Senior Project Manager
We are seeking a highly dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our team. We are looking for an individual with a strong bias toward action someone with a pragmatic let's get stuff done mindset. A great project management function acts as the catalyst within an organization, unblocking issues, streamlining workflows, ensuring clarity, and empowering teams to execute at their best. We desire someone proactive, structured, and an exceptional communicator (both written and verbal). The ideal candidate has experience in high-pressure environments, meticulously manages details, and possesses a strong sense of ownership. A top-tier project manager will delve deep into the product, understand its nuances, ask critical questions, and add significant value beyond mere status reporting. They keep projects on track, and when deviations occur, they precisely understand why, and actively drive the course correction.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full end-to-end project lifecycle from initiation through planning, execution, and delivery for technical and operational initiatives.
- Drive project execution with a strong bias for action, ensuring forward momentum at all times.
- Partner with product, engineering, design, operations, and business teams to define scope, milestones, and delivery expectations.
- Build detailed project plans that offer visibility, transparency, and predictability across stakeholders.
- Facilitate working sessions, cross-functional syncs, reviews, and checkpoints, maintaining strong alignment and communication.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers early; drive mitigation strategies with urgency.
- Provide clear, structured reporting, dashboards, and project updates including direct presentations to senior leadership.
- Ensure resources are well-utilized, teams are unblocked, and timelines are adhered to.
- Conduct retrospectives, refine processes, and introduce best practices that improve execution quality and SDLC efficiency.
- Contribute to the development and evolution of internal PM frameworks, tools, and standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of project management experience, preferably in SaaS, software development, or digital product companies.
- Proven success managing technical, cross-functional, fast-moving programs using Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
- Ability to work with ambiguity, ask the right questions, and bring clarity to complex situations.
- Strong analytical, planning, and decision-making abilities with the skill to balance priorities under pressure.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to influence, align, and drive outcomes across stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- Experience in building and presenting concise project reports and executive summaries.
- Proficiency with PM tools such as Jira, Asana, Trello, Smartsheet, or similar.
- Professional certifications (PMP, CSM, etc.) are a plus.
- Must be flexible to work during US hours (until at least 5 PM EST), and must have their own system/work setup for remote work.
What We're Looking For (Your Profile)
- Action-oriented: You move fast, eliminate ambiguity, and maintain strong momentum.
- Detail-driven: You stay on top of every dependency, timeline, and deliverable.
- Proactive: You identify risks before they happen and drive solutions early.
- Clear communicator: You convey information crisply written and verbal and keep everyone aligned.
- Calm under pressure: High-stakes situations don't faze you; you operate with clarity and structure.
- Accountable: You own the outcome whether things go right or wrong and you drive the path forward.
- Collaborative: You work across teams with empathy, influence, and purpose.
- Strategic thinker: You understand the product deeply and add value beyond just project timelines.
Your Daily Impact
- Drive multiple parallel projects with clarity and structure.
- Maintain a deep understanding of product and technical requirements.
- Resolve blockers quickly and escalate when needed.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.
- Share crisp, actionable updates with leadership and the C-suite.
- Continuously improve processes and execution quality.
During the interview process, you will be expected to walk us through real-life examples of complex, large-scale projects you've managed and how you navigated challenges, ambiguity, and stakeholder expectations.
