Senior Project Manager, Business Transformation

Algolia

3d•$129,500 - $160,000

About The Position

Algolia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead individual workstreams within its broader business transformation program. The role supports the implementation, development, and iteration of workstreams aligned with the overall transformation strategy. The project manager plans, executes, and delivers projects that improve business operations across process redesign, systems implementation, and organizational change, working closely with the Transformation Lead and business stakeholders to ensure outcomes are adopted and sustained. The position owns assigned projects from end to end, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, resourcing, delivery, and closure. It coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, maintains project controls and reporting, manages changes and risks, and partners with change management resources. The role also conducts stage reviews, makes go/no-go recommendations to the steering committee, and captures lessons learned. Candidates must be based in US Eastern Time. Success in the first six months includes onboarding to several active transformation workstreams, establishing a reliable status-reporting cadence, and becoming comfortable with follow-ups among cross-functional team members.

Requirements

At least 6 years of project management experience.
At least 6 years of experience managing multiple end-to-end project life cycles.
Ability to identify project risks and prepare contingency and project recovery plans.
Ability to quickly gain the trust and respect of senior stakeholders and outside vendors.
Experience budgeting, scoping, scheduling, and driving projects from initiation to delivery.
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders with competing priorities and drive alignment across business users, vendors, and stakeholders.
Strong working knowledge of project management fundamentals, including charters, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and change control.
Comfort working in structured waterfall and iterative Agile delivery environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical or operational complexity into clear executive updates.
Experience with project tracking tools such as Smartsheet and Jira/Confluence, and standard reporting formats.
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Must be based in US Eastern Time.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience involving business transformation, process improvement, or systems implementation.
Experience in business transformation projects and implementations involving multiple teams and focused on financial and operational results.
Experience driving behavioral change, including designing change strategy, assessing stakeholder impact, and evaluating organizational readiness.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality.
Translate transformation charters into detailed project plans with milestones, owners, and dependencies.
Run regular RYG status reporting and escalate risks and blockers before they become critical.
Facilitate cross-functional working sessions with stakeholders in Operations, IT, Finance, and other impacted teams.
Maintain project RAID logs and drive mitigation actions to closure.
Manage resource needs in coordination with the team's capacity-planning process.
Partner with change management resources to support adoption as well as technical completion of deliverables.
Conduct stage reviews and present go/no-go recommendations to the steering committee.
Run post-implementation reviews and capture lessons learned for the broader team.
Oversee the implementation, delivery, and closure of multiple projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
Work with stakeholders to define project scope, timelines, required resources, and risk-management plans.
Define clear roles and responsibilities for participating team members.
Lead multiple project streams and achieve planned timelines.
Identify risks and prepare contingency and recovery plans in case of project delays.
Develop strategies for efficient resource planning and allocation aligned with the team's strategy.
Apply change-management processes to manage stakeholder expectations and project changes, including added features or requirements, extended deadlines, and additional budget.