Entrust

Identity-centric security solutions

Sr.ProjectManager

$105–154k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Project Manager at Entrust. Skills: Project lifecycle execution, Technical project authority, Risk anticipation, Scope control. Manage medium to large scale projects. Manage multiple interconnected projects”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver projects on time; Deliver projects under budget; Deliver projects within scope; Deliver projects to quality expectations

Industry & Context.

Identity centric security solutions
Problems you'll solve

Risk mitigation; Corrective actions; Problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

End-to-end delivery of complex solutions, Operate at intersection of software engineering, systems integration, infrastructure, security, and business operations, Communicate effectively with Development Managers, Software Engineers, Systems Integrators, Integration Managers, and Operations teams, Translate technical complexity into executable plans, Anticipate risks and remove obstacles, Customer-facing, servant-leader mindset, Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and continuous-improvement orientation, Deliver projects on time, under budget, within scope, and to quality expectations, Own full project lifecycle execution, Act as technical project authority, Understand, question, and validate architectural designs, integration approaches, deployment strategies, and implementation plans, Manage and coordinate work performed by Senior Systems Integrators, Development teams, Integration teams, and Operations stakeholders, Translate complex technical concepts and dependencies into clear project plans, milestones, risks, and trade-offs, Anticipate technical, operational, and environmental risks, Develop and maintain detailed project plans, Actively identify, challenge, and control scope creep, budget creep, and schedule drift, Track project performance using quantitative metrics, Take corrective action as required, Ensure projects are delivered below or within budget, Support contract execution, change orders, and commercial discussions, Lead structured requirements-gathering efforts, Ensure all customer requirements, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and acceptance criteria are clearly documented, traceable, and validated, Maintain meticulous project documentation

Nice to Have

Coaching and guidance to less experienced project managers

What You'll Do.

