
Senior Project Manager
Ntara
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Tennessee • United States
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About the role
- The Senior Project Manager owns the delivery and governance of client engagements across projects, agile sprints, time & materials, and retained services.
- They manage day-to-day execution while ensuring alignment with client goals, contracts, and delivery standards.
- They lead cross-functional teams and third-party partners, oversee plans, milestones, priorities, risks, and budgets, and drive clear task creation and delegation.
- The Senior PM will serve as the primary client contact, providing consistent status reporting, proactive communication, and seamless coordination between clients and Ntara’s production teams to ensure successful outcomes.
- Partner with Account Directors on existing client acquisition efforts, including estimating projects and timelines for upcoming work using standard quoting tools.
- Contribute to pre-sales strategy, scoping discussions, and forecasting future client opportunities.
- Travel with Account Directors to strengthen executive relationships and support business development efforts.
- Serve as a trusted advisor, managing client expectations related to scope, timelines, budget, and delivery outcomes.
- Proactively manage engagements by identifying risks, dependencies, and scope or budget concerns before they impact delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Digital Media, Communications, Project Management, or related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered
- 6+ years of progressive project management experience, including leadership of complex, cross-functional engagements
- Demonstrated success delivering large-scale projects ($1M+ budgets) from initiation through closeout
- Strong working knowledge of web technologies and platforms (e.g., HTML, CSS, ASP.NET, C#, and related frameworks) to effectively partner with technical teams
- Proven ability to make sound, independent decisions with a strategic, client-centric mindset
- Advanced project management certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent) are a plus
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at all levels of an organization
- Extensive experience with project management and collaboration tools, including task management, sprint planning, and bug tracking systems
- Prior client services or project management experience in a digital, creative, or agency consulting environment, with responsibility for multiple concurrent engagements
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Collaborative, growth-oriented culture
- 401K with matching contributions
- Top-notch employee healthcare options
- Paid vacation days, holidays, and personal days
- Opportunity to make a measurable impact
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementagile methodologiesweb technologiesHTMLCSSASP.NETC#budget managementrisk managementscope management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementclient-centric mindsetdecision makingproactive managementrelationship buildinginfluencingteam collaborationstrategic thinking
Certifications
PMPPMI-ACPSAFe