Project Manager

Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate project workflows, manage resources, and ensure compliance with PMO standards while serving as a liaison between stakeholders and technical teams.

Responsibilities:

• Directs the daily activities of Business Analysts, Data Analysts, and Technical Analysts to ensure all project streams remain on schedule and within scope
• Manages team assignments and task distribution to optimize productivity across multi-disciplinary technical and business workstreams
• Develops and maintains detailed project schedules, tracking progress against critical path milestones and key deliverables
• Manages the transition between project phases (Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Closure), ensuring all requirements are met before proceeding to the next gate
• Produces comprehensive status reports, including RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, and Dependencies), for presentation to executive leadership
• Ensures all project activities, reporting, and documentation meet the specific compliance and transparency standards required for government-facing projects
• Operates as a subject matter expert on PMI best practices, enforcing standardized project management methodologies across the program
• Oversees the requirements repository (e.g., Jira/Confluence), maintaining a rigorous Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) that is audit-ready and linked to the program roadmap
• Acts as the primary point of contact between technical teams and high-level business stakeholders, facilitating formal requirements review meetings
• Proactively identifies project bottlenecks and escalates critical risks to the API Technical Lead or senior program leadership

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Senior Consulting Leadership: 10+ years of experience leading high-stakes consulting programs and managing large-scale IT or data services projects
• Professional Certification: Must be PMO or PMI (PMP) certified
• Government Sector Expertise: Proven experience or deep functional knowledge of navigating government agencies or highly regulated public sector environments
• Structured Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage formal project lifecycles, Gantt charts, and complex dependency mapping
• Team Leadership: Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a high-pressure, deliverable-based environment
• PMO/PMI certified
• 10+ years managing consulting programs
• Government experience / knowledge
• Finance Transformation Knowledge: Experience in large-scale finance modernization initiatives, specifically regarding Billing, Accounts Receivable (AR), and Collections
• Financial Services Background: Prior experience at the intersection of government regulation and financial data integrity