Manager - Project Management & Business Transformation

CompassX Group•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

CompassX is a boutique business and technology consulting firm that assists Fortune 500 and high-growth clients with strategic initiatives, including enterprise transformations and digital/data projects. With over 15 years of experience across various industries, CompassX has been recognized for its workplace culture. This role is for a Senior Project Management Consultant who has a career built on running technology implementations and is ready to take ownership of delivery outcomes in a boutique consulting setting. Project Managers at CompassX are not just coordinators; they drive complex, multi-workstream technology programs in demanding enterprise environments, working directly with senior client stakeholders and cross-functional delivery teams. The work involves 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 a significant advantage.

Requirements

5–10 years of experience managing enterprise technology programs (e.g., ERP rollouts, data platform implementations, digital transformation programs).
Experience in a consulting or professional services context.
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 in complex organizational environments.
A complementary secondary skill: business analysis, process design, change management, data literacy, or technical fluency in the platforms being managed.
Experience using AI tools in workflow and curiosity about their impact on delivery velocity and program outcomes.
Based in LA or Orange County, with the ability to be on-site at client locations in the SoCal area if required.

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology implementation programs, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder alignment throughout the full lifecycle.
Drive cross-functional coordination, ensuring delivery teams (engineers, architects, designers, business stakeholders) are aligned, unblocked, and progressing.
Surface and resolve issues early to prevent escalations.
Manage senior stakeholders by building trusted relationships, communicating program status clearly, navigating organizational dynamics, and providing constructive pushback 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.
Utilize AI tools to enhance program reporting, risk synthesis, meeting follow-up, and stakeholder communications, and assist clients in developing AI-enabled delivery practices.