Senior Project Leader

We are seeking a Senior Project Leader to oversee the delivery of key business initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with business goals. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and proactively address risks while maintaining clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. Strong leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills are essential for success in this role.

Location: Exclusive for Brazil, Argentina and Costa Rica. 100% Remote and working hours are based on the US Central or Eastern Time Zone.

About Us:

Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery activities.
• Facilitate team ceremonies and working sessions.
• Maintain delivery dashboards and reporting.
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately.
• Ensure testing and validation activities are completed.
• Manage vendor and partner contributions when applicable.
• Develop and execute a stakeholder communication and engagement plan for the initiative.
• Facilitate stakeholder decision reviews, trade-off discussions, and issue-resolution forums.
• Monitor stakeholder sentiment and address concerns early.
• Ensure stakeholders understand the delivery implications of changes and risks.

Accountability:

• Own end-to-end delivery for assigned business initiatives.
• Translate objectives into executable plans and milestones.
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, and quality trade-offs.
• Coordinate across teams and manage dependencies.
• Identify, assess, and resolve delivery risks and issues.
• Ensure transparency into delivery progress and health.
• Partner with stakeholders to align expectations.
• Drive corrective action when delivery is at risk.
• Own the delivery-phase stakeholder experience for assigned initiatives.
• Establish and maintain clear expectations around scope, timelines, risks, and trade-offs.
• Maintain stakeholder confidence through transparent, proactive communication.
• Actively manage stakeholder issues that could impact delivery outcomes.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience leading business or cross-functional projects, with demonstrated ownership of outcomes.
• Prior experience in financial services or another regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across multiple business areas or divisions.
• Project management certification such as PMP preferred but not required.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and executive-level communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Uncover unclear roles, responsibilities, and decision rights, and facilitate conversations to resolve and document.
• Effective decision-making techniques and frameworks.
• Build effective teams and foster communication across programs and portfolios.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation paid in USD.
• 20 days of paid time off (PTO) per year.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Company-provided equipment.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and multicultural work environment.
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects alongside a talented and supportive team.

Pre-Employment Verification

• As part of our standard onboarding process, candidates who successfully complete the interview process and accept an employment offer will be required to complete an employment verification check, and background check. This process will confirm job titles and dates of employment with two previous employers and is a standard requirement for all new employees joining the company.