Sr Project Manager

Pilot Company is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead complex enterprise projects from planning through closure, owning delivery, project finances, schedules, resources, scope, quality, and risks. The role aligns cross-functional teams and vendors, reports project health and roadblocks to executives, and delivers initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for driving the day-to-day management of enterprise projects including assessing, planning, executing, monitoring and closure of the project
• Leads enterprise initiatives that are the most complex, highly visibility, cross functional and value driven work for Pilot
• Facilitate the creation of detailed schedules (inclusive of cross-functional teams and external vendors), scope, budget and resource plans needed to deliver the project successfully
• Leads, only with influence, cross-functional teams making sure they know what to do, when to do it and how their work fits into the bigger plan
• Drives updates to executives on the specific project’s health, progress and roadblocks
• Proactively drives the identification and assessment of risks and ensures appropriate responses and drives closure while ensuring issues are resolved with urgency and quality
• Their success is measured by the delivery of the project on time, on scope, within budget and with the agreed quality

Requirements:

• B.S. or equivalent degree in Business Management, Business Administration or related field
• 5-10 years in progressive project experience in large, more complex initiatives in large highly matrixed organizations or through management consulting practices
• Expert experience in delivery of initiatives leveraging multiple delivery practices & tools
• Highly advance Microsoft Office Skills (Visio, Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Strong experience with portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet & Jira
• Deep understanding of multiple project delivery frameworks and methodologies including but not limited to waterfall, scrum, & kanban
• Drives highly cross-functional teams, leaders and executives to drive outcomes and commitments through influence
• Deep experience in resource capacity planning, budgeting, and financial management
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Detail oriented and decisive
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact professionally and build relationships with a diverse group of executives, managers, vendors and subject matter experts
• Facilitate and lead effective meetings
• Create and deliver effective written and verbal communication
• Perform conflict resolution and negotiation in a professional manner
• Problem-solving skills with good judgement
• Strong commitment to teamwork with ability to create loyalty and trust
• Ability to energize people and teams and make cross-functional collaboration happen
• Excels at influencing others
• A driven self-starter obsessed with moving the company forward, who thrives in a fast paced, rapid execution environment
• A solid executor, someone who gets things done
• The Senior Project Manager brings proven experience managing complex project portfolios, including ownership of financial performance, project health reporting, and executive-level presentations that drive strategic decision-making
• This individual possesses strong expertise in budget forecasting, financial planning, variance analysis, and cost management, with a demonstrated ability to proactively identify risks, implement corrective actions, and maintain project financial performance
• advanced project management experience and skillsets
• Success in this role requires exceptional leadership of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives involving stakeholders across Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Information Technology, and external vendor organizations
• The candidate must excel at building alignment among diverse stakeholder groups, navigating competing priorities, influencing without direct authority, and delivering business-critical projects on time, within scope, and within budget
• PMP and Agile certifications highly preferred