Forbes Technical Consulting
Senior Project Manager
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$162,240 – $172,640 / year
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
14 October 2026
What they need
Senior Project Manager – Digital Transformation
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate multiple projects supporting a broader Digital Transformation program . This individual will manage projects from discovery through delivery and serve as the day-to-day point of contact across internal teams, external partners, and key stakeholders.
The ideal candidate has strong experience managing complex, cross-functional technology initiatives and is comfortable owning project plans, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, and executive-level communication.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create, manage, and execute detailed project plans supporting digital transformation initiatives.
- Manage multiple projects throughout the full lifecycle, from discovery and planning through testing and delivery.
- Define project scope, goals, milestones, and deliverables in partnership with senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Coordinate cross-functional resources, establish timelines, and assign responsibilities.
- Track project progress, budgets, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
- Prepare and communicate project status updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Proactively identify and manage risks across interconnected projects and workstreams.
- Partner closely with internal teams, vendors, and other departments to keep projects moving forward.
- Facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and drive accountability.
- Support testing, documentation, and training/readiness activities as projects move toward implementation.
- Adapt to changing project requirements while maintaining alignment with overall business objectives.
- Set and manage expectations across project teams and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- 7–10 years of Project Management experience , preferably within technology or digital transformation environments.
- Experience managing software development and/or web and mobile application projects .
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of project planning, resource management, budgeting, risk management, issue resolution, and change control.
- Experience identifying and managing dependencies across multiple teams and workstreams.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate detailed project information into clear, high-level status updates.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Highly self-motivated with the ability to quickly understand new projects and drive execution.
- Experience with standard project management tools and methodologies.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence is a plus.
- PMP certification is a plus.
Ideal Background:
We’re looking for someone who can balance the big picture with the details —a hands-on Project Manager who can quickly step into an active transformation environment, bring structure to complex initiatives, coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders, and proactively drive projects through successful delivery.
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