Senior Lead Project / Program Manager
- Location Remote
- Expertise Azure, Cloud
- Job Type Permanent
- Salary $ 220,000 per annum
Senior Lead Project / Program Manager
Location: Remote, USA
Salary: Up to $220,000 USD + Benefits
About the Company
Our client is a leading cloud and managed services provider, helping enterprise organizations modernize their technology environments across private, public, and hybrid cloud platforms. They partner with major cloud vendors and deliver secure, scalable infrastructure solutions focused on digital transformation, operational excellence, and business outcomes.
As the business continues to grow, they are seeking an experienced Senior Lead Project / Program Manager to lead large-scale strategic initiatives across cloud infrastructure, engineering, operations, and professional services teams.
Overview
The Senior Lead Project / Program Manager will be responsible for delivering complex enterprise programs spanning multiple technical teams, business units, and executive stakeholders. This is a highly visible leadership position focused on driving strategic initiatives, improving delivery governance, managing risk, and ensuring successful execution across a portfolio of projects.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership teams while helping shape project delivery frameworks, operational processes, and overall organizational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead large-scale enterprise projects and strategic programs involving multiple technical teams and business functions.
- Manage the full project and program lifecycle, including planning, estimation, governance, execution, change management, deployment, and post-project reviews.
- Partner with senior leaders across Professional Services, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, and other business functions to deliver complex technical initiatives.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration and proactively manage dependencies, risks, resource constraints, and competing priorities.
- Provide executive-level reporting, governance updates, business cases, ROI assessments, and strategic recommendations.
- Establish and maintain effective project governance structures and delivery standards.
- Develop and improve program management methodologies, frameworks, playbooks, and best practices.
- Oversee portfolios of related initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer outcomes.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and increased operational efficiency across engineering and delivery functions.
- Facilitate decision-making by understanding technical delivery challenges, implementation risks, and organizational impacts.
- Manage project scope and change control processes while ensuring delivery quality and predictability.
- Define and track program success metrics, including delivery performance, customer satisfaction, resource utilization, financial outcomes, and operational excellence.
- Mentor and coach Project Managers and cross-functional teams to enhance project management maturity across the organization.
Required Experience
- Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience leading complex enterprise projects, strategic programs, technical product initiatives, or consulting engagements.
- Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale technology or infrastructure programs involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and business functions.
- Strong knowledge of project and program management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, governance, portfolio management, risk management, and dependency management.
- Experience managing cloud, infrastructure, software delivery, networking, security, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Ability to understand technical architecture, modernization strategies, implementation risks, and delivery dependencies without acting as the technical design authority.
- Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and executives through data-driven decision-making and strategic communication.
- Experience creating and implementing project governance models, delivery frameworks, operational processes, and best practices.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams in highly matrixed environments.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and executive engagement skills.
- Strong business acumen with experience evaluating ROI, prioritizing investments, and supporting strategic planning initiatives.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and organizational change.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or related project management certifications.
- Experience within cloud services, managed services, professional services, consulting, or enterprise technology environments.
- Background leading large-scale cloud transformation, infrastructure modernization, or digital transformation programs.
- Passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and delivery maturity.
Why Apply?
- Fully remote opportunity across the USA.
- Opportunity to lead highly visible, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making.
- Significant influence on project governance, delivery methodologies, and organizational growth.
- Competitive compensation package with salary up to $220,000 USD.
If you are a strategic Program Manager with a strong technical foundation and a passion for delivering complex enterprise initiatives, we\'d love to hear from you.
