Senior Project Manager, Professional Services

MongoDB

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TXChicagoDenverLos AngelesVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Salary
$90,000–$176,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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MongoDB is a leading American software company that develops and provides commercial support for a popular, source-available document database. Designed to handle unstructured and structured data natively, its platform is purpose-built for modern cloud applications, analytics, and AI experiences.

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TL;DR · Senior Project Manager, Professional Services

The Senior Project Manager - Professional Services joins the Professional Services team to serve as the accountable delivery owner for complex customer initiatives. This role involves leading engagements from kickoff through closeout, translating customer objectives into clear delivery strategies, and managing scope, schedules, risks, and dependencies. You will act as a consultative partner to customers, guiding priorities and tradeoffs while ensuring value realization. Key responsibilities include leading governance cadences, such as quarterly business reviews, and partnering with Consulting Engineers and Sales teams. The role requires expertise in delivery fundamentals, executive communication, and professional services business acumen. You will navigate technical environments involving database, cloud, modernization, and software delivery initiatives, specifically addressing customer transformation journeys and AI-integrated projects within a SaaS product context.

What you'll do

  • Lead complex Professional Services engagements from kickoff through closeout while maintaining focus on value realization.
  • Own delivery accountability for customer requirements, execution, and business outcomes aligned to customer priorities.
  • Drive alignment and planning across scope, schedule, milestones, risks, dependencies, and success measures.
  • Serve as the primary interface to the customer executive sponsor and own financial accountability for engagement health.
  • Translate business goals into an executable delivery approach by clarifying objectives and guiding priorities.
  • Partner with internal technical and account teams to remove blockers and sustain project momentum.
  • Manage risk, commercial awareness, and resource efficiency to balance customer outcomes with business objectives.
  • Lead governance cadences, including executive reviews and quarterly business reviews, to reassess priorities.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in a project manager or delivery leader role for enterprise-scale clients in a SaaS product company.
  • Strong executive communication and leadership skills to build credibility with senior customer stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams.
  • Strong command of delivery fundamentals including scope management, milestone planning, dependency management, risk management, and executive reporting.
  • Ability to operate in technical environments with strong Professional Services business acumen regarding delivery economics and resource planning.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving ability and judgment when navigating ambiguity, tradeoffs, and complex delivery decisions.
  • Proven leadership in driving accountability and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.
  • Experience leading database, cloud, modernization, or software delivery initiatives (preferred).
  • Familiarity with MongoDB products, services, AI architectures, and leading AI-integrated projects (preferred).

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