What You'll Do Avalara is seeking a Senior Project Manager for the newly created Business Transformation PMO, who will ensure a high degree of integrity and lead project execution and alignment with functional teams. Reporting to the Director of Business Transformation PMO, the Senior Project Manager will be responsible for a broad range of activities including project management of cross-functional initiatives, establishing process and rigor with our partners, and integrating best practices. The Senior Project Manager will need to possess outstanding thought leadership, strategic thinking, analytical and organizational skills, and will have a proven record of excellence, operating independently and thriving within a high performing team environment. Highly motivated self-starter who can lead projects with limited guidance. Ability to proactively anticipate needs and take action to support what is in the best interest of the business. A successful candidate will be detail oriented, collaborative, and possess the ability to articulate a process and structure that will allow multiple teams to achieve their goals across the organization. Strong candidates will have operational experience a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment. Job Duties Drive cross-functional decision making Create & manage project plans to deliver on company priorities Operationalize and build scalable processes Define business metrics to track operational effectiveness and performance of projects and identify opportunities for improvement Facilitate the creation of key initiative project plans, scope and objectives Identify required resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution Provide executive readout summaries, as required, on specific key projects What You'll Need to be Successful 5+ years of Project Management experience Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on PowerPoint presentations Proficient in the use of Jira (Confluence proficiency a plus) Proven ability to coordinate teams, align goals, and drive execution Able to gain support by influencing peers and senior leadership Proven ability to solve problems creatively Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification a plus About the Team The Business Transformation PMO drives program delivery across multiple lines of business. How We'll Take Care of You Total Rewards In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. Health & Wellness Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. Inclusive culture and diversity Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. Flexible hybrid working We support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees. Learn more about our benefits by region here: https://careers.avalara.com/ About Avalara We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too. EEO Statement We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.