Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager plays an integral role in our delivery organization by bringing structure clarity and control to complex Microsoft delivery engagements. The role is accountable for successful client outcomes predictable execution financial control and alignment to business value using Hitachi Solutions delivery methodology. This role is intended for an experienced consulting PM who can quickly stabilize delivery lead with transparency and operate as a trusted client and internal governance lead.

The Senior Project Manager will serve as a project delivery leader bringing together cross-functional talent from delivery architecture functional technical offshore PMO and client this role you are expected to establish ownership maintain disciplined plans and forecasts use KPIs to drive proactive action escalate early manage scope and change through process and demonstrate commercial judgement in decisions that affect margin risk and client outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

*Role is Remote - Must have authorization to work in the USA or Canada.

As a Senior Project Manager you will be responsible for:

• Owning end-to-end delivery of large complex projects that align to organizational objectives and client business outcomes. This role will be accountable for scope schedule budget quality risks issues dependencies change management and baseline control.
• Working with client and internal stakeholders to establish clear ownership decision rights communications cadence project goals success criteria and priority trade-offs.
• Facilitating risk issue and dependency management with proactive mitigation plans get-to-green actions business-impact clarity and early escalation where delivery or commercial outcomes are at risk.
• Applying Hitachi Solutions delivery methodology stage gates project health reviews and standard delivery practices while continuously improving execution quality.
• Managing project budgets of $2M - $10M with disciplined forecasting budget-vs-actual review estimate-at-complete awareness margin protection and proactive action on financial variance.
• Identifying scope movement leading re-estimation when needed and estimating creating and delivering Change Orders with clear client alignment and commercial rationale.
• Leading or supporting Steering Committee governance stage-gate readiness executive status reporting decision management and value/outcome alignment as required by the delivery process.
• Providing clear transparent action-oriented communication to customers and internal Hitachi Solutions stakeholders on progress risks decisions required delivery challenges and corrective actions.
• Contributing to PMO and Delivery Excellence process improvement by capturing lessons learned improving reusable delivery practices and adopting standard tools templates and reporting discipline.
• Providing first-line project escalation support to the team establishing accountability coaching delivery behaviors resolving conflicts and helping address capability or execution gaps.
• Leading teams through ambiguity while maintaining delivery control driving timely decisions balancing competing priorities and reinforcing execution discipline under pressure.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional services project management experience preferably in complex consulting delivery roles requiring rapid ramp-up and independent execution.
• Proven project management experience implementing ERP CRM Dynamics 365 Azure and/or broader cloud solutions in a client-facing consulting environment.
• Proven experience managing multi-platform multi-workstream projects across onshore offshore client and delivery teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management business and IT executives customers vendors and internal delivery leadership through clear concise action-oriented reporting.
• Strong balance of business acumen commercial judgement stakeholder leadership and team leadership without relying on formal authority.
• Applied experience with project management principles and delivery approaches such as Agile Scrum SAFe CPM Waterfall hybrid delivery and standard governance controls.
• Proven success delivering measurable project outcomes in a consulting environment including predictable execution client trust scope control and financial discipline.
• Proven success leading teams of 20 consultants across multiple time zones including offshore resources with clear ownership cadence and accountability.

Qualifications :

Must-have skills

• ERP implementation experience. (Microsoft Preferred)
• Consultancy implementation partner experience.
• Demonstrated project controls expertise including maintaining detailed project plans managing scope schedule and budget baselines tracking actual progress and financial performance analyzing variances and driving proactive corrective actions throughout the project lifecycle.

Preferred Skills

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science CIS Business Management or related field
• PMP certification
• Advanced proficiency with Azure DevOps Microsoft Project and project delivery tooling
• Demonstrated expertise in schedule management critical path analysis baseline control forecasting and project controls
• Experience with Power BI and KPI-driven delivery management
• Experience managing project financials including EACs margin management variance analysis and commercial forecasting
• Experience leading executive governance project health reviews and stage-gate processes
• Experience delivering Microsoft cloud ERP CRM or digital transformation programs
• CSM PMI-ACP SAFe or equivalent agile delivery certification

Additional Information :

Base Salary Pay Range*: $208200 - $247000 CAD

*The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills relevant to the role internal equity alignment with market data or other law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

NOTE: WHILE THIS ROLE IS REMOTE YOU MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR ABLE TO WORK WITHIN CANADA WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP.

Other Compensation / Benefit Overview

In addition to Base Salary the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the following plans / programs upon satisfying all hiring requirements:

• Bonus Plan
• Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance and Disability Programs
• Retirement Savings with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Arrangements including Remote Work

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

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We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1