City of New York

City of New York

Senior Project Manager

New York City, NY, United States · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 hours ago
Data VisualizationProject ManagementProcess ImprovementCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • The New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) is seeking an experienced professional to serve as a Senior Project Manager reporting to the EPMO Project Portfolio Manager within the EPMO Division.
  • The Senior Project manager will also be responsible for contributing to the continuous process improvement of project management practices and PPM services delivery.
  • Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.

Responsibilities

  • Support and provide input to project governance activities, including preparation for Steering Committees, executive governance forums, and decision-making meetings.
  • Provide accurate data in the PPM tool to support executive dashboards, presentations, governance materials, and briefing documents for senior leadership.
  • Coordinate and manage cross-project and cross-functional dependencies to ensure alignment.
  • Support project change control activities, including impact assessments, change requests, approvals, and traceability.
  • Partner with business and functional leaders to forecast resource demand, monitor capacity, and resolve resource constraints.
  • Ensure project deliverables, requirements, milestones, and testing activities maintain end-to-end traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Identify, document, and drive timely resolution of key project decisions, including recommendations and impact assessments for executive review.
  • Monitor project performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, and executive reporting to support informed decision-making.
  • Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, governance processes, reporting, and delivery methodologies.
  • Support organizational readiness activities by coordinating business preparedness, operational transition, and implementation readiness.

Requirements

  • Coordinate phase gate readiness activities, ensuring required deliverables, approvals, and entry/exit criteria are achieved.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • he Senior Project manager will be required to work closely with NYCERS division project stakeholders including Business Sponsorship, Business Analysts, IT development teams, Quality Assurance, Vendors, and external agenc

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