Job Specifications
Senior Project Manager
Position Details:
Location: This is an on-premise position. Work location is Oakland, CA
Type: 6 Month Contract (possibility of extension)
Interviewing: Interviews will be conducted in a rolling format with multiple rounds (25-minute zoom screening followed by 45-minute on-premise panel interviews).
Proof of certifications & background check required (offer stage)
Job description
This role requires a proven leader with at least 8 years of hands-on project management experience, demonstrating the ability to lead complex initiatives across diverse technical and business domains. The ideal candidate brings a track record of successfully managing high-performing teams, collaborating with external vendors, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders to drive results. Strong communication, organizational agility, and execution discipline are essential for navigating a dynamic, multi-stakeholder environment.
Key Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end project delivery across multiple systems, platforms, and technologies to achieve strategic outcomes.
Lead operational initiatives that enhance business processes, improve system performance, and elevate service delivery.
Collaborate closely with internal teams, business stakeholders, external vendors, and implementation partners to ensure cohesive and effective execution
Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and risk registers to support disciplined execution.
Facilitate executive-level reporting, communication, enabling timely decision-making, and alignment with leadership priorities.
Navigate ambiguity with confidence, drive clarity, and focus in complex, fast-paced environments
Ensure timely, on-scope, and on-budget delivery of projects and operational initiatives, consistently aligned with business objectives.
Education
Bachelor's degree in relevant field (IT, IS, Computer Science, Security, or related field)
Experience
Required Qualifications
Minimum 8 years of experience in project management
Skills and Abilities
Required Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of PM methodologies (Waterfall, Agile/Scrum)
Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and a results-driven mindset
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Comfortable managing multiple priorities and working with a high degree of ambiguity
Highly advanced skills associated with end-to-end PMLC for programs/projects of large -scale scope
Demonstrated project leadership, reporting and management skills
Demonstrated effective communication (written & verbal) and effective interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to present/communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization
Able to deliver projects timely within budget and defined scope
Demonstrated complex problem-solving skills with a 'can do' attitude
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in higher education, especially within University of California institutions
Experience managing cybersecurity projects and AI awareness
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
Blackstone Talent Group is a division of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and solutions firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.
About the Company
Blackstone Talent Group specializes in providing clients with the best talent in the industry. We serve commercial, government and non-profit clients across the U.S.
Founded in 1998, Blackstone Talent Group has garnered an impressive track record of delivering successful results to a client list that includes Fortune 100 businesses and US federal, state and local governments.
We provide contract, permanent and managed resource services to our clients. We source for commercial businesses and non-profits, as well as many gove...
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