Senior Project Manager

Husch Blackwell is a full-service litigation and business law firm serving clients with domestic and international operations across the United States. The Senior Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives, overseeing project governance, planning, stakeholder alignment, risk management, change readiness, and executive reporting to ensure successful delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Strategy Delivery Portfolio Analyst and EPMO Leader to lead strategic initiatives, establish project governance, enable cross-functional execution, and provide leadership visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and value realization
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of EPMO standards, tools, templates, and governance practices while applying those frameworks to support disciplined project execution, stage-gate reviews, issue escalation, and leadership decision-making
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, critical paths, and interdependencies to ensure successful delivery
• Facilitate alignment across business leaders, functional teams, subject matter experts, and external partners to clarify scope, priorities, success measures, and accountabilities
• Drive executive-ready reporting and communication, including status updates, risk summaries, milestone reviews, and recommendations for corrective action
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; escalate critical concerns with recommended mitigation plans
• Lead working sessions to define implementation roadmaps, coordinate decisions, remove barriers, and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to drive change readiness, stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, and successful implementation of new processes, technologies, and operating models
• Coach project teams and functional leaders on governance expectations, accountability, project discipline, risk management, and effective execution practices
• Other assignments as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field or equivalent professional or educational experience
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects or transformational initiatives
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide or cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups, competing priorities, significant organizational change, and executive-level reporting
• Working knowledge of organizational change management methodologies, stakeholder engagement practices, and adoption planning techniques
• Experience facilitating alignment and decision-making among executive sponsors, senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders with competing priorities and perspectives
• Experience identifying and managing system-level risks, dependencies, trade-offs, escalation needs, and organizational implications across complex initiatives
• Strong planning, prioritization, governance, and execution capabilities across complex cross-functional initiatives
• Change leadership mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and support adoption of new ways of working in fast-paced environments
• Sense of urgency and ownership with a disciplined approach to issue escalation, mitigation planning, and delivery against commitments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes, assess tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities, monitor dependencies, maintain accurate reporting, and deliver against commitments
• Executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into clear, concise recommendations for leadership
• Leadership and influence skills, with the ability to drive alignment, build trust, and hold cross-functional teams accountable without direct authority
• Technical proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and project management platforms used for planning, reporting, collaboration, and work management, including Monday.com, Smartsheet, and Azure DevOps
• PMP, Prosci Change Management, Scrum, or related project management certification preferred