[Remote] Project Manager, Sr

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mindlance is a company focused on project management and governance. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage projects in designated IT or Business areas, ensuring goals and approved scope are achieved within time and budget constraints.ResponsibilitiesLeads multiple medium/high complexity projects simultaneously, maintaining deep engagement across all workstreams and resource pools, under supervision of PMO managementPartners with the project business owner, and technical lead to determine the delivery strategy, provide direction to the project team, and drive stakeholder awarenessProvides concise executive-level communication and recommendations to sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadershipManages complex team dynamics, effectively facilitates conflict resolution, conducts negotiations, and achieves organizational objectives through strategic influence absent formal authority, with support from PMO managementActively engages the project team to drive delivery by facilitating decisions, resolving blockers, identifying risks, issues, and mitigation plans, and maintaining momentum across workstreams, project team members, vendors, and stakeholdersNavigates a matrixed resource environment, negotiating resource commitments with resource and project managers across competing project prioritiesManages external dependencies across teams, systems, and delivery timelines to maintain schedule integrity and risk managementIdentifies and manages cross-project and cross-program dependencies that may impact scope, schedule, cost, or business outcomesEscalates issues appropriately and facilitate timely decision-making among stakeholders when priorities or requirements conflictConducts deep scope analysis to develop and maintain a detailed, accurate work breakdown structure throughout the project lifecycleMaintains a current and accurate project plan at all times, reflecting real resource assignments, actual progress, and updated forecastsMaintains reasonable variance between cost forecasts and actuals, with timely explanations for deviationsCoordinates vendor procurement, engagement, delivery and performance in alignment with project objectives, as applicablePartners with business stakeholders to support organizational readiness, adoption planning, and implementation activitiesMaintains timesheet compliance across the project team, including reviewing and approving or rejecting weekly time submissionsUtilizes existing and emerging technologies to drive efficient and effective project operations, including collaboration and productivity tools, AI, data analysis, and PPM toolingOperates effectively within a highly regulated, audit-conscious environment, ensuring project documentation, compliance artifacts, and reporting meet organizational and regulatory standardsSupports PMO continuous improvement initiatives, as assignedSupports PMO sponsored projects or other initiatives, as assignedFosters a project culture aligned with ***’s core valuesSkillsMinimum 5 years related work experience managing projects, product or workstream delivery, in excess of degree requirementsExperience as a project manager within a formal enterprise PMO, including structured phase-gate governance and tollgate approval processes and accountability for executive engagementExperience managing medium/high complexity projects with cross-functional resource poolsExperience working within a matrixed organization, including resource negotiation and shared-service delivery modelsExperience operating in a highly regulated, audit-conscious environment with formal documentation, compliance, and reporting requirementsExperience managing projects using traditional waterfall and hybrid methodologies within a structured phase-gate governance frameworkProficiency in a Project Management scheduling tool such as Microsoft Project, as well as practical experience using a project ticketing and workflow system such as JIRABachelor's Degree: Business, Management, Engineering, IT, or related fieldOr a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is requiredWorking experience at an ISO/RTO, ISO/RTO stakeholder, or Electric Utility environmentProficiency in AI prompt designCommercial operations or market systems projects, including customer registration, forward and real-time wholesale market, wholesale settlement, and retail market applicationsGrid system interconnection, planning, and operations projects, including forecasting, network modeling, and energy management systems and toolsExternal stakeholder and customer platform projects, including websites and user portalsPMP Project Management ProfessionalAgile and Scrum certificationsOrganizational Change Management certificationsLean Six Sigma certificationsCompany OverviewMindlance is a Staffing and Recruiting company which provides multi-vertical staffing services It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Union, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.mindlance.com.Company H1B SponsorshipMindlance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2026, 71 in 2025, 53 in 2024, 37 in 2023, 72 in 2022, 36 in 2021, 40 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.