Cushman & Wakefield

Senior Program Manager, Strategic Projects

Cushman & Wakefield

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $119,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Build strong partnerships with senior leaders to drive business success and maintain alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Influence decision-making through clear and compelling communication, insight, and data
  • Develop and manage comprehensive project plans including scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, financials, and KPIs
  • Oversee multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and business priorities
  • Drive day-to-day project execution, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and quality standards are consistently met
  • Facilitate creation and management of project documentation (charters, business cases, PM plans, SOWs, budget reports, training materials, risk logs)
  • Build strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders at all organizational levels
  • Navigate internal politics with discretion—anticipating sensitivities, mediating conflicts, and aligning competing interests
  • Translate complex issues into clear, actionable communication easily understood by technical and non-technical audiences
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to leaders by providing meaningful insights, surfacing risks early, and recommending solutions that balance competing priorities
  • Foster collaboration across business units, promoting relationships, community building, and knowledge sharing
  • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project and program risks; implement contingency plans when needed
  • Conduct regular project reviews and post-implementation evaluations to identify lessons learned and drive continuous improvement
  • Publish and present status updates, performance metrics, and portfolio-level summaries to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Mentor and support Project Managers, Analysts, and cross-functional team members, fostering professional growth and capability development
  • Promote effective teamwork, clear roles, and a strong sense of shared accountability within project teams
  • Lead and support organizational change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of project outcomes
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration, process improvement, and use of business technology solutions to drive efficiency
  • Demonstrate high emotional intelligence, cultural awareness, and the ability to work effectively across diverse working styles
  • Act as a connector across business units, promoting partnership and the exchange of knowledge and best practices
  • Maintain confidentiality, act with integrity, and model the organization’s values in all interactions
  • Support change management planning and execution to ensure successful adoption of project outcomes
  • Support broader Deployment and Enablement initiatives to advance organizational capabilities
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and leverage business technology solutions to enhance efficiency

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business management, or a related field (Master’s degree or PMP preferred)
  • 5–7+ years of progressive Project Management experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
  • Proven ability to navigate organizational politics with tact, discretion, and emotional intelligence
  • Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder-management capability
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrated leadership, coaching, facilitation, and collaboration skills
  • High degree of organization, attention to detail, accountability, and follow-through
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with care
  • Customer-service orientation and a continuous-improvement mindset
Benefits
  • health, vision, and dental insurance
  • flexible spending accounts
  • health savings accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life and disability insurance programs
  • paid and unpaid time away from work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementChange ManagementProcess ImprovementData AnalysisKPI DevelopmentBudget ManagementProject PlanningContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
Emotional IntelligenceCommunicationLeadershipCollaborationProblem-SolvingDecision-MakingCoachingFacilitationInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational Skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s DegreeProject Management Professional (PMP)