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Technical Consulting Principal Project Manager

at VMware

📍 5 Locations Unknown 💰 $106K – $171K USD / year Posted April 17, 2026
Salary $106K – $171K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years 10+ years (project management); 1-3+ years of Mainframe Software project management experience required
Education Bachelor's or Masters degree in business, engineering, or a related field
Category Project & Program Management

This Principal-level IT Technical Project Manager role directs complex, high-stake cross-functional software migration projects, often across program-level portfolios. The position emphasizes governance, budgeting, risk/issue management, and measurable project delivery success for Fortune 500 clients.

  • Drive large-scale, complex projects from inception to implementation
  • Create and implement project governance (policies, procedures, quality control standards)
  • Establish budgets, control costs, forecast expenditures, and manage risk mitigation strategies
  • Manage stakeholders and communicate project status, risks, and ROI to executive leadership
  • Mentor project teams and manage Broadcom and customer project resources

The role manages mainframe software projects including migration and related delivery activities. It requires advanced use of project management tools and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project), along with strong ownership of schedules, budgets, and governance.

The ideal candidate is a Principal-level IT technical project manager with 10+ years of cross-functional, large-scale project management experience. They have 1-3+ years of mainframe software project management experience, strong governance/budget/risk ownership, and can drive successful project delivery for Fortune 500 clients.

10+ years of project management experiencecross-functionallarge-scale projectsPMP (Project Management Professional)mainframe software project management experienceadvanced knowledge of project management toolsbudget managementrisk mitigation strategiesproject schedulesstakeholder managementproject delivery ownershipMicrosoft Office (ExcelPowerPointMS Project)
technical consulting services experiencemainframe technical consulting for Fortune 500 companies
Microsoft Office (ExcelPowerPointMS Project)Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMS Projectproject management toolsdatabases
project managementmainframe software migrationproject governanceproject policiesproject proceduresquality control standardsbudgetsforecasting expendituresrisk mitigation strategiesissue managementstakeholder managementROIreturn on investmentexecutive leadership communicationprocess improvementoperational efficiencymentoringMicrosoft Office (ExcelPowerPointMS Project)databasesproject measurementdocumentation of projects as reference/success stories
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expert leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingnegotiationconflict resolutionmentoring and guiding project teamsdelegating tasksmanaging internal and customer project resourcesrisk and ROI communication to executive leadership

Required

PMP (Project Management Professional)
Industry Consulting
Job Function Lead principal-level IT technical project delivery for mainframe software migrations with governance, budget/risk control, and stakeholder management
Role Subtype Technical Project Manager
Tech Domains Mainframe
Technical Consulting Principal Project ManagerPrincipal Project ManagerIT Technical Project ManagerIT technical project managerproject managementproject deliveryproject governanceproject policiesproject proceduresquality control standardsbudgetsforecasting expendituresrisk mitigation strategiesrisk managementissue managementstakeholder managementROIreturn on investmentexecutive leadershipclient relationshipsprocess improvementoperational efficiencymentoringmainframe softwaremainframe software migrationprogram level engagementsportfoliosMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMS ProjectPMPProject Management Professionalmainframe software project management

10+ years of project management experience, PMP (Project Management Professional) certification, 1-3+ years of Mainframe Software project management experience required

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