Project Manager - Advanced

Clarus is a pet health technology company transforming pet healthcare through trusted information, connected systems, and simplified pet insurance operations. The Project Manager - Advanced will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, create structure in ambiguous environments, and drive execution, accountability, and business outcomes across multiple functions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead high-impact, business-critical initiatives that span multiple functions, teams, and stakeholders
• Translate company strategy and leadership priorities into clear objectives, decisions, roadmaps, and execution plans
• Serve as a trusted partner to business and executive leaders, driving alignment, decision-making, and accountability
• Navigate complex dependencies, competing priorities, and organizational change to achieve business outcomes
• Support Data and Engineering teams through capacity planning, prioritization, and delivery management, while maintaining flexibility to lead cross-functional initiatives across the broader organization
• Own delivery of a cross-functional project or dedicated business workstream from planning through completion
• Build and manage project plans, timelines, dependencies, milestones, and success criteria
• Proactively identify, mitigate, and escalate risks, issues, and blockers to protect commitments
• Provide clear visibility into progress, decisions, and tradeoffs to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery
• Drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces where goals, scope, or pathways may not be fully defined
• Design and implement lightweight, scalable processes, templates, and operating rhythms to improve execution as the business grows
• Continuously improve how Clarus plans, tracks, launches, and executes initiatives across teams
• Develop executive-ready updates, dashboards, and leadership readouts that provide clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and outcomes
• Serve as a primary point of coordination across functions for assigned initiatives
• Facilitate governance forums, status reviews, and decision-making processes across stakeholders
• Ensure commitments, decisions, actions, and escalations are documented, communicated, and tracked to resolution
• Influence without authority by building trust, aligning incentives, and keeping teams focused on outcomes

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in project/program management, consulting, operations, or similar roles leading cross‑functional initiatives
• Strong experience leading complex business initiatives or transformation programs in high‑growth or evolving environments
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution in ambiguity and create structure where processes do not yet exist
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills; comfortable working with senior leaders and executive teams
• Proven ability to lead teams of 5–15+ contributors across multiple functions (Data, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Ops, Finance, Legal)
• Hands‑on experience with project management methodologies and tools (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid); strong at building pragmatic systems for visibility and accountability
• Self-starter who operates independently, prioritizes effectively, and owns outcomes, not just tasks
• Experience in technology, SaaS, or product‑driven organizations strongly preferred
• You must be authorized to work in the U.S
• Hours are flexible, but availability during core business hours (Eastern) is expected
• Requires travel of up to 10%