Description

Job Description
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading and delivering complex projects on time, within scope, and within budget. This role requires a dynamic leader with expertise in balancing strategic oversight with meticulous attention to detail. The Senior Project Manager must possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, guiding cross-functional teams through productive discussions and ensuring project objectives are met. He should act as a strategic partner to the business development, learning, and operations teams to ensure commitments made in proposals are realistic and profit-aligned. This role emphasizes continuous improvements that reduce delivery costs, shorten launch timelines, and improve learners' outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Project Planning and Execution

• Manage multiple complex projects in parallel.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of learning programs, bootcamps, workforce development projects, and corporate upskilling initiatives.
• Establish project scope & roadmaps that align with organizational goals and customer expectations.
• Drive operational readiness for new projects launches including capacity planning, vendors mobilization, budget and timeline planning.
• Develop a comprehensive project plan to monitor, track progress and fulfill required outcomes.
• Deploy and enforce standardized PM artifacts (charters, dashboards, delivery plans, risk registers, governance templates, etc...).
• Monitor project progress and adjust plans as necessary to ensure successful delivery.
• Coordinate internal resources & third parties/vendors to ensure resource availability & allocation for the flawless execution of projects.
• Establish reporting cadence: weekly status reports, monthly steering committees, client presentations.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope & budget.

Stakeholder Management

• Actively manage relationships with all project stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and expectation management.
• Align with cross-functional departments (Learning, R&D, Marketing, Operations, and Tech) to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders

& ensuring technical feasibility.

• Facilitate conflict resolution and problem-solving sessions to maintain the project's health.

Financial Management

• Review financial feasibility of projects before kickoff and highlight risks to profitability.
• Own the financial performance of each project, ensuring adherence to budget and achievement of targeted gross profit.
• Drive cost optimization through resource allocation, utilization control, and vendor negotiation.
• Prepare and present financial reports to key stakeholders, highlighting project profitability and financial health.
• Ensure billing milestones, documentation, and invoices are delivered accurately and on time.

Risk Management

• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact.
• Proactively monitor risk factors throughout the project lifecycle and adjust plans accordingly.
• Raise red flags to leadership early with data-driven recommendations.

Continuous Improvement

• Initiate efforts to improve project management processes and tools, incorporating lessons learned from previous projects.
• Conduct retrospective workshops and integrate feedback to enhance future project delivery.
• Champion an Agile mindset and foster a culture of continuous learning & improvement within the project team.
• Drive automation of reporting and dashboards for department and projects KPIs.

Project Governance and Compliance

• Ensure all projects adhere to Sprints' Project Management & Delivery governance standards.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including standardized artifacts and reports.
• Ensure that all projects are completed with thorough closing activities, and that benefits
• are tracked or realized as per project goals.

Requirements

Education: Relevant Bachelor's Degree

Experience: Minimum 7 years of Professional Project Management experience

Skills:

• Proven experience in project management, preferably within the developmental sector or the L&D (Learning & Development) field.
• Demonstrated experience in project planning, execution, stakeholder management, and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience in managing cross-functional teams and delivering projects on time, within scope, and budget
• Excellent client-facing with Customer Centricity attitude
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in English, fluency is a must
• Project Dashboards creation using any tool

Certifications:

• PMP certification or any equivalent is a plus
• Agile Mindset & Framework understanding is a plus
• PMO, P3O Training, or any equivalent is a plus