Senior Manager, Strategic Project Management

Datasite • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

The Senior Manager of Strategic Project Management leads Datasite’s highest-priority cross-functional initiatives from definition through delivery. These initiatives include go-to-market readiness, acquisition integration, and business systems implementations. The role brings structure, speed, and accountability to complex, ambiguous work; uses AI-enabled tools and practices to improve planning, execution, and communication; and partners with executives and functional leaders to turn strategy into measurable outcomes.

The position owns multiple concurrent strategic initiatives end to end, establishes governance and accountability, manages risks and interdependencies, and ensures that work delivers intended business outcomes. It also leads stakeholder communication and change management, applies AI tools and automation to project delivery, improves repeatable delivery frameworks, and mentors project leads and cross-functional team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5–10 years of progressive experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or programs, ideally in a software, SaaS, or technology environment.
• Demonstrated success delivering at least two of the following: go-to-market launches, M&A integrations, or enterprise business systems implementations.
• Track record of managing multiple initiatives simultaneously with significant budgets, executive visibility, and many stakeholders.
• Strong command of waterfall, agile, and hybrid project and program management methodologies and tools.
• Strong financial, analytical, and business acumen.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level presentation skills, including the ability to distill complexity into clear recommendations.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve productivity and project outcomes, and a clear point of view on where AI adds value in project delivery.
• Strategic project and program management skills, with the ability to connect execution to business strategy and outcomes.
• Cross-functional leadership and ability to influence without authority.
• Risk management, problem solving, and sound judgment under pressure.
• Data-driven decision-making skills and fluency with business metrics, budgets, and reporting.
• AI fluency and openness to new tools, automation, and ways of working.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, or Prince2 certification.
• Experience in M&A, financial technology, or B2B SaaS environments.
• Experience leading change management and organizational adoption efforts.
• Experience working with global, distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent strategic initiatives, from business case and scoping through planning, execution, launch, and post-implementation review.
• Lead go-to-market readiness for new product and offering launches, pricing and packaging changes, and market expansion, coordinating relevant functional teams.
• Lead acquisition integration programs, including Day 1 readiness, integration planning, synergy tracking, and systems, process, people, and customer workstreams.
• Lead business systems implementations and transformations, including requirements alignment, vendor management, change management, and adoption.
• Define project charters, scope, success metrics, milestones, resourcing, budgets, ownership, and decision rights.
• Build and run program governance, including steering committees, operating cadences, RAID management, and escalation paths.
• Identify risks, interdependencies, and resource conflicts; drive resolution and recommend trade-offs to leadership.
• Track progress, spend, and benefits realization, ensuring initiatives deliver intended business outcomes.
• Provide executives and functional leaders with clear, concise, timely status updates, insights, and recommendations.
• Influence and align stakeholders without direct authority, build momentum, and resolve conflicts across teams.
• Lead change management and communications so affected employees, customers, and partners understand and adopt new ways of working.
• Apply AI tools and automation to accelerate project planning, status reporting, documentation, analysis, and knowledge capture; share effective practices.
• Evaluate and help implement AI-enabled capabilities and workflows within initiatives.
• Build and continuously improve playbooks, templates, and frameworks for strategic project delivery, integration, and launch readiness.
• Mentor and guide project leads and cross-functional team members on project management best practices.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off.
• Other employee benefits, with specific details provided during the interview process.
• The position may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or overtime if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior