Manager - Project Management & Business Transformation

CompassX Group•Los Angeles, CA

68d•$120,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CompassX is a boutique business and technology consulting firm that assists Fortune 500 and high-growth clients in achieving their most strategic initiatives, including enterprise transformations and digital/data-driven projects. With over 15 years of experience, CompassX has a proven track record across various industries such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, consumer products, and quick service restaurants. The firm has been recognized as a three-time winner of Consulting Magazine’s Best Boutique Firms to Work For, a “Best Place to Work” in Southern California, and one of INC.’s 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. This role is for a Senior Project Management Consultant who has a career built on running technology implementations and is seeking to apply that expertise in a boutique consulting setting with significant ownership over delivery outcomes. In this role, Project Managers are not mere coordinators; they will drive complex, multi-workstream technology programs in demanding enterprise environments, collaborating directly with senior client stakeholders and cross-functional delivery teams. The work encompasses digital transformation, data platform rollouts, enterprise system implementations, and AI-enabled modernization programs. A secondary skill such as business analysis, change management, process design, or technical fluency is considered a significant advantage.

Requirements

5-10 years of experience managing enterprise technology programs, such as ERP rollouts, data platform implementations, or digital transformation programs.
Experience in a consulting or professional services environment, with the ability to onboard quickly, establish credibility, and operate independently.
Strong command of program and project management fundamentals, including planning, risk management, change control, and escalation handling.
Comfortable presenting to senior client leadership and operating within complex organizational structures.
A complementary secondary skill, such as business analysis, process design, change management, data literacy, or technical fluency in managed platforms.
Experience using AI tools in a professional workflow and curiosity about their application in improving delivery velocity and program outcomes.
Based in LA or Orange County, with the ability to be on-site at client locations in the Southern California area as required.

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent certification is welcomed.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology implementation programs, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder alignment throughout the full lifecycle.
Coordinate delivery teams, including engineers, architects, designers, and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment, removing blockers, and driving progress. Identify and resolve issues proactively to prevent escalations.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with client leadership, communicate program status clearly, navigate organizational dynamics, and assertively push back when necessary.
Establish project infrastructure, including governance cadences, RAID logs, status reporting, decision logs, and change control processes.
Contribute to engagements beyond pure project management, such as business analysis, requirements facilitation, change management planning, or vendor coordination, depending on the specific needs of the engagement.
Utilize AI tools to enhance program reporting, risk synthesis, meeting follow-ups, and stakeholder communications, and assist clients in developing AI-enabled delivery practices.