Senior Project Manager

Outfront Media•New York, NY

21d•$145,000 - $165,000

About The Position

About OUTFRONT We are one of North America’s most innovative media companies. We leverage the power of creative excellence, unbeatable locations, and smart audience data to change the game for advertisers. Our purpose as a company is to help people, places, and businesses grow stronger. To do this, we make meaningful connections between brands and people when they are outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of out-of-home assets including billboards, transit, and mobile displays across the U.S. We connect diverse audiences across over 150 markets and conduct our business considering all our stakeholders from clients and employees to the communities where we operate. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes the growth of our people. Come join our industry-leading team! What We Offer OUTFRONT offers a comprehensive benefits program including: Medical, Dental, Vision (including same and opposite-sex domestic partners) HSA and FSA plans, Family Benefits, Pet Benefits 401(k) Plan with an Employer Match Paid Time Off, Commuter Benefits, Educational Assistance Robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program including seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Job Summary The Senior Project Manager is a delivery leader within the PMO responsible for executing large, cross-functional IT initiatives using governance standards and reporting frameworks. This role owns day-to-day delivery for assigned programs by building integrated plans, managing risks and dependencies, and driving predictable milestone achievement. The Senior Project Manager partners closely with IT leadership, business sponsors, and vendors, contributes to continuous improvement of PMO practices, and is accountable for consistent, high-quality execution across initiatives. Success in this role means: On-time milestone achievement Clear ownership across teams High-quality, stable releases Accurate and transparent executive reporting Typical Initiatives You May Lead To calibrate scope, this role typically leads initiatives such as: Enterprise application or systems integration initiatives Data platform or analytics modernization efforts Infrastructure modernization programs Vendor-delivered SaaS platform implementations Typical Project Scale 10–30+ cross-functional contributors Multi-quarter timelines (6–18 months) External vendors and system integrators involved Executive-level visibility What You’ll Do Integrated Planning & Schedule Management Develop and maintain a detailed, end-to-end integrated project plan Ensure workstreams are clearly sequenced, estimated, and owned Monitor and manage the critical path to protect key milestones Re-baseline plans as needed while maintaining timeline discipline Align business, IT, and vendor plans into a single integrated delivery view Driving Execution & Completion Facilitate clear commitment alignment across teams Monitor milestone health and identify early indicators of slippage Surface trade-offs and decisions required to protect timelines Coordinate cross-team dependencies to prevent bottlenecks Support structured cutovers, testing cycles, and go-live events Risk, Dependency & Issue Management Maintain a live RAID log with clear mitigation owners and target dates Proactively identify cross-team and vendor dependencies Escalate risks thoughtfully and with proposed resolution paths Prevent last-minute surprises through disciplined follow-up Executive and Stakeholder Communication Provide concise, data-driven status reporting Clearly articulate risks, trade-offs, and timeline impacts Facilitate steering committee meetings Build strong working relationships across business and technology teams Agile and Delivery Discipline Lead Agile delivery practices across one or more teams Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization Track velocity, burn rates, and milestone readiness Drive estimation discipline and forecasting accuracy Operate within PMO governance and reporting standards

Requirements

7+ years managing large, cross-functional IT or digital initiatives
Proven delivery of multi-quarter, cross-functional programs
Experience leading Agile delivery across multiple teams
Strong working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models
Hands-on experience building and managing integrated project plans
Experience managing vendor and third-party delivery partners
Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and enterprise collaboration tools
Organized with strong attention to detail
Structured, disciplined approach to planning and execution
Clear and confident communicator
Strong ownership mindset
Comfortable navigating ambiguity while maintaining plan integrity
Collaborative and solutions-oriented

Nice To Haves

PMP strongly preferred
CSM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certification
Experience in enterprise IT, systems integration, platform delivery
Experience contributing to PMO standards or delivery governance frameworks

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a detailed, end-to-end integrated project plan
Ensure workstreams are clearly sequenced, estimated, and owned
Monitor and manage the critical path to protect key milestones
Re-baseline plans as needed while maintaining timeline discipline
Align business, IT, and vendor plans into a single integrated delivery view
Facilitate clear commitment alignment across teams
Monitor milestone health and identify early indicators of slippage
Surface trade-offs and decisions required to protect timelines
Coordinate cross-team dependencies to prevent bottlenecks
Support structured cutovers, testing cycles, and go-live events
Maintain a live RAID log with clear mitigation owners and target dates
Proactively identify cross-team and vendor dependencies
Escalate risks thoughtfully and with proposed resolution paths
Prevent last-minute surprises through disciplined follow-up
Provide concise, data-driven status reporting
Clearly articulate risks, trade-offs, and timeline impacts
Facilitate steering committee meetings
Build strong working relationships across business and technology teams
Lead Agile delivery practices across one or more teams
Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization
Track velocity, burn rates, and milestone readiness
Drive estimation discipline and forecasting accuracy
Operate within PMO governance and reporting standards

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision (including same and opposite-sex domestic partners)
HSA and FSA plans
Family Benefits
Pet Benefits
401(k) Plan with an Employer Match
Paid Time Off
Commuter Benefits
Educational Assistance
Robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program including seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)