Senior Project Manager

Great Minds•Dc, DC

16d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager plays a central role within the Marketing team, leading the execution of complex, cross-functional marketing initiatives and overseeing project delivery for an assigned line of business. This role is responsible for ensuring that marketing projects are effectively scoped, planned, resourced, and executed in alignment with business priorities and team capacity. Working in a fast-paced environment, the Senior Project Manager manages multiple high-impact projects simultaneously while maintaining visibility across the broader portfolio of work within their assigned area. They partner closely with Marketing leadership, Sales, Content, Creative, Digital, and other cross-functional teams to coordinate efforts, align on timelines, and ensure successful delivery of marketing initiatives. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed project plans, coordinating resources across multiple projects, and proactively identifying and mitigating risks. The Senior Project Manager leads cross-project communication, facilitates key stakeholder meetings, and ensures alignment across teams throughout the project lifecycle. In addition, the Senior Project Manager drives consistency and improvements in project management processes and workflows and may oversee or manage Project Managers supporting the same line of business, providing guidance to ensure high-quality and consistent execution. Success in this role requires strong leadership, the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity, and a proactive approach to balancing multiple priorities while maintaining clear communication and accountability across stakeholders.

Requirements

5+ years of project management experience, preferably in Marketing or related field.
Work in fast-paced environment and able to switch gears easily between projects
Understand the steps in the creative and campaign implementation process across all channels
Project Portfolio Management tool experience a plus
Thorough understanding of the fundamentals of project management, both Waterfall and Agile
Experience leading and managing people/other project managers.
Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

Manage and enforce the project intake process, including investigation and prioritization of new requests
Lead the planning and execution of complex, multi-channel marketing projects, ensuring delivery within agreed timelines and scope
Oversee project delivery across an assigned line of business, ensuring alignment and coordination across multiple concurrent initiatives
Gather and translate business and technical requirements into clear, actionable project plans
Develop and maintain detailed project documentation, including project plans, schedules, communication plans, and risk/issue tracking
Coordinate resources across projects, ensuring appropriate allocation of team members and alignment with project priorities
Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, managing communication across all phases of the project lifecycle
Lead cross-functional project teams to ensure alignment, accountability, and on-time delivery of project milestones
Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and conflicts across projects and implement mitigation strategies
Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and leadership, including key milestones and potential impacts
Facilitate project meetings, including kickoff, status, and post-project reviews
Identify opportunities to improve project workflows, processes, and team efficiency, and implement best practices
Provide guidance and oversight to Project Managers supporting the same line of business, ensuring consistency in execution and workload balance (if applicable)