Sr infrastructure IT Project Manager

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 executionfrom initiation and planning to delivery and closureusing 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

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Experience and Required Skills

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Minimum 710 years of IT project management experience (or 5 years with a masters 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 candidates work location and qualifications including relevant education work experience skills and competencies. Rate: $117700 - $176600 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.