**Principal Duties and Responsibilities** **Strategic Leadership & Senior Stakeholder Engagement** + Provide end-to-end leadership of large, business-critical IT projects, ensuring alignment with executive expectations and enterprise strategy. + Engage, influence, and manage senior stakeholders, including directors, VPs, and cross-functional leadership teams, ensuring clear communication, timely escalations, and well-informed decision-making. + Develop and maintain comprehensive communication plans, ensuring consistent, transparent, and effective updates to senior management and key stakeholders. + Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, providing insights on risks, mitigation strategies, and project health. **Project Delivery & Governance** + Lead all phases of project execution—from initiation and planning to delivery and closure—using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies as appropriate. + Utilize the PPM tool for project reporting, executive dashboards, resource forecasting, and overall governance management. + Build and manage complex project schedules, dependencies, and workstreams, ensuring timely delivery through strong oversight and proactive issue resolution. **Risk, Issue, and Change Management** + Lead structured risk assessment and mitigation planning at both tactical and strategic levels, ensuring early detection and escalation of risks that may impact senior leadership priorities. + Manage the resolution of complex issues requiring coordination across multiple senior teams and business units. + Support and drive organizational change, ensuring adoption of new processes, technologies, and standards across highly visible initiatives. **Cross-Functional Collaboration & Best Practices** + Partner extensively with cross-functional teams to define requirements, align expectations, and ensure seamless execution across technical and business groups. + Develop, maintain, and promote project management standards and best practices, playing an active role in uplifting PMO maturity across the organization. + Network with senior internal and external stakeholders to support solutioning, governance, and best-practice adoption. **Education** + Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. **Experience and Required Skills** **Leadership & Stakeholder Management** + Minimum 7–10 years of IT project management experience (or 5+ years with a master’s degree) successfully delivering high-risk, high-visibility initiatives with strong executive involvement. + Demonstrated ability to lead senior stakeholders, resolve conflicts diplomatically, and influence outcomes in a matrixed, senior-level environment. + Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to executive audiences. **Technical & PM Expertise** + PMP certification required; Scrum Master or similar agile certifications preferred. + Strong grounding in recognized project management methodologies, planning, and risk management techniques. + Proven experience in operational IT environments and managing large-scale Infrastructure programs (data center, network, server). + Experience with application development and the software development lifecycle. + Proficiency with ServiceNow PPM is a strong advantage. The rate of pay for this position will depend on the successful candidate’s work location and qualifications, including relevant education, work experience, skills, and competencies. Rate: $117,700 - $176,600 for Waltham, MA Benefit Overview: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, parental leave and potential for performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance. **EOE, disability/veterans**