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Penske Senior Digital Project Manager in Phoenix, Arizona
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.
CLA is an established top 10 accounting and tax advisory firm expanding its Digital Consulting practice. Our Digital Consulting Enablement Team helps organizations turn digital investments into meaningful business outcomes. Our team partners with clients to lead complex digital initiatives—aligning strategy, technology, and people to drive adoption, value realization, and lasting impact.
Sr. Digital Project Manager
CLA is currently seeking a Senior Digital Project Manager to join our growing Digital practice. This role is responsible for the successful delivery of projects by managing scope, budget, timelines, coordinating tasks, and ensuring alignment with project goals. Works closely with cