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Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

CompanyPacific Life
LocationNewport Beach, CA, USA
Salary$148230 – $181170
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 8+ years of project management experience in hybrid Agile environments (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or mixed models)
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills, with a proven ability to lead through ambiguity
  • Experience managing delivery in environments with both iterative and milestone-driven work
  • Ability to track and manage progress across multiple teams and technologies without heavy overhead
  • Familiarity with project and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and coordinate across stakeholder groups

Responsibilities

  • Lead medium to large-scale initiatives across business and technology teams using a combination of Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methods
  • Establish and maintain pragmatic delivery plans, adjusting based on team feedback, stakeholder input, and shifting priorities
  • Facilitate clear communication across teams and stakeholders, ensuring timely decision-making and progress transparency
  • Identify risks early, manage trade-offs, and escalate when appropriate to maintain delivery momentum
  • Partner with product managers, business owners, and delivery leads to ensure scope, timing, and outcomes are aligned
  • Monitor work in progress and ensure dependencies, impediments, and delivery constraints are actively managed
  • Provide delivery leadership that keeps teams focused, stakeholders engaged, and objectives on track

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
  • SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) or SAFe® Agilist (SA)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)®
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt (a plus)