Sr. Project Manager, Innovation
$90,000–$95,000 year
On-siteArlington, Virginia, United States or Arlington, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Own end-to-end project planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, and delivery for strategic, cross-company initiatives, ensuring projects meet agreed-upon timelines, deliverables, and client satisfaction goals. Partner with senior leadership on portfolio-level prioritization, manage dependencies across functional teams, and serve as an escalation point for cross-project conflicts. Establish risk registers, lead change management for new initiatives, and improve the Innovation team's project management methodology. Coordinate vendor and contractor work, track budgets against allocations, and support contract management and billing for the sales team. Communicate status, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership through tailored dashboards and reporting cadences. Reporting to the Managing Director, Industry Strategy and Revenue, this role partners with the Chief Innovation Officer on the Stretch AI product offering and leads execution of the Solutions Summit. Candidates must reside in the DC metro area and attend the Arlington office one day per week.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience, including leading cross-functional, multi-stakeholder initiatives at the senior or lead level
- Knowledge of project management methodologies, practices, tools, and standards
- Knowledge of project planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, risk management, and resource coordination
- Knowledge of project governance practices, including project charters, RACI matrices, communication plans, and risk registers
- Knowledge of budget and staff cost tracking against project allocations
- Knowledge of vendor and contractor management, including scope, deliverables, and performance tracking
- Knowledge of change management principles and practices
- PMP certification is preferred, but not required
- Experience building or maturing project management practices, tools, templates, or standards across a team or organization
- Experience managing external vendors or contractors, including scope, deliverables, and performance
- Experience developing and managing project charters, RACI matrices, communication plans, and risk registers
- Experience developing status reports and dashboards and presenting project updates to senior leadership
- Experience tracking project budgets and staff costs against project allocations
- Experience working independently in a matrixed organization without direct authority over project contributors
- Experience in nonprofit, education, or EdTech environments preferred
- Strong project planning, organization, and prioritization skills
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, priorities, and dependencies
- Ability to identify, assess, track, and mitigate project risks
- Ability to coordinate resources and resolve scheduling and resource conflicts
- Ability to influence and drive accountability across teams without direct authority
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment in a matrixed environment
- Ability to analyze project information and provide clear, data-backed recommendations to leadership
- PRIORITY WILL BE PROVIDED TO CANDIDATES LIVING IN THE DC METRO AREA (MD, DC, or Northern VA)
- you will be REQUIRED to come into the Arlington, VA office one day per week
- Ability to travel to off-site meetings
- Ability to lift, carry, move, or position objects weighing up to 10 pounds
Desired Qualifications
- PMP certification is preferred, but not required
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