[Hiring] Senior Project Manager @Catalyst Consulting Group

Role Description

Catalyst is looking for a talented, inventive, passionate, and driven Senior Project Manager with a proactive mindset to lead large-scale technology-based implementations. This role is ideal for project managers with extensive experience leading Salesforce projects and implementations.

• Create and share weekly status reports with client stakeholders, highlighting critical updates and escalating issues to senior leadership when necessary.
• Schedule and facilitate all internal and client-facing project meetings with key stakeholders.
• Manage project resources by ensuring availability, updating allocations weekly, escalating resource issues, and reviewing project timecards.
• Maintain and update project schedules weekly to keep the team and stakeholders informed and aligned.
• Manage project scope by engaging relevant stakeholders in discussions, assessing technical feasibility, and documenting changes through formal change requests.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks by maintaining a project dashboard and a RAID log for each assigned project.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, and partner with technical teams to review key deliverables such as system designs, architecture documents, personas, epic-level requirements, testing plans, training guides, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Maintain and oversee Jira boards: review ticket assignments, identify blockers or risks, and manage sprint cadence by starting/closing sprints as needed.
• Schedule and lead Scrum ceremonies, including daily standups and other agile events; occasionally serve as Scrum Master on larger engagements.
• Actively support system testing and QA by assisting with test plan creation, coordinating execution, and validating results.
• Occasional travel to client sites (typically quarterly or less) for requirements workshops, stakeholder meetings, or training sessions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience overseeing technical implementations.
• 5+ years experience working in a technical consulting environment.
• 5+ years familiarity with agile methodologies and agile project delivery.
• Proven leadership with a proactive mindset and hands-on approach.
• Solid technical background with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies.
• Excellent communication skills, both client-facing and internal.
• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification preferred.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification preferred.
• Experience in the public sector is a plus.
• Salesforce experience and/or certifications is a plus.
• Experience using JIRA is a plus.

Benefits

• Salary range of $135,000-$175,000*
• Flexible, remote-first work environment (company headquartered in Chicago).
• Paid Time Off.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans (US only).
• Company-provided computer (Mac or PC, depending on preference).
• Virtual and in-person social events.
• Training & certification reimbursement.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment fostering innovation and creativity.