Senior Project Manager

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Hourly Rate: $150 - $200 /Hr

Duration: ASAP to Dec 31, 2026

Location: New York

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead critical product launch project, a high-impact initiative within the company portfolio. This project leverages the brand strengths to launch a differentiated direct-to-consumer (DTC) news membership product that meets consumer needs and drives acquisition.

This role owns end-to-end delivery of a complex, multi-workstream program in an Agile, matrixed environment, collaborating with internal teams, external agencies, and fellow project managers. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for operational excellence, transparency, and predictable execution from early design through launch.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of a complex, cross-functional program from early discovery through launch
• Build and manage integrated timelines, milestones, dependencies, and delivery targets across multiple workstreams
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to drive delivery of features and capabilities aligned to business goals
• Lead collaboration with an external design agency during discovery and design phases, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, and outcomes
• Coordinate delivery across Product & Tech, Customer Care, UX, Marketing, Editorial, Legal, and DTC teams to ensure launch readiness
• Facilitate cross-team communication to resolve impediments, mitigate risks, and build consensus when conflicts arise
• Drive stakeholder alignment through clear, proactive communications, including regular program updates and executive readouts
• Support Agile teams using JIRAfor sprint and backlog management, ensuring accountability for committed work and delivery outcomes
• Partner with project managers to ensure initiatives are accurately tracked in Smartsheetand maintain clear, actionable program dashboards
• Own program documentation and repositories, ensuring artifacts are current, accessible, and maintained in Confluence
• Identify, track, and manage program-level risks, dependencies, and key decisions to ensure predictable execution
• Monitor vendor and agency delivery, ensuring alignment to program milestones and quality standards
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies as needed and coach teams on Agile best practices and continuous improvement
• Ensure all program-level reporting, dashboards, and metrics are accurate, actionable, and transparent for leadership
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and ways of working to optimize efficiency and delivery outcomes

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10 years of experience managing and delivering large-scale technology or digital projects
• 5 years of experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and cross-functional team leadership
• Proven experience establishing project management processes in dynamic environments
• Strong experience with JIRA, Smartsheet, and Confluence for program tracking, reporting, and documentation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to adapt messaging for diverse audiences
• Experience operating and influencing in a matrixed organization
• Industry experience in new/interactive digital media, publishing, or DTC subscription products
• Technical background or strong technical fluency

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Self-motivated, proactive, and resourceful with entrepreneurial mindset
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Strong leadership and team-building skills; able to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams
• Excellent negotiation, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills
• High emotional intelligence and ability to empathize with stakeholders
• Strong critical thinking and independent judgment; able to structure and solve complex problems
• Growth mindset, adaptable to changing organizational needs
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability; sets expectations and leads by example
• Excellent communication skills; able to facilitate dialogue with diverse teams
• Pragmatic, data-driven decision-maker focused on continuous improvement

Please contact George Brown on the attached details to discuss this role further.