
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
Tech Stack
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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)