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The Senior Manager of IT Project Management leads the planning, execution, and oversight of strategic technology initiatives that advance NAA’s digital transformation goals while delivering innovative approaches to how NAA operates and serves its stakeholders. This role establishes and evolves IT project management methodologies to enable consistent delivery, sound governance, and proactive risk management across IT initiatives in support of NAA’s mission and vision, grounded in integrity and accountability.
Key responsibilities include managing large-scale, cross-functional projects, and strategic oversight of the IT project portfolio. The Senior Manager of IT Project Management maintains the digital transformation roadmap in NAA’s enterprise project management system, including ClickUp and SharePoint, and leads portfolio reviews that align priorities, resources, vendors, and interdependencies. This position also builds communication plans and provides clear, timely updates that strengthen transparency, collaboration, and inclusivity, while driving innovation in how the IT Team plans and delivers high quality project outcomes.
Additionally, this position provides day-to-day leadership to support effective requirements gathering and quality assurance by setting clear expectations, strengthening documentation and review practices, and ensuring consistent quality outcomes. The Senior Manager of IT Project Management is also responsible for managing the Business & Quality Assurance Analyst and providing guidance to other project managers, while partnering closely with developers and vendors to remove obstacles and deliver high quality solutions. This work will be fulfilling for someone who enjoys mentoring teams, improving project delivery practices, and leading change from idea to adoption. It aligns well with strengths in project and portfolio management, stakeholder communication, and problem solving.
This position will be personally satisfying for those who value integrity, accountability, collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation, and who take pride in delivering technology and platform improvements people trust and use
Principal Accountabilities
Project Management and Execution
- Accountable for the successful delivery of IT projects across both business-facing and internal technology portfolios, measured by adherence to scope, schedule, and quality standards.
- Owns the strategic oversight of the IT project portfolio, including program interdependencies, scope management, risk mitigation, communication strategies, procurement coordination, and resource allocation.
- Responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the team’s enterprise project management suites, ClickUp and SharePoint.
- Leads regular IT project portfolio reviews and governance forums to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Manages and executes key IT projects, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery.
- Focuses on delivering IT solutions that drive business value, improve operational efficiency, and enhance user experience.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders, serving as the primary point of contact for project-related activities.
- Integrates organizational change management practices into all IT initiatives to support user adoption and positive outcomes.
- Manages and mentors internal and external IT project team members, including business analysts, developers, and vendors.
Teamwork and Leadership
- Partnership with members of IT Leadership team to drive effective portfolio and project management for each of their respective areas.
- Ensures collaboration with all functional business units within NAA and across IT to achieve strategic, tactical and program/project goals.
- Role model for open communications and conflict resolution.
- Builds effective project teams and utilizes each project team member to his/her fullest potential.
- Provides clear direction and mentoring to internal and external staff.
Communication
- Ensures stakeholders are effectively informed of program/project information and involved in relevant decision making.
- Facilitates team meetings effectively.
- Develops and executes program/project communications plans, as appropriate.
- Delivers actionable, well-organized presentations appropriate for varying audiences from C-suite to SMEs.
- Communicate openly and honestly with all stakeholders.
- Other duties as assigned
- Excellent skills in Project Management
- SCRUM or PMP Certified or willing to obtain
- Strong influencing and analytical skills required
- Sound business and technical acumen
- Ability and desire to work in a fast pace, dynamic environment
- Experience managing IT Projects in a nonprofit environment
- Proven ability to manage IT Vendors (Salesforce/Nimble and Higher Logic) & contract staff
- Experience effectively managing RFP process for IT solutions
- Experience implementing COTS & SaaS solutions
- Experience with multiple project methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile
- Strong Time Management, Organization and Execution Skills
- Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills
- Strong collaboration skills required to effectively work across a diverse group including executives, managers, and Subject Matter Experts (SME)
- Effective interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
-
Ability to understand/dissect organizational culture and tailor communication and processes to success
fully navigate the same
Preferred
- 5+ years of IT experience
- 5+ years of IT project management experience of increasing project size and complexity
Travel Requirements
NAA is located in Arlington, VA, and local employees will be expected to work in the office 2-3 days per week. Candidates working from remote locations are expected to attend 1-2 events on site each year.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
The Senior Manager of IT Project Management leads the planning, execution, and oversight of strategic technology initiatives that advance NAA’s digital transformation goals while delivering innovative approaches to how NAA operates and serves its stakeholders. This role establishes and evolves IT project management methodologies to enable consistent delivery, sound governance, and proactive risk management across IT initiatives in support of NAA’s mission and vision, grounded in integrity and accountability.
Key responsibilities include managing large-scale, cross-functional projects, and strategic oversight of the IT project portfolio. The Senior Manager of IT Project Management maintains the digital transformation roadmap in NAA’s enterprise project management system, including ClickUp and SharePoint, and leads portfolio reviews that align priorities, resources, vendors, and interdependencies. This position also builds communication plans and provides clear, timely updates that strengthen transparency, collaboration, and inclusivity, while driving innovation in how the IT Team plans and delivers high quality project outcomes.
Additionally, this position provides day-to-day leadership to support effective requirements gathering and quality assurance by setting clear expectations, strengthening documentation and review practices, and ensuring consistent quality outcomes. The Senior Manager of IT Project Management is also responsible for managing the Business & Quality Assurance Analyst and providing guidance to other project managers, while partnering closely with developers and vendors to remove obstacles and deliver high quality solutions. This work will be fulfilling for someone who enjoys mentoring teams, improving project delivery practices, and leading change from idea to adoption. It aligns well with strengths in project and portfolio management, stakeholder communication, and problem solving.
