Senior Project Manager and Team Lead

Senior Project Manager and Team Lead 

Location: This is a fully remote role with bi-annual travel to our Lakewood, NJ or Cleveland, OH offices 

Type: Full-Time  

Compensation: $130,000-$160,000, commensurate with experience 

About Propela Tech 

Propela Tech is a healthcare-focused advisory and technology firm that helps organizations streamline operations, unlock their data, and scale more efficiently through custom-built tools. We’re a team of technologists, former healthcare operators, and strategic thinkers who understand the real-world complexity of running healthcare businesses—and we build solutions that actually work.

What We’re Looking For 

This role reports directly to our Director of PMO, Jenny Walter. 

We are hiring a Senior Project Manager and Team Lead to lead the successful delivery of complex healthcare technology initiatives. This individual will serve as the primary point of coordination between clients, engineers, solution architects, and internal stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with client objectives.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in fast-paced environments, is highly organized, communicates exceptionally well, and can confidently manage multiple concurrent projects while navigating ambiguity and changing priorities.

This role is client-facing and delivery-focused. Success will be measured by project outcomes, client satisfaction, team coordination, and the ability to drive projects from kickoff through launch and stabilization.   

Key Responsibilities 

Client Delivery & Project Leadership 

• Takes initiative and owns the successful delivery of multiple concurrent client engagements. 
• Serve as the primary project management lead for assigned accounts, ensuring alignment between client goals and delivery execution. 
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements. 
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status meetings, sprint planning sessions, and executive stakeholder reviews. 
• Monitor project scope, budget, timeline, and risks while proactively identifying mitigation strategies. 
• Partner closely with Solution Architects, Technical Leads, Engineers, and Client Success teams to translate business requirements into actionable work plans. 
• Manage client communications, status reporting, issue resolution, and expectation setting throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Drive projects through user acceptance testing, launch preparation, go-live, and post-launch stabilization. 
• Ensure smooth transition of completed projects into ongoing support and maintenance workflows. 

Project Execution & Operational Excellence 

• Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting notes, decisions, action items, and status reports. 
• Track project progress using Jira and ensure tickets, milestones, and deliverables remain current and actionable. 
• Manage change requests and scope adjustments while maintaining transparency with clients and internal teams. 
• Escalate risks, blockers, and resource concerns appropriately to leadership. 
• Contribute feedback and recommendations to continuously improve Propela's delivery methodologies and project management processes. 

Required Experience 

• 5+ years of project management experience leading software development, technology implementation, or healthcare technology projects. 
• Experience managing custom software development projects from requirements gathering through deployment. 
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a consulting, agency, or professional services environment. 
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams including engineers, architects, QA analysts, and business stakeholders. 
• Strong organizational, documentation, and prioritization skills. 

Required Tools & Skills

Project Management 

• Jira (advanced proficiency)  
• Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery methodologies  
• Scope management and change control  
• Budget and timeline management  
• Risk identification and mitigation  

Collaboration & Documentation 

• Confluence, Notion, or similar platforms  
• Microsoft Teams  
• Microsoft Office Suite  

Technical Familiarity Experience delivering: 

• Custom software applications  
• System integrations  
• Data and reporting solutions  
• Workflow automation initiatives  
• Ability to effectively collaborate with technical teams and understand software development lifecycles without serving as a hands-on engineer. 

Preferred Experience 

• Healthcare technology, healthcare operations, or healthcare consulting experience  
• Experience working with EHR, CRM, scheduling, billing, or operational healthcare systems  
• Startup, consulting, or professional services experience  
• Experience managing both fixed-scope and ongoing retainer engagements  
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Azure, AWS, or modern SaaS ecosystems  

Our Core Values 

At Propela Tech, we look for team members who embody our values every day:  

• Solution-Oriented: We tackle every challenge with a problem-solving mindset.  
• Extreme Ownership: We take full responsibility for our work, outcomes, and commitments.  
• Grit, Speed & Results: We move fast, stay resourceful, and focus relentlessly on outcomes.  
• Show Up Strong: We bring our best selves and elevate the team.  

Benefits Include:  

• Competitive salary ($130,000-$160,000), commensurate with experience 
• Health and dental insurance  
• Paid time off   
• Opportunities for rapid growth and leadership