Senior Project Manager

Posted Mar 31

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading cross-functional, multi-project team resources to ensure successful implementation of the largest, most complex, multi-departmental projects across the organization. This includes managing all activities related to project scope, cost/budget, quality, communications, resources and risk mitigation. The Senior Project Manager plans, schedules and controls all project activities towards these objectives, while building positive, professional relationships with all WEX team members.

Essential Job Functions

  • Manage a variety of company wide projects that span one or multiple lines of business.
  • Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for improving process and system efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Develop project scope, plan, and schedule for each phase of the project.
  • Provide leadership on each project by building and motivating cross-functional ownership to meet project goals and project milestones.
  • Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment to post-mortem analysis.
  • Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables dependencies, risks and issues to stakeholders and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on a regular basis.
  • Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
  • Establish practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
  • Understand inter-dependencies between technology, operations and business needs..
  • Balance competing project constraints and maintain proactive communication with stakeholders to deliver a successful project.
  • Projects may be business and/or technical in nature.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and within multiple business and technology organizations.
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
  • Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
  • Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity with ability to drive towards clarity for positive impact.
  • Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding teams accountable for company and specific initiative results.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic, high-tech environment.
  • Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management.
  • Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies.
  • Support a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Required qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional environment.
  • 5+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
  • Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
  • Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment.

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX’s total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX’s comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Salary Pay Range: $92,500.00 – $123,000.00