Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager is a delivery leader within the PMO responsible for executing large, cross-functional IT initiatives using governance standards and reporting frameworks.

This role owns day-to-day delivery for assigned programs by building integrated plans, managing risks and dependencies, and driving predictable milestone achievement.

The Senior Project Manager partners closely with IT leadership, business sponsors, and vendors, contributes to continuous improvement of PMO practices, and is accountable for consistent, high-quality execution across initiatives.

Success in this role means:

• On-time milestone achievement
• Clear ownership across teams
• High-quality, stable releases
• Accurate and transparent executive reporting

Typical Initiatives You May Lead

• Enterprise application or systems integration initiatives
• Data platform or analytics modernization efforts
• Infrastructure modernization programs
• Vendor-delivered SaaS platform implementations

Typical Project Scale

• 1030+ cross-functional contributors
• Multi-quarter timelines (618 months)
• External vendors and system integrators involved
• Executive-level visibility

What You'll Do

Integrated Planning & Schedule Management

• Develop and maintain a detailed, end-to-end integrated project plan
• Ensure workstreams are clearly sequenced, estimated, and owned
• Monitor and manage the critical path to protect key milestones
• Re-baseline plans as needed while maintaining timeline discipline
• Align business, IT, and vendor plans into a single integrated delivery view

Driving Execution & Completion

• Facilitate clear commitment alignment across teams
• Monitor milestone health and identify early indicators of slippage
• Surface trade-offs and decisions required to protect timelines
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies to prevent bottlenecks
• Support structured cutovers, testing cycles, and go-live events

Risk, Dependency & Issue Management

• Maintain a live RAID log with clear mitigation owners and target dates
• Proactively identify cross-team and vendor dependencies
• Escalate risks thoughtfully and with proposed resolution paths
• Prevent last-minute surprises through disciplined follow-up

Executive and Stakeholder Communication

• Provide concise, data-driven status reporting
• Clearly articulate risks, trade-offs, and timeline impacts
• Facilitate steering committee meetings
• Build strong working relationships across business and technology teams

Agile and Delivery Discipline

• Lead Agile delivery practices across one or more teams
• Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization
• Track velocity, burn rates, and milestone readiness
• Drive estimation discipline and forecasting accuracy
• Operate within PMO governance and reporting standards

Required Experience

• 7+ years managing large, cross-functional IT or digital initiatives
• Proven delivery of multi-quarter, cross-functional programs
• Experience leading Agile delivery across multiple teams
• Strong working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models
• Hands-on experience building and managing integrated project plans
• Experience managing vendor and third-party delivery partners
• Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and enterprise collaboration tools

Critical Skills & Traits

• Organized with strong attention to detail
• Structured, disciplined approach to planning and execution
• Clear and confident communicator
• Strong ownership mindset
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity while maintaining plan integrity
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented

The salary range for this role is $145,000-165,000. Compensation is determined during our interview process by assessing a candidate's experience and skills relative to internal peers and market benchmarks evaluated for the scope and responsibilities of the position. Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law.

OUTFRONT Media Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants shall receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. Please refer to the OUTFRONT Media Affirmative Action policy statement.