Manage medium to large scale projects

Manage multiple interconnected projects

Manage highly technical projects

Perform accountabilities detailed below

Perform other duties as assigned

Manage end-to-end delivery of complex

highly secure software

Operate confidently at the intersection of software engineering

Communicate effectively with Development Managers

Translate technical complexity into executable plans

Serve as a trusted delivery partner to customers

Demonstrate ownership

Demonstrate accountability

Ensure projects are delivered on time

Ensure projects are delivered under budget

Ensure projects are delivered within scope

Ensure projects are delivered to quality expectations

Create work breakdown structure with team

Develop schedule plans

Develop resource plans

Develop quality plans

Develop procurement plans

Manage changes to project scope

Manage changes to project schedule

Manage changes to project costs

Keep project plan accurate

Keep project plan updated

Reflect authorized project changes

Facilitate customer acceptance

Obtain project plan approval from customer

Support negotiation of contracts

Coordinate preparation of proposals

Coordinate preparation of plans

Coordinate preparation of specifications

Coordinate preparation of financial conditions

Ensure common understanding by setting expectations

Align stakeholders and team members

Obtain project charter approval from sponsor

Obtain project charter approval from customer

Gain project acceptance

Implement approved actions

Implement workarounds

Mitigate project risk events

Measure project performance

Monitor project progress

Perform corrective actions

Communicate to all stakeholders

Conduct analysis to determine successful aspects

Conduct analysis for opportunities for improvement

Lead project debrief meeting with project team

Determine what went well

Determine what could have gone better

Interface with Account Manager

Interface with Customer Contact

Determine customer satisfaction with project

Assess Project Management processes

Assess Project Management tools

Recommend improvements as needed

Participate in design of Entrust project governance process

Participate in preparation of Entrust project governance process

Participate in evolution of Entrust project governance process

Own full project lifecycle execution (initiate

Execute highly technical

multi-disciplinary projects

Execute projects involving software

Execute projects involving infrastructure

Execute projects involving security

Execute projects involving hardware

Act as the technical project authority

Understand architectural designs

Question architectural designs

Validate architectural designs

Understand integration approaches

Question integration approaches

Validate integration approaches

Understand deployment strategies

Question deployment strategies

Validate deployment strategies

Understand implementation plans

Question implementation plans

Validate implementation plans

Effectively manage and coordinate work performed by Senior

Effectively manage and coordinate work performed by Development

Effectively manage and coordinate work performed by Integration

Effectively manage and coordinate work performed by Operations

Translate complex technical concepts into clear project plans

Translate complex technical concepts into clear milestones

Translate complex technical concepts into clear risks

Translate complex technical concepts into clear trade-offs

Translate dependencies into clear project plans

Translate dependencies into clear milestones

Translate dependencies into clear risks

Translate dependencies into clear trade-offs

Anticipate technical risks

Anticipate operational risks

Anticipate environmental risks

Plan mitigations for technical risks

Plan mitigations for operational risks

Plan mitigations for environmental risks

Develop detailed project plans

Maintain detailed project plans

Develop work breakdown structures

Maintain work breakdown structures

Develop resource plans

Maintain resource plans

Develop cost forecasts

Maintain cost forecasts

Actively identify scope creep

Actively challenge scope creep

Actively control scope creep

Actively identify budget creep

Actively challenge budget creep

Actively control budget creep

Actively identify schedule drift

Actively challenge schedule drift

Actively control schedule drift

Ensure changes are formally reviewed

Ensure changes are documented

Ensure changes are approved

Track project performance using quantitative metrics

Take corrective action as required

Ensure projects are delivered below budget

Ensure projects are delivered within budget

Ensure quality requirements are not compromised

Ensure security requirements are not compromised

Support contract execution

Support change orders

Support commercial discussions

Lead structured requirements-gathering efforts involving technical stakeholders

Lead structured requirements-gathering efforts involving security stakeholders

Lead structured requirements-gathering efforts involving operational stakeholders

Lead structured requirements-gathering efforts involving business stakeholders

Ensure all customer requirements are clearly documented

Ensure all customer requirements are traceable

Ensure all customer requirements are validated

Ensure all assumptions are clearly documented

Ensure all assumptions are traceable

Ensure all assumptions are validated

Ensure all constraints are clearly documented

Ensure all constraints are traceable

Ensure all constraints are validated

Ensure all dependencies are clearly documented

Ensure all dependencies are traceable

Ensure all dependencies are validated

Ensure all acceptance criteria are clearly documented

Ensure all acceptance criteria are traceable

Ensure all acceptance criteria are validated

Maintain meticulous project documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with Development Managers; Work with Software Engineers; Work with Systems Integrators; Work with Integration Managers; Work with Operations teams; Coordinate work performed by Senior Systems Integrators; Coordinate work performed by Development teams; Coordinate work performed by Integration teams; Coordinate work performed by Operations stakeholders; Align stakeholders; Align team members; Collaborate with account teams; Collaborate with sales teams

Communication Scope

Communicate effectively; Translate technical complexity; Communicate to all stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Project management, Work breakdown structure, Cost planning, Schedule planning, Resource planning, Quality planning, Procurement planning, Change management, Risk management, Performance measurement, Corrective actions, Project debrief, Customer satisfaction assessment, Project governance, Scope control, Budget control, Schedule control, Cost forecasting, Scope creep, Budget creep, Schedule drift, Quantitative metrics, Schedule variance, Cost variance, Risk exposure, Contract execution, Change orders, Commercial discussions, Requirements gathering, Customer requirements, Assumptions, Constraints, Dependencies, Acceptance criteria, Project charters, Project plans, Project lifecycle execution, Initiate projects, Plan projects, Execute projects, Control projects, Close projects, Technical project authority, Architectural designs, Integration approaches, Deployment strategies, Implementation plans, Technical concepts translation, Risk anticipation, Risk mitigation planning

Full Job Description

**Join us at Entrust** At Entrust, we’re shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible, global workplace, we empower careers, foster collaboration, and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely. **Get to Know Us** Headquartered in Minnesota, Entrust is an industry leader in identity-centric security solutions, serving over 150 countries with cutting-edge, scalable technologies. But our secret weapon? Our people. It’s the curiosity, dedication, and innovation that drive our success and help us anticipate the future. **Position Overview:** The Sr. Project Manager is responsible for independently managing medium to large scale projects, multiple interconnected projects and highly technical projects. The Senior Project Manager provides coaching and guidance to less experienced project managers. This position performs the accountabilities detailed below and other duties as assigned. The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of complex, highly secure software and hardware solutions within regulated production environments, including credit‑card manufacturing and personalization facilities. This role requires a technically fluent project leader who can operate confidently at the intersection of software engineering, systems integration, infrastructure, security, and business operations. The successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively with Development Managers, Software Engineers, Systems Integrators, Integration Managers, and Operations teams—translating technical complexity into executable plans while anticipating risks and removing obstacles. Beyond execution, this role demands a customer‑facing, servant‑leader mindset. The Senior Technical Project Manager serves as a trusted delivery partner to customers, demonstrating strong ownership, accountability, and a continuous‑improvement orientation, while ensuring projects are delivere

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