Description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of strategic business and technology initiatives. This individual will manage multiple concurrent projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to drive complex enterprise initiatives. This role requires strong leadership, executive communication, portfolio management, and change management expertise.

Work Location: Onsite at UPC

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of multiple enterprise projects and programs.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while balancing competing priorities and business objectives.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure successful project execution.
• Facilitate project governance activities including steering committee meetings, executive reviews, status reporting, and decision-making sessions.
• Track project scope, timelines, costs, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Drive Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid project delivery methodologies based on project requirements.
• Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps aligned with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
• Coordinate resource planning, capacity management, and project prioritization across multiple initiatives.
• Lead organizational change management activities, including communication planning, stakeholder engagement, and business readiness.
• Ensure projects meet quality standards and business expectations while minimizing delivery risks.
• Prepare executive dashboards, project status reports, KPI metrics, and presentations for senior leadership.
• Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to achieve successful business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes, governance, and PMO best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience managing enterprise IT projects or programs.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale, cross-functional business and technology initiatives.
• Strong understanding of project management principles and governance frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with executive leadership and business stakeholders.

Required Technical Skills

Project Management

• Project Planning
• Program Management
• Portfolio Management
• Project Governance
• Resource Planning
• Budget Management
• Schedule Management
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Dependency Management
• Change Control

Delivery Methodologies

• Agile
• Scrum
• Waterfall
• Hybrid Delivery Models
• SAFe (Preferred)

Stakeholder Management

• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Steering Committee Facilitation
• Executive Presentations
• Status Reporting
• Vendor Management
• Cross-functional Team Leadership

Project Management Tools

• Asana
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Microsoft Project
• Confluence
• Microsoft Office Suite

Portfolio & Strategy

• Portfolio Roadmap Development
• Resource Capacity Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Business Prioritization
• PMO Governance

Change Management

• Organizational Change Management
• Business Readiness
• Communication Planning
• Training Coordination
• User Adoption

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate