Senior Project Manager - Utility domain

Capgemini • Chicago, IL

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Capgemini team offers extensive career opportunities and provides mentoring and coaching for teammates. This role is an experienced professional with a strong background in software development. Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.

Requirements

• 12+ years in Technical Project / Delivery Management roles
• Extensive experience working on Utility domain project
• Systems Integration (SI) experience with proven delivery ownership
• Proven track record of turning around challenging projects
• Strong experience managing custom-developed enterprise applications
• Strong experience managing global (onshore-offshore) delivery teams
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution along with governance or reporting
• Strong understanding of SDLC, delivery lifecycle, and engineering workflows
• Experience handling performance management and delivery escalations

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading complex technology programs, aligning delivery with product, engineering, and business roadmaps.
• Expert in using Jira for program planning, dependency management, release tracking, and executive-level reporting.
• Strong financial understanding to manage program budgets, forecasts, and cost optimization in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Proven experience working in a multi-vendor and distributed delivery model, ensuring seamless collaboration and accountability.
• Own portfolio and program planning, tracking, and monitoring, driving risk management, milestones, and value realization.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed