Senior Consulting Project Manager

IANS•Boston, MA

2d•$108,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

IANS is seeking a Senior Consulting Project Manager (Senior CPM) for its Project Delivery team. Reporting to the Director of Consulting Delivery Services, this role oversees a large portfolio of opportunities and projects, including IANS’ largest and most complex engagements, in support of annual bookings and revenue targets. The Senior CPM also helps establish team best practices, improve internal processes, and train and mentor new CPMs. This hybrid role is based in IANS’ Boston office and requires onsite presence at least two days per week. Travel for client visits or presentations may be required for less than 5% of the time. The compensation range is $108,000–$145,000 plus bonus. IANS is an intelligence partner for enterprise CISOs and security leaders, providing advisory services, peer benchmarking, and proprietary data. Its MCP connector and Vendor Intelligence Database (VID) platform deliver security intelligence and structured benchmarks. The Senior CPM partners with clients, Faculty experts, Sales, and internal stakeholders to define engagement objectives, scope consulting work, and deliver projects. The role also forecasts revenue and completion dates, monitors project risks and opportunities, develops delivery resources, contributes to consulting offerings, and supports the development of newer CPMs. There are no people-management responsibilities.

Requirements

5–7 years of project management experience.
Demonstrated ownership of large-scale, multi-phase, and/or high-impact engagements.
Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality results.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Ability to build security subject-matter expertise and learn core security domains if new to information security.
Strong communication, relationship-building, judgment, follow-through, and attention to detail, as described in the role profile.

Nice To Haves

Experience in IT or cybersecurity is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Partner with clients, Faculty experts, and internal stakeholders to define engagement objectives and desired outcomes.
Participate in scoping conversations and create Statements of Work in collaboration with Faculty partners.
Connect Sales and Delivery, using judgment to help shape deal timing, scope, and pricing before contracts are signed.
Independently manage and deliver a large portfolio of client engagements in support of quarterly revenue and bookings targets.
Manage IANS’ largest and most complex engagements, including multiple complex projects and high-impact opportunities simultaneously.
Develop a deep understanding of consulting offerings and Sales processes to lead client calls across delivery and selling lifecycles.
Seek feedback from clients and Faculty to assess engagement experience and satisfaction, and champion improvements as needed.
Build partnerships with Faculty to improve consulting project quality and impact, and help identify and create new consulting offerings.
Create and maintain playbooks, templates, and other internal assets for the Consulting Delivery team.
Forecast revenue and project completion dates for assigned projects, maintaining forecast accuracy and pipeline control.
Proactively identify and communicate project risks and upside.
Use project management skills and product knowledge to accelerate timelines, identify trends, and implement team-level process improvements.
Help onboard and mentor new CPMs on complex engagement management, client escalations, product nuances, and delivery standards.
Model effective Sales–Delivery and Faculty–Delivery partnerships for newer CPMs.
Collaborate with internal teams to drive continuous improvement across the Consulting Delivery lifecycle.