Project Manager, Lead

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced professional to lead and deliver multiple internal and client-facing projects with clarity, control, and confidence. This role combines project delivery expertise with strategic consulting capabilities, requiring strong stakeholder management and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Delivery Management

• Manage and deliver multiple internal and client-facing projects (strategy, transformation, or implementation) with clarity, control, and confidence
• Ensure adherence to PMO lifecycle phases (Initiate → Plan → Execute → Control → Close) while maintaining flexibility for Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches
• Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope definition, workstream planning, milestone tracking, and post-implementation reviews
• Drive strategic alignment by ensuring projects tie to organizational OKRs, value priorities, and business case benefits (cost savings, revenue growth, risk mitigation)
• Own project governance, including steering committee updates, executive briefings, and risk/escalation management

Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for engagements, ensuring accountability across cross-functional teams (internal and client)
• Engage with C-level executives and business sponsors to align on objectives, manage expectations, and drive high-impact decisions
• Conduct discovery workshops to define project scope, success metrics, and critical milestones
• Apply hypothesis-driven problem-solving to break down complex challenges and structure actionable recommendations
• Develop client-ready deliverables (decks, dashboards, progress reports) with clear insights and executive-level storytelling

Operational Excellence & Reporting

• Maintain real-time visibility into project health via Power BI dashboards, status reports, and risk/issue logs
• Track productivity, capacity utilization, and engagement health across assigned projects
• Lead PMO and steering committee reviews, presenting progress, risks, and mitigation plans
• Optimize resource allocation (internal teams, vendors, contractors) to maximize efficiency and delivery quality