Senior Manager, Strategic Project Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +2 more locations.

📋 Description

• Spearhead Datasite's top-priority cross-functional initiatives from conception to completion.

• Oversee the comprehensive delivery of several simultaneous strategic projects, covering business case development, scoping, planning, execution, launch, and post-implementation review.

• Manage go-to-market readiness for new product launches, changes in pricing and packaging, and market expansion efforts.

• Collaborate with teams in Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Legal, and Operations.

• Direct acquisition integration initiatives, including Day 1 readiness, integration strategy, synergy tracking, and oversight of systems, processes, personnel, and customer workstreams.

• Lead implementations and transformations of business systems encompassing CRM, ERP, finance, HR, and data platforms.

• Establish project charters, define scope, success metrics, milestones, resource allocation, budgets, ownership, and decision-making rights.

• Develop and manage program governance structures, including steering committees, meeting cadences, RAID management, and escalation pathways.

• Identify risks, dependencies, and resource conflicts; facilitate resolution and make trade-off recommendations to leadership.

• Monitor and report on progress, expenditures, and benefits realization.

• Collaborate with executives and functional leaders to provide status updates, insights, and recommendations.

• Influence and align stakeholders without direct authority and resolve conflicts across teams.

• Drive change management and communications to enhance the adoption of new operational methodologies.

• Utilize AI tools and automation for project planning, status updates, documentation, analysis, and knowledge management.

• Assess and assist in implementing AI-enabled capabilities and workflows.

• Create and refine playbooks, templates, and frameworks for strategic project delivery, integration, and launch preparedness.

• Mentor and support project leads and cross-functional team members.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5–10 years of progressive experience in leading complex, cross-functional projects or programs.

• Ideally, experience in a software, SaaS, or technology setting.

• Proven success in delivering at least two of the following: go-to-market launches, M&A integrations, or enterprise business systems implementations.

• Experience managing multiple initiatives concurrently with substantial budgets, executive visibility, and numerous stakeholders.

• Strong proficiency in waterfall, agile, and hybrid project and program management methodologies and tools.

• Excellent financial, analytical, and business acumen.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive-level presentation skills.

• Practical experience utilizing AI tools to enhance productivity and project outcomes.

• Preferred experience in M&A, financial technology, or B2B SaaS environments.

• Experience in leading change management and organizational adoption efforts is preferred.

• Experience collaborating with global, distributed teams is preferred.

• MBA or advanced degree is preferred.

• PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, or Prince2 certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision).

• Retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Bonuses, commissions, or overtime if applicable.

• Other employee benefits.