Senior Project Manager, Government Solutions

Archistar•Austin, TX

7d•Remote

About The Position

Archistar is using artificial intelligence to address the global housing crisis by partnering with municipal governments, planning authorities, and property developers. Their AI-powered platform modernizes planning systems, streamlines development approvals, and accelerates housing delivery. The company is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, Government Solutions based in Austin, Texas, to lead the implementation and delivery of complex enterprise projects for government customers. This role involves working at the intersection of AI, government digital transformation, urban planning, and enterprise SaaS delivery, playing a critical part in modernizing how cities are planned, approved, and built.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in project management, implementation management, or program delivery within a customer-facing technology environment.
Proven experience delivering enterprise SaaS, software implementation, or digital transformation projects.
Experience managing complex stakeholder environments across multiple teams and seniority levels.
Strong understanding of project management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage project risks, timelines, budgets, and competing priorities.
Experience working closely with technical, product, and engineering teams.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across time zones and distributed teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
Candidates must be based in the Austin area (preferrably) and/or in the state of Texas, and are legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with local or state government agencies, public-sector organizations or regulated industries.
Experience supporting organizational change management or large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with US public-sector procurement, governance, compliance or technology implementation environments.
Experience within GovTech, PropTech, civic technology, urban planning, infrastructure or smart-city environments.
Knowledge of permitting, planning, development or land-use processes is considered a strong advantage.
PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management certifications are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise government implementation projects from contract signature through go-live and post-implementation support.
Own project scope, timelines, milestones, budgets, risks, and delivery outcomes.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans and implementation roadmaps.
Ensure projects are delivered in alignment with contractual commitments and customer expectations.
Act as the primary delivery contact for government customers and strategic partners.
Build strong working relationships with customer stakeholders across technical, operational, and executive levels.
Facilitate governance meetings, status updates, and executive reporting.
Manage stakeholder expectations and proactively resolve delivery issues and risks.
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Technical teams to translate customer requirements into actionable delivery plans.
Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment throughout implementation.
Support successful deployment of AI-powered planning and permitting solutions within customer environments.
Drive customer readiness activities including stakeholder alignment, process redesign support, training coordination, and end-user adoption.
Help customers successfully navigate organizational and operational change associated with digital transformation initiatives.
Monitor project performance and proactively identify risks, blockers, and dependencies.
Ensure project milestones and customer acceptance criteria are completed to support invoicing and revenue recognition.
Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery frameworks, implementation methodologies, and operational processes.
Manage multiple concurrent projects across the United States, Canada and Australia.