Senior Project Manager

Summary:

Overview:

As a member of the ASPCA’s Project Management Office—part of the Strategy Team—the Senior Project Manager plays a key role in advancing the ASPCA’s mission through thoughtful planning, coordination, and execution.

This individual partners across the organization to provide structure and accountability for complex initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with our core value of TEAM. This role is ideal for a highly organized and collaborative project management professional who excels at connecting strategy to execution, leading teams through change, and driving successful outcomes for high-impact organizational initiatives.

Who We Are

At the ASPCA, our Strategy team plays a vital role in advancing the organization’s mission to improve the lives of animals through good welfare. We work across programs and partners to spark innovation, strengthen sheltering systems, and drive meaningful, measurable impact. Our team brings together experts in strategy, planning, project portfolio management, research, and impact measurement—each dedicated to helping the ASPCA deliver its highest priorities with clarity, alignment, and purpose.

As part of this group, the Project Management Office (PMO) serves as a strategic engine for execution. Established in 2021, the PMO provides centralized oversight of the ASPCA’s project portfolio, ensuring that resources, attention, and efforts are focused where they can drive the greatest value. Through a robust portfolio management framework, the PMO promotes strategic agility, supports dynamic resource alignment, and streamlines delivery so teams can stay focused on improving outcomes for animals.

Together, the Strategy team and PMO foster a collaborative, mission‑driven environment where big ideas become actionable plans, cross‑functional partnerships thrive, and complex challenges are tackled with creativity and discipline. We’re united by a shared commitment to making a measurable difference for animals—and the people who care for them.

What You’ll Do

The Senior Project Manager, Project Management Office plays a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of enterprise initiatives that advance the ASPCA’s Strategic Framework. This individual partners closely with project sponsors, team leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure projects are planned, organized, and executed with clarity, accountability, and consistency.

The ideal candidate brings strong project management expertise, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple complex initiatives simultaneously. They will provide strategic oversight and day-to-day management of large-scale projects, helping teams establish clear goals, manage timelines and scope, mitigate risks, and maintain momentum from project initiation through completion.

To thrive in this role, they will need excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to lead productive meetings, foster engagement, and coach teams toward successful outcomes. They must be comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing competing priorities, and building strong relationships across diverse stakeholders while maintaining focus on organizational goals.

A successful Senior Project Manager combines sharp critical thinking and problem-solving abilities with a collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset. This individual understands how strategic priorities translate into operational work, takes ownership of outcomes, and is able to adapt and pivot when circumstances change. They bring creativity, compassion, and a commitment to continuous improvement, ensuring projects are delivered with excellence and lasting impact.

Where and When You’ll Work

• This remote-based position (which requires travel, as described below) is open to all candidates based within the United States.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% annually of the time as needed.

What You’ll Get

Compensation

The target hiring range is based on where the employee works, which for remote roles is the employee’s primary location of residence, and its respective cost of labor.  You can view which zone applies to you based on your location (aspca.app.box.com/v/aspcazonetable). For questions regarding locations not on the list, please send an email to Careers@aspca.org for more information.

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. The expected hiring salary ranges for this role are set forth below and may be modified in the future. 

• Zone 1: $107,000 - $114,000 annually
• Zone 2: $ 118,000 - $ 125,000 annually
• Zone 3: $ 130,000 - $ 138,000 annually

Benefits

At the ASPCA, you don’t have to choose between your passion and making a living. Our comprehensive benefits package helps ensure you can live a rewarding life at work and at home. Our benefits include but are not limited to:

• Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental and optional vision coverage.
• Flexible time off that includes vacation time, paid personal time, sick time, bereavement time, paid parental leave, and 10 company paid holidays that allows you even more flexibility to observe the days that mean the most to you.
• Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings, including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions — we match dollar-for-dollar up to 4% and provide an additional 4% contribution toward your future each year.
• Robust professional development opportunities including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field and so much more.

For more information on our benefits offerings, visit our website.

Responsibilities:

Responsibility buckets are listed in general order of importance. They include, but are not limited to:

Manage Complex Projects and Lead Cross-Functional Teams

• Lead execution of enterprise initiatives, including capital projects, within the PMO delivery framework, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to our Strategic Framework.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments, external vendors, and subject matter experts to create and execute complex project plans, budgets, and schedules.
• Provide sponsors with regular reporting on project progress, outcome measures, progress tied to organizational and department goals, and lessons learned.
• Identify, mitigate, and communicate potential risks and challenges that may impact project success.
• Facilitate meetings to drive decisions, define next actions, and accomplish goals.
• Establish communication cadence to support teams in achieving their goals efficiently and effectively.
• Identify, understand, and solve for teams’ unique project challenges, including capacity, issues/concerns, resource allocation, and interdependencies.
• Ensure quality of the work produced by cross-functional teams, and make sure deliverables are current and accessible.
• Work with team members to understand their operational needs thoroughly, in context, emphasizing listening before solutioning.
• Flexibly employ training, documentation, and process changes, as well as traditional project management solutions such as use of a Gantt chart, status report, etc.
• Cultivate an understanding of project management tools and tactics that best fit specific use-cases and spread awareness about how to use in-house digital tools to support best practices.

Strengthen Enterprise Project Delivery

• Champion enterprise project delivery practices across the organization, driving consistency, accountability, and measurable improvement in delivery outcomes
• Embed strong delivery practices through coaching, feedback, and real-time support on complex initiatives.
• Actively contribute to monthly meetings with the Project Manager Cohort to support project managers in navigating delivery challenges and improving consistency across teams.
• Promote transparency and accountability through accurate reporting and effective use of tools (e.g., Planview).
• Support continuous evolution of delivery practices to meet changing organizational priorities.

Other responsibilities may include:

• Participate in department meetings and work cross-functionally with other members of the team and organization.

• Proactively build project management skills and expertise by learning and embracing new technology, staying abreast of industry developments and best practices, and attend or provide training as available and approved.

• Partner with senior leaders and stakeholders across the organization to align project delivery expectations, resolve challenges, and support decision-making.

• Provide interim project or program leadership support during critical gaps.

Qualifications

• Confidence, and composure communicating at all levels, including executive audiences.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional projects in fast-paced environments.
• Strong ability to balance multiple priorities, manage competing demands, and adapt to change.
• Proven ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous situations, guide teams through trade‑offs, and facilitate effective decision‑making.
• Strong conflict‑management skills, with the ability to navigate differing viewpoints, foster alignment, and keep work moving forward respectfully and constructively.
• Ability to promote accountability through accurate reporting and effective tool use.
• Strong problem‑solver with the ability to think critically, anticipate challenges, and generate effective recommendations.
• High integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity working or volunteering with animal welfare or nonprofit environments preferred.
• Ability to exemplify ASPCA’s core values and behavioral competencies.

Education and Work Experience

• B.A./B.S. preferred or equivalent professional work experience required
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in project or program management, and experience with various project management frameworks and methodologies
• Project-management certification or coursework strongly preferred
• Experience managing complex, enterprise-level initiatives required
• Proficiency with technology, including Microsoft Office/Office 365, Box, Canva, Teams, project management platforms, and developing dashboards
• Experience with Planview AdaptiveWork a plus
• Ability to learn and implement new technologies and improve delivery practices across the organization

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