Project Manager Jobs in Massachusetts
Project Manager jobs in Massachusetts are in strong demand, concentrated in life sciences, healthcare, financial services, construction, and defense technology, with openings at every level from coordinator to senior program manager. Boston, Cambridge, and Worcester anchor most of the hiring, where employers like Raytheon Technologies, Mass General Brigham, and Liberty Mutual maintain large project management functions. The most sought-after specialties in Massachusetts are IT project management, clinical operations, and construction project oversight. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Technical Project Manager reporting to the Offensive AI Engineering team.
Why this role is important to us
The offensive AI Engineering team is vital to translate Offensive AI objectives into executable roadmaps, delivery plans, workstreams, and measurable outcomes.
What you will be responsible for
As a Technical Project Manager supporting the Offensive AI Engineering team, you will:
- Drive Agile delivery across the engineering team, including backlog management, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, AI/ML, architecture, infrastructure, customers, and control functions to define, document, prioritize, and manage functional and non-functional requirements.
- Maintain a structured engineering backlog with clearly defined epics, user stories, technical tasks, acceptance criteria, ownership, dependencies, and definitions of done.
- Develop and maintain project plans, roadmaps, status reports, requirements, decision logs, and risk, issue, action, and dependency trackers.
- Serve as a central source of program information for the team and project lead, providing an accurate view of delivery progress, milestones, engineering risks, resource constraints, blockers, and decisions requiring escalation.
- Track execution against sprint commitments, milestones, and release objectives. Identify delivery risks early, remove impediments, facilitate corrective action, and escalate issues with clear options and recommendations.
- Coordinate technical design reviews, proofs of concept, customer demonstrations, testing cycles, governance reviews, production-readiness activities, and releases.
- Manage dependencies across AI/ML engineering, software engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, data, architecture, and enterprise control teams to support coordinated and timely delivery.
- Ensure authorization, testing boundaries, human oversight, data handling, access controls, auditability, and responsible AI and security requirements are incorporated into project execution.
- Establish and report meaningful delivery metrics, including backlog health, sprint predictability, milestone completion, blocked work, defects, and release readiness.
- Prepare concise, executive-ready materials for leadership, customers, and governance forums, clearly communicating progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and recommended actions.
- Support resource and capacity planning, hiring coordination, financial tracking, vendor management, and other program-management activities as required.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role:
- Significant Technical Project or Program Management experience delivering complex software engineering, cybersecurity, AI/ML, cloud, or infrastructure initiatives.
- Practical experience leading Agile engineering delivery, including backlog management, sprint execution, requirements, release planning, dependency management, and delivery reporting.
- Technical knowledge sufficient to engage credibly with engineering teams and customers on software development lifecycles, system architecture, APIs, cloud platforms, data dependencies, security controls, and AI/ML concepts.
- Experience translating business, customer, and technical objectives into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, project plans, and measurable delivery outcomes.
- Strong ability to identify and manage technical risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and decisions across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical work into concise, decision-oriented information for leadership and external customers.
- Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence, with proficiency in standard project planning, reporting, and presentation tools.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, Finance, or a related discipline. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Typically 10 or more years of professional experience, including substantial experience managing complex technical projects or programs.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with software engineers, cybersecurity professionals, architects, technical product owners, customers, or AI/ML teams.
- Experience within a large financial institution or another highly regulated industry is strongly preferred.
- PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, or a comparable project management or Agile certification is preferred.
Salary Range:
$120,000 - $202,500 AnnualThe range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home .
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Technical Project Manager reporting to the Offensive AI Engineering team.
Why this role is important to us
The offensive AI Engineering team is vital to translate Offensive AI objectives into executable roadmaps, delivery plans, workstreams, and measurable outcomes.
What you will be responsible for
As a Technical Project Manager supporting the Offensive AI Engineering team, you will:
- Drive Agile delivery across the engineering team, including backlog management, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, AI/ML, architecture, infrastructure, customers, and control functions to define, document, prioritize, and manage functional and non-functional requirements.
- Maintain a structured engineering backlog with clearly defined epics, user stories, technical tasks, acceptance criteria, ownership, dependencies, and definitions of done.
- Develop and maintain project plans, roadmaps, status reports, requirements, decision logs, and risk, issue, action, and dependency trackers.
- Serve as a central source of program information for the team and project lead, providing an accurate view of delivery progress, milestones, engineering risks, resource constraints, blockers, and decisions requiring escalation.
