Senior Project Manager

OUTFRONT Media • New York, NY

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About The Position

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

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)

What This Job Offers

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