risks to the Portfolio Manager.\n\nOperates as a trusted advisor within executive decision forums.\n\nFinancials & Budget\nProvide oversight and guidance on project financials for assigned initiatives.\n\nIdentify financial risks and trends as visibility improves.\n\nPartner with Project Managers to improve budget tracking, forecasting practices and financial narratives\n\nSupport effective communication of financial risks and trade-offs to senior leaders.\n\nContribute to increased financial maturity through coaching, standardization, and lessons learned.\n\nSuccess MeasuresThe successful Senior Project Manager will demonstrate:\n\nPredictable delivery of complex initiatives with minimal surprises.\n\nExecutive confidence and trust in delivery leadership.\n\nEarly identification and mitigation of risks and dependencies.\n\nHigh-quality escalation materials that enable efficient decision-making.\n\nPositive influence on PMO delivery maturity and team capability.\n\nQualifications\nBachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.\n\nMaster's degree or MBA preferred.\n\n8+ years of progressive project management experience, including complex enterprise-level initiatives.\n\nPMP, Scrum Master, or similar project management certification strongly preferred.\n\nAbility to travel 10% or less as needed.\n\nKnowledge & Experience\nExperience leading complex, multi-system initiatives involving data platforms, integrations and enterprise applications\n\nAbility to coordinate effectively across technical and business teams without serving as the functional subject matter expert.\n\nProven ownership of project financials, including budget planning, forecasting, variance management and financial reporting\n\nStrong proficiency with Smartsheet as a primary planning and tracking tool.\n\nExperience with project management platforms such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Asana and Azure DevOps.\n\nUnderstanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies and traditional predictive project management approaches.\n\nWorking knowledge of: data governance concepts, financial planning processes and system optimization practices.\n\nDemonstrated success managing distributed, cross-functional teams.\n\nHighly organized and adaptable with the ability to prioritize effectively, manage competing demands, and perform under pressure.\n\nSkills & Personal Qualities\nLeadership & Influence\nDemonstrated emotional intelligence and the ability to adapt communication styles based on audience and situation.\n\nStrong leadership presence with the ability to influence outcomes without formal authority.\n\nProven ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.\n\nExceptional verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics clearly to technical terms, business stakeholders, vendors and executive leadership\n\nStrong written communication skills, including executive status reporting, steering committe materials, decision ready presentations.\n\nSound judgment, especially in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.\n\nStrong sense of ownership and accountability for project outcomes.\n\nAbility to establish, manage, and recalibrate priorities to meet aggressive timelines.\n\nBusiness-oriented mindset with the ability to understand and communicate the purpose and value of initiatives.\n\nHigh attention to detail while maintaining focus on strategic objectives and outcomes.\n\nStrong time management and organizational skills.\n\nAbility to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.\n\nFlexibility to adjust working hours during critical project phases, stakeholder engagements, or executive reviews.\n\nActs as a role model for delivery discipline, professional behavior, leadership excellence, PMO best practices.\n\nCushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.\nThe compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.\nThe company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.\nThe compensation for the position is: $ 103,955.00 - $122,300.00Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email . 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