- Track execution against sprint commitments, milestones, and release objectives. Identify delivery risks early, remove impediments, facilitate corrective action, and escalate issues with clear options and recommendations.
- Coordinate technical design reviews, proofs of concept, customer demonstrations, testing cycles, governance reviews, production-readiness activities, and releases.
- Manage dependencies across AI/ML engineering, software engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, data, architecture, and enterprise control teams to support coordinated and timely delivery.
- Ensure authorization, testing boundaries, human oversight, data handling, access controls, auditability, and responsible AI and security requirements are incorporated into project execution.
- Establish and report meaningful delivery metrics, including backlog health, sprint predictability, milestone completion, blocked work, defects, and release readiness.
- Prepare concise, executive-ready materials for leadership, customers, and governance forums, clearly communicating progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and recommended actions.
- Support resource and capacity planning, hiring coordination, financial tracking, vendor management, and other program-management activities as required.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role:
- Significant Technical Project or Program Management experience delivering complex software engineering, cybersecurity, AI/ML, cloud, or infrastructure initiatives.
- Practical experience leading Agile engineering delivery, including backlog management, sprint execution, requirements, release planning, dependency management, and delivery reporting.
- Technical knowledge sufficient to engage credibly with engineering teams and customers on software development lifecycles, system architecture, APIs, cloud platforms, data dependencies, security controls, and AI/ML concepts.
- Experience translating business, customer, and technical objectives into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, project plans, and measurable delivery outcomes.
- Strong ability to identify and manage technical risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes, and decisions across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical work into concise, decision-oriented information for leadership and external customers.
- Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence, with proficiency in standard project planning, reporting, and presentation tools.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, Finance, or a related discipline. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Typically 10 or more years of professional experience, including substantial experience managing complex technical projects or programs.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with software engineers, cybersecurity professionals, architects, technical product owners, customers, or AI/ML teams.
- Experience within a large financial institution or another highly regulated industry is strongly preferred.
- PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, or a comparable project management or Agile certification is preferred.
Salary Range:
$120,000 - $202,500 AnnualThe range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home .
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Discover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careers
Read our CEO Statement
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project manager jobs across Massachusetts.
- PMP certification from the Project Management Institute or equivalent credential preferred by most Massachusetts employers
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information technology, or a related field
- Three or more years of end-to-end project lifecycle experience in a relevant Massachusetts industry
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or Asana
- Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional team coordination skills
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methodologies as applied in technology or healthcare settings
Project Manager Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a project manager in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts does not require a state-issued license to work as a project manager, but most employers expect a bachelor's degree and a recognized credential such as the Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute or the Certified Associate in Project Management for those earlier in their careers. Gaining experience in a Massachusetts industry where project management is dense, such as life sciences, healthcare IT, or defense contracting, significantly strengthens a candidate's profile.
How much do project managers make in Massachusetts?
Project managers in Massachusetts earn a median of about $201,430 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $137,750 for the lowest 10% to over $286,410 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire project managers in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring project managers in Massachusetts right now include Tighe & Bond, Teradyne, and Eversource Energy, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Massachusetts's concentration of biotech, hospital systems, and defense contractors means project manager demand is broad and relatively consistent across industries throughout the year.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most project manager jobs?
Boston, Westwood, and Quincy have the most project manager openings in Massachusetts. Boston and Cambridge drive the largest share of listings because of the dense concentration of hospitals, life sciences firms, financial institutions, and technology companies headquartered or regionally based there, while Worcester's growing healthcare and manufacturing sectors, and the Route 128 corridor suburbs, contribute a steady volume of additional openings.
Are there remote project manager jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields, since project management is largely a coordination and communication role that translates well to distributed teams. About 71% of project manager openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how broadly the role has adapted to flexible work. Planning, reporting, and stakeholder management tasks are most commonly performed remotely, while roles tied to construction, manufacturing, or clinical operations tend to require on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a project manager in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a coordinator, analyst, or operations role within a Massachusetts employer that already has a project management function. Large hospital networks like Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess, as well as major life sciences companies in the Cambridge and Waltham corridor, regularly bring in project coordinators without full PM experience. Earning the Certified Associate in Project Management credential and building a portfolio of documented initiatives, even internal process improvements, gives candidates a concrete edge when applying to these entry-level openings.
Where can I find and apply to project manager jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to project manager jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the state. Find roles that match your experience and specialty and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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