This position will be personally satisfying for those who value integrity, accountability, collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation, and who take pride in delivering technology and platform improvements people trust and use
Principal Accountabilities
Project Management and Execution
- Accountable for the successful delivery of IT projects across both business-facing and internal technology portfolios, measured by adherence to scope, schedule, and quality standards.
- Owns the strategic oversight of the IT project portfolio, including program interdependencies, scope management, risk mitigation, communication strategies, procurement coordination, and resource allocation.
- Responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the team’s enterprise project management suites, ClickUp and SharePoint.
- Leads regular IT project portfolio reviews and governance forums to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Manages and executes key IT projects, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery.
- Focuses on delivering IT solutions that drive business value, improve operational efficiency, and enhance user experience.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders, serving as the primary point of contact for project-related activities.
- Integrates organizational change management practices into all IT initiatives to support user adoption and positive outcomes.
- Manages and mentors internal and external IT project team members, including business analysts, developers, and vendors.
Teamwork and Leadership
- Partnership with members of IT Leadership team to drive effective portfolio and project management for each of their respective areas.
- Ensures collaboration with all functional business units within NAA and across IT to achieve strategic, tactical and program/project goals.
- Role model for open communications and conflict resolution.
- Builds effective project teams and utilizes each project team member to his/her fullest potential.
- Provides clear direction and mentoring to internal and external staff.
Communication
- Ensures stakeholders are effectively informed of program/project information and involved in relevant decision making.
- Facilitates team meetings effectively.
- Develops and executes program/project communications plans, as appropriate.
- Delivers actionable, well-organized presentations appropriate for varying audiences from C-suite to SMEs.
- Communicate openly and honestly with all stakeholders.
- Other duties as assigned
- Excellent skills in Project Management
- SCRUM or PMP Certified or willing to obtain
- Strong influencing and analytical skills required
- Sound business and technical acumen
- Ability and desire to work in a fast pace, dynamic environment
- Experience managing IT Projects in a nonprofit environment
- Proven ability to manage IT Vendors (Salesforce/Nimble and Higher Logic) & contract staff
- Experience effectively managing RFP process for IT solutions
- Experience implementing COTS & SaaS solutions
- Experience with multiple project methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile
- Strong Time Management, Organization and Execution Skills
- Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills
- Strong collaboration skills required to effectively work across a diverse group including executives, managers, and Subject Matter Experts (SME)
- Effective interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
-
Ability to understand/dissect organizational culture and tailor communication and processes to success
fully navigate the same
Preferred
- 5+ years of IT experience
- 5+ years of IT project management experience of increasing project size and complexity
Travel Requirements
NAA is located in Arlington, VA, and local employees will be expected to work in the office 2-3 days per week. Candidates working from remote locations are expected to attend 1-2 events on site each year.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
Work Environment
Work is regularly performed in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
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- CVS Health56
- Northrop Grumman23
- Lockheed Martin14
- Capital One10
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Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals10
- Consulting & Professional Services8
- Law & Legal Services3
- Technology & Software3
- Healthcare & Medical Services3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior project management jobs.
- PMP certification or equivalent project management credential required
- 5-10 years of end-to-end project lifecycle management experience
- Proficiency in tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, or Jira
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders
- Strong command of risk management, scope control, and budget oversight
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field
Tips for Your Senior Project Management Job Search
Quantify delivery outcomes on your resume
Senior project management hiring managers want to see scope, budget, and timeline results, not responsibilities. Replace vague bullet points with specifics like budget managed, teams led, and whether you delivered on time and within scope.
Match your certifications to the posting
PMP, PgMP, CSM, and PRINCE2 mean different things to different employers. Read each job description closely and lead with the certification they listed first. Burying a relevant credential below the fold costs you interviews.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior project management openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your methodology framing by industry
Construction firms want earned value management and RFI processes. Tech employers want agile sprint cadences and stakeholder reporting. Reframe the same experience using the vocabulary of each sector rather than submitting a single generic resume.
Prepare a portfolio of project artifacts
Interviewers often ask senior candidates to walk through a real project plan, risk register, or stakeholder communication. Having sanitized examples ready demonstrates execution ability in a way that verbal answers alone cannot.
Negotiate scope and team authority early
Compensation talks at the senior level always involve more than base pay. Before accepting, clarify your decision-making authority, direct report count, and budget ownership. These shape your next career move as much as the salary does.
Senior Project Management Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior project managements?
The companies hiring the most senior project managements right now include CVS Health, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated in industries with large capital programs, regulatory timelines, or complex product launches.
How many senior project management jobs are remote?
About 60% of senior project management openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though availability varies significantly by industry. Technology and software companies offer the most remote flexibility, while construction, manufacturing, and healthcare roles are more likely to require on-site presence due to the nature of the work being delivered.
How do you become a senior project management?
You become a senior project management professional by building a track of increasingly complex projects, earning a recognized credential like the PMP, and demonstrating that you can own delivery outcomes rather than just execute tasks. Most employers also expect experience managing budgets, leading cross-functional teams, and presenting status to executive stakeholders without heavy oversight.
Can you get a senior project management job with little experience?
You can move into a senior project management role with less direct experience if you've led significant projects in another capacity, such as an engineering lead, operations manager, or business analyst who owned delivery. Employers often weigh demonstrated ownership of a full project lifecycle, measurable outcomes, and stakeholder management skills over years of experience alone.
What does the senior project management interview process look like?
The senior project management interview process typically starts with a recruiter screen, moves to a hiring manager conversation focused on a specific project you've delivered end to end, and then advances to a panel that may include a portfolio walkthrough or case scenario. Later rounds often involve a director or VP who evaluates executive communication, risk judgment, and how you handle competing priorities under pressure.
Where can I find and apply to senior project management jobs?
You can find and apply to senior project management jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and the type of work you want to do, and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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