Senior Project Manager, Technology (St Louis)

The Senior Project Manager role in the Focus Financial IT organization is responsible for driving the execution, governance, and delivery of enterprise-wide technology programs and initiatives. This project manager will enable projects in the IT Program Management Office (PMO) ensuring alignment of programs with business goals, on-time delivery, and efficient resource allocation. The Senior Project Manager may manage a dynamic team of project managers. The Senior Project Manager will play an important role in enabling transformation, enforcing standardizing delivery practices, and providing transparency into program performance across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead projects from the IT Program Management Office (PMO) portfolio of projects, follow governance frameworks, enforce standards and best practices.

Drive execution on complex, cross-functional IT programs, ensuring workstream alignment, budget adherence, and delivery excellence.

Partner with business and technology leaders to define program objectives, success criteria, and resource plans.

Implement and maintain portfolio-level dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to provide transparency to executive stakeholders.

Manage risk, issue resolution, change control, and stakeholder communication across all key initiatives.

Manage high-performing team of project managers, develop talent into high performing teams and foster a culture of accountability and execution.

Qualifications

5-10+ years of progressive experience in IT program / program management.

Proven track record of engagement in large, enterprise-wide technology programs (e.g., ERP implementations, cloud migrations, digital transformation).

Experience in executive stakeholder management, strategic planning, and organizational change.

Demonstrated ability to perform in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Experience with Asana is highly desirable.

Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Business, or a related field.

The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $135,000-$155,000. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicants skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Focus is a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management and related financial services firms. Focus provides access to best practices, greater resources, and continuity planning for its affiliated advisory firms, which serve individuals, families, employers, and institutions with comprehensive financial services. Focus firms and their clients benefit from the solutions, synergies, scale, economics, and best practices offered by Focus to achieve their business objectives.