Hybrid Senior Manager – Project Management

at Accelya Group

• Job title: Senior Manager – Project Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bogota, Colombia

About the role

• Senior Manager - Project Management leading a team for complex implementations at Accelya. Driving excellence in delivery with strategic oversight and hands-on project execution in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approximately 10 or more Project Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure the successful delivery of complex, multi-phase customer implementations.
• Drive program management strategy in alignment with company vision and objectives.
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of regional, large-scale programs across diverse client portfolios, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, executive leadership, and cross-functional teams, to ensure successful program delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Represent the Customer Delivery team in customer-facing forums such as Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Steering Committee meetings, and Executive Status Updates.
• Work closely with the VP of Program Management to implement and refine project management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks to enhance delivery efficiency.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks across your regional portfolio, ensuring timely resolution of issues.
• Monitor project health, resource utilization, and financial performance of your regional portfolio; provide regular updates to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing project management teams for large-scale implementations across multiple geographies or business units.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to lead, coach and mentor high-performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer service skills, with experience in engaging with C-level executives and senior stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of program management methodologies, tools, and best practices, with relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) preferred.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans and deliverables.
• Excellent knowledge of change management principles and practices, with the ability to drive and manage organizational change effectively.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels of the organization.
• Prior experience in professional services, software delivery, and implementation, ideally with a deep understanding of the travel industry trends and client needs.

Benefits

• Open culture and challenging opportunity to satisfy intellectual needs
• Work-life balance
• Excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment