Senior Project Manager

About Allvue

We are Allvue Systems, the leading provider of software solutions for the Private Capital and Credit markets. Whether a client wants an end-to-end technology suite, or independently focused modules, Allvue helps eliminate the boundaries between systems, information, and people. We're looking for ambitious, smart, and creative individuals to join our team and help our clients achieve their goals. Working at Allvue Systems means working with pioneers in the fintech industry. Our efforts are powered by innovative thinking and a desire to build adaptable financial software solutions that help our clients achieve even more. With our common goals of growth and innovation, whether you're collaborating on a cutting-edge project or connecting over shared interests at an office happy hour, the passion is contagious. We want all of our team members to be open, accessible, curious and always learning. As a team, we take initiative, own outcomes, and have passion for what we do. With these pillars at the center of what we do, we strive for continuous improvement, excellent partnership and exceptional results. Come be a part of the team that's revolutionizing the alternative investment industry. Define your own future with Allvue Systems!


Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for end-to-end leadership and delivery of complex, high-impact, client-facing implementation projects within an engineering-driven environment. This role independently managers project execution across scope, timeline, budget, and quality, while exercising judgement to balance client objectives, contractual commitments, and technical delivery constraints.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Senior Project Manager leads cross-functional execution across engineering, product, and client stakeholders and is expected to anticipate challenges, drive critical decisions, and escalate strategically when needed. The role is accountable for delivery outcomes, including financial performance, risk management, delivery quality, and client satisfaction, across multiple concurrent projects.


Responsibilities

Client Implementation & Delivery Ownership

• Own full lifecycle delivery of multiple concurrent, complex client implementation projects, ensuring alignment to contractual scope, timelines, budget, quality standards, and client objectives

• Serve as the primary point of accountability for project outcomes, exercising sound judgment across delivery quality, financial performance, risk, and client satisfaction

• Translate complex client requirements into structured, executable delivery plans aligned with engineering capabilities, dependencies, and constraints

• Lead projects through successful completion, including testing, client acceptance, production readiness, and transition to ongoing support

Planning, Financial, and Risk Management

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope definition, resource strategy, timelines, critical dependencies, and milestone tracking

• Own project financial management, including budget tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, and proactive corrective action

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate complex risks across technical delivery, resourcing, client dependencies, and competing priorities

• Govern scope and commercial impacts through structured change control processes, ensuring alignment with contractual commitments and financial objectives

Engineering & Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner closely with engineering, product, and executive leadership to coordinate delivery and resolve complex issues across the software development lifecycle

• Anticipate and manage cross-project dependencies, technical constraints, and release timelines to ensure predictable delivery outcomes

• Drive execution across distributed, cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.

• Monitor project health using defined metrics and delivery trends, implementing corrective actions and escalating material risks as appropriate

Stakeholder & Client Leadership

• Act as a trusted senior delivery partner and primary interface for clients, establishing trust and credibility, managing expectations, and navigating complex project situations throughout the project lifecycle

• Communicate project status, risks, financials, trade-offs, and mitigation strategies to internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership

• Facilitate alignment between technical and business stakeholders to support timely decision making, resolving ambiguity and competing priorities to maintain delivery momentum

• Strengthen client satisfaction and retention through proactive leadership, strategic communication, and consistent delivery excellence

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to independently lead multiple complex, high-impact, client-facing projects within a software or engineering environment

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), implementation delivery models, and the dependencies inherent in enterprise software delivery

• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, financials, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes across the full project lifecycle.

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and navigate ambiguity across concurrent initiatives

• Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and stakeholders without direct authority

• Demonstrated accountability for delivery quality, financial performance, risk management, and client outcomes;

• Demonstrated ability to mentor project team members, share delivery best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement across the broader project management organization

Technical & Systems Proficiency

• Advanced working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies

• Proficiency with project and delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent)

• Strong familiarity with enterprise software implementations, data integration, system workflows, and complex technical dependencies

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools

AI Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve planning, analysis, documentation, communication, risk identification, workflow efficiency, and decision support while applying appropriate judgment and oversight

• Experience applying AI to improve project delivery efficiency, synthesize complex information, identify risks and dependencies, and support data-informed decision-making.

• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, relevance, and completeness and apply professional judgment before incorporating outputs into project deliverables or client communications.

• Ability to identify and implement practical opportunities to incorporate AI into project management workflows while adhering to company requirements for data security, confidentiality, privacy, and responsible AI use.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving AI capabilities and apply new tools and approaches to complex project delivery challenges.

Experience

• 7+ years of project management or consulting experience, including significant experience leading complex, client-facing software implementations

• Experience leading enterprise implementations within financial services, alternative investments, or lending platforms strongly preferred

• PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, or equivalent certification preferred

Language Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Ability to communicate effectively and credibly with technical and business stakeholders, including executive and senior client audiences

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field

What We Offer

• Health Coverage options along with other voluntary benefits
• Enterprise Udemy membership with access to thousands of personal and professional development courses
• 401K with Company match up to 4% or Employee Pension plan
• Competitive pay and year-end bonus potential
• Flexible PTO
• Charitable Donation matching, along with Volunteer and Voting PTO
• Numerous team building activities to promote collaboration in a fun and fast-paced work environment

EEOC Statement

Allvue Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment. We recognize the real value of bringing people together from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - we don't just accept difference, we celebrate and support it. We are committed to advancing these efforts through our strategies to hire, promote, create and support a diverse and inclusive environment throughout our workforce and workplace. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. In addition, Allvue will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.