Entrust
Identity-centric security solutions
Sr.ProjectManager
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“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.
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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