This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Project Manager based in Brazil.
In this role, you will take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of complex Cloud, Data, and AI professional services projects, supporting clients across Brazil and Canada. You will oversee multiple concurrent engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. Combining strategic project leadership with financial management and resource planning, you will play a key role in driving successful technology transformations. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams, customers, sales professionals, and senior business stakeholders to align expectations and delivery objectives. Acting as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact, you will provide executive-level updates in both Portuguese and English. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact technology initiatives within an international consulting environment while taking significant ownership of project performance and customer satisfaction.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple Cloud, Data, and AI projects, from sales handoff and project initiation through execution, customer acceptance, and final closeout.
- Collaborate with Sales and technical teams to define project scope, deliverables, timelines, resource requirements, and customer expectations.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor comprehensive project plans, milestones, budgets, resource allocations, and delivery schedules.
- Take full ownership of project financial performance, including budget monitoring, cost control, resource utilization, hours management, and capacity planning.
- Establish and manage project governance frameworks, including status reporting, risk assessment, issue resolution, escalation procedures, and change control.
- Identify potential scope changes, delivery challenges, and project risks early, implementing proactive mitigation strategies to protect timelines, budgets, and customer commitments.
- Coordinate cross-functional engineering and delivery teams across Brazil and Canada, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, project stakeholders, technical teams, and executive leadership.
- Prepare and deliver clear executive-level project updates in Portuguese and English, communicating progress, financial performance, risks, challenges, and strategic recommendations.
- Manage customer expectations, facilitate key decisions, and maintain transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive customer acceptance, ensure successful project closure, and identify opportunities to improve delivery processes and operational efficiency.
- Promote accountability, effective communication, and continuous improvement across all project engagements.
- 7+ years of professional experience in IT project management, including at least 3 years in consulting or professional services environments managing multiple client engagements.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering complex technology projects, ideally involving cloud infrastructure, data platforms, artificial intelligence, or digital transformation.
- Demonstrated experience managing project financial performance, including budgets, cost tracking, resource allocation, capacity planning, and project profitability.
- Strong experience overseeing multiple concurrent projects, balancing competing priorities, and coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
- Solid understanding of AWS, Data, and AI technologies at a project management level, with the ability to communicate effectively with engineering and technical stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Excel, Google Sheets, Google Workspace, and Confluence.
- Familiarity with Professional Services Automation (PSA) platforms such as Productive or equivalent tools for project financial tracking and resource management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to present project progress, financial updates, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and customers.
- Professional proficiency in both Portuguese and English, written and spoken.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, combined with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate ownership, make informed decisions, and manage complex delivery environments.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
- PMP or Agile project management certifications.
- AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
- Previous experience working with AWS Partners, cloud consulting firms, systems integrators, or technology transformation companies.
- Experience using Productive or similar Professional Services Automation platforms for financial tracking, project management, and resource allocation.
- MBA or postgraduate qualifications in business, technology, or project management.
- Professional proficiency in Spanish.
- Fully remote work: 100% remote position for candidates based in Brazil.
- International exposure: Opportunity to manage technology engagements and collaborate with customers and teams across Brazil and Canada.
- Professional development: Work on impactful Cloud, Data, AI, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Leadership and ownership: Take responsibility for complex projects, financial performance, resource management, and customer relationships.
- Collaborative environment: Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering, sales, and business teams.
- Employment type: Full-time position.
- Working hours: São Paulo time zone, with required overlap with Canadian business hours (specific arrangements to be confirmed).
- Start date: As soon as possible.
- Availability: Candidates should ideally have a maximum notice period of 2–3 weeks following offer acceptance.
- Location requirement: Candidates must be based in Brazil.
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