Senior Project Manager

Bounteous is a global AI Services firm where agentic engineering and human experience converge to deliver transformative business outcomes for the enterprise. We help organizations design, build, and scale AI-driven products, platforms, and processes. With more than 5,000 team members worldwide, Bounteous delivers AI that sticks, powering adoption and outcomes that move organizations from experimentation to true transformation. Bounteous is backed by New Mountain Capital, a New York-based growth-oriented investment firm that emphasizes business building.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Job Type: Fulltime/Contract/Conract to Hire
Job Location: USA- Remote

Role and Responsibilities

• Independently lead and motivate diverse teams on various types of projects in a fast-paced environment
• Manage project scope, timeline, budget, issues, risks, dependencies, and deliverable outcomes
• Lead on-time, on-budget delivery of digital projects, following internal processes, resulting in a high degree of client and internal team member satisfaction
• Function as a Scrum Master to lead effective Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews, grooming, and planning
• Proactively monitor, report, and manage project scope changes, budget burn, and timeline risk
• Report project status on a weekly basis, providing transparency to client and Bounteous stakeholders regarding budget, schedule, scope, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Ability to understand a problem and work toward a solution by building consensus within the project team
• Serve as an advocate for the project team, ensuring that they are empowered and have the information needed to successfully create and deliver an excellent end product
• Ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively and facilitate communication amongst the project teams, client stakeholders, and senior management
• Facilitate efficient meetings including producing detailed agenda, facilitating discussions, and ensuring action items are identified and followed up on
• Ability to adjust how information is communicated to various audiences, who each process information in their own way, have different working styles, and unique personalities
• Foster a collaborative environment within the project team and direct reports (if applicable)
• Ability to resolve conflicts in a mature, productive, and positive manner
• Act as a key client contact and ensure their expectations are met and results are delivered
• Leverage current project management systems, including OpenAir and Jira, to make data driven decisions and provide reporting as needed
• Manage and maintain resource forecasts for all project team members in OpenAir on a weekly basis
• Work with the clients and product owners to ensure the realization of business goals in working solutions
• Develop domain expertise in client's business space to drive results
• Ability to easily work with everyone from designers to developers to content strategists, and communicate across all levels in the company
• Partner with Client Service Executives and Business Development to scope, size, and solution new opportunities
• Report to Program Director and work with them to enhance process and efficiency across the Program Delivery competency
• Coach and mentor other team members
• Build strong relationships with client and internal team members to deliver success
• Contribute to the internal development of Agile and project management processes, deliverables, and standards
• Continue expansion and development of new skills, techniques, and tools through continuous learning

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/BA in relevant program, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of project management experience of progressively increasing responsibility with at least 1-2 years of Agile experience
• 5+ years of experience working as a consultant or in an agency as a project manager
• Exposure to a wide variety of management techniques including Scrum, Agile, and/or Waterfall
• Worked with multiple teams simultaneously, consisting of 4 to 8 people
• Managed distributed or remote team members
• Experience delivering large digital-related projects ($1MM+, 9+ months)
• In-depth understanding of digital development process and technologies
• Proven organizational skills and a focused attention to detail
• Experience in both Confluence / JIRA or equivalent tool for software development
• Experience with CMS platforms (Adobe Experience Manager, Drupal), eCommerce platforms (Magento, Shopify) and Google Analytics a plus
• CSM and PMP certifications are a plus
• Some Travel may be required
• Experience working in regulated environments such as financial services, pharmaceutical, healthcare and experience with policies such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, and/or CAN-SPAM a plus

• Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols
• Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets
• Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information

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