Senior Project Manager (New Development Program Management)

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Management is responsible for leading and overseeing the successful delivery of strategic, cross-functional, and enterprise-wide initiatives that support the Company's business objectives and transformation agenda.

The incumbent establishes project management standards, governance frameworks, and execution methodologies to ensure projects are effectively planned, managed, monitored, and delivered within approved scope, timeline, budget, and quality requirements.

The role partners with business leaders, functional teams, and stakeholders across the organization to drive project prioritization, portfolio management, resource optimization, risk management, and change adoption, while ensuring alignment with the Company's strategic objectives.

Primary Responsibility

Enterprise Project & Portfolio Management

• Lead and oversee the planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of enterprise-wide projects and strategic initiatives.
• Establish and manage project portfolios to ensure alignment with organizational priorities and business objectives.
• Monitor project performance, milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, and resource utilization across multiple initiatives.
• Provide project governance, oversight, and direction to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Drive effective project prioritization and resource planning across the organization.

Governance & Project Management Frameworks

• Develop, implement, and continuously enhance enterprise project management methodologies, standards, tools, and governance frameworks.
• Establish project controls, reporting requirements, stage-gate reviews, and project assurance mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements, policies, procedures, and project management standards.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and executive project reviews.
• Promote consistent project management practices across business functions.

Strategic Planning & Business Partnership

• Partner with business leaders to evaluate initiatives, define project objectives, and develop implementation roadmaps.
• Support strategic planning, business transformation, and organizational change initiatives.
• Assess project feasibility, business impacts, risks, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Provide recommendations to management on project prioritization, investment decisions, and execution strategies.
• Ensure project outcomes deliver intended business benefits and value realization.

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• Establish and maintain project risk and issue management processes.
• Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, constraints, and escalations.
• Lead resolution of critical project issues and facilitate stakeholder decision-making.
• Oversee organizational change management activities to support successful project implementation and adoption.
• Monitor project health and implement corrective actions where necessary.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
• Provide timely project updates, executive reports, dashboards, and presentations to senior management.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support executive decision-making through accurate project insights and performance reporting.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8-10 years of project management, business transformation, consulting, operational excellence, or related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership or management experience leading cross-functional projects and teams.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, complex, and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Experience in portfolio management, governance, organizational change management, and stakeholder management.
• Experience working with senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, Agile, MSP, or equivalent project management certification is preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and portfolio management practices.
• Strong strategic thinking, planning, and business acumen.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing business demands.
• Strong risk management, change management, and organizational transformation capabilities.
• Proficiency in project management, reporting, and collaboration tools.