Sr. Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Sr. Project Manager

PURPOSE :

Responsible to oversee and guide project teams through project initiation to project close, ensuring the teams follow organizational best practices. The Project Manager will serve as the overall project owner, guiding and motivating project teams, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Own overall schedule, budget, and deliverables for assigned project(s)
• Use waterfall and / or agile methodologies and practices to plan, manage and deliver technology solutions, as defined by the project scope / SOW.
• Schedule and facilitate project events and ceremonies.
• Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Plan and organize project deliverables, goals and milestones.
• Liaison with stakeholders such as clients, end users, vendors and project personnel regarding defining and documenting project requirements and processes.
• Monitor and report project progress, issues and risk to internal and external executive sponsors and stakeholders.
• Assist in owning and executing change management processes.
• Guide project teams through go-live and warranty phases.
• Provide ongoing and post-project evaluations / retrospectives.
• Ensure knowledge transfer or project to appropriate support teams.
• Partner with various IT management teams to ensure appropriate prioritization and resource allocation of projects.
• Own prioritization processes for assigned projects against overall enterprise backlog to ensure teams are focused on highest value work.
• Train, mentor and support other project managers and project teams to follow PMO best practices.

MINIMUM SKILLS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED SKILLS, EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE

At Ascend Technologies we firmly believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not only fundamental values but also powerful drivers of innovation, growth, and success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered.

CORE VALUES

We are seeking highly motivated individuals who have the willingness and ability to demonstrate Ascend core values :

Committed to Client Success : Our actions and our words always align with the best interest of the client.

One Team : We work collaboratively to overcome challenges with humility and respect and do what it takes to find innovative solutions.

Integrity : We are unquestionably committed to doing the right thing even when it is hard.

Accountability : We hold ourselves and each other accountable for keeping our commitments to our clients, our communities, and one another.

Transparency : We create open lines of communication with each other and our clients, fostering relationships founded on candor and trust.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

Must be able to sit, stand, and bend for the duration of shift. The position is mainly sitting, with occasional lifting up to 50 lbs, such as laptop, server equipment, and, driving to the work site to meet with client(s).

Updated October 2025

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