On-Site Senior Project Manager - Agile / Hybrid...

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for end to end delivery governance for complex technology initiatives in an Agile/Hybrid delivery environment. This role focuses on cross team coordination, financial management, risk and dependency management, and executive reporting, while partnering closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams to ensure outcomes are achieved in alignment with enterprise standards.

The Senior Project Manager does not perform Scrum Master duties, but enables successful Agile execution through planning, oversight, and stakeholder alignment.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Execution Oversight

• Lead and coordinate delivery across technology, business, and vendor teams to ensure integrated execution and alignment to business outcomes

• Ensure projects are executed in compliance with enterprise SDLC and PMLC standards, including governance, controls, and documentation

• Establish and maintain integrated project plans that align Agile team delivery with upstream/downstream dependencies

• Manage scope, schedule, and delivery commitments across the lifecycle of the initiative

Agile / Hybrid Delivery Enablement

• Partner with Scrum Masters and Product Owners to align sprint level execution with overall project milestones and commitments

• Facilitate cross team dependency management and resolution of delivery blockers that extend beyond the Scrum team

• Translate Agile delivery progress into clear, executive level project status and forecasts

• Support Agile ceremonies as needed (e.g., PI or release planning) from a coordination and governance perspective, not facilitation

Financial Management

• Own project financials including budget development, forecasting, actuals tracking, and variance analysis

• Partner with finance and portfolio teams to ensure accurate capitalization, OpEx/CapEx tracking, and forecasting

• Provide financial transparency and early risk identification related to funding, capacity, or cost variances

Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management

• Maintain a comprehensive RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)

• Proactively identify, assess, and escalate risks and issues with clear mitigation plans

• Drive timely decision making and resolution through governance forums and leadership engagement

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

• Deliver consistent, accurate project status reporting (schedule, scope, financials, risks, dependencies)

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, adapting messaging for technical, business, and executive audiences

• Prepare executive level materials for steering committees, leadership reviews, and portfolio governance

Governance & Leadership

• Ensure adherence to enterprise project governance, audit requirements, and delivery controls

• Responsible for gathering and submitting appropriate SDLK/PMLC documents to the EPMO

• Responsible for ensuring enterprise phase gates are complete at the appropriate time in the initiative lifecycle.

• 7-10 years of progressive experience in project management, delivering complex technology initiatives

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment (preferably fintech or banking).

• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile or Hybrid Agile/Waterfall environment

• Strong understanding of Agile concepts (Scrum, iterative delivery, incremental releases) and how they integrate with traditional project governance

• Proven experience managing budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting for technology projects

• Advanced skills in stakeholder management, communication, and executive reporting * Project Management certification (PMP, PgMP, or equivalent)

• Experience supporting enterprise Agile transformations or scaled delivery environments

• Experience working with portfolio management, financial governance, or enterprise PMO models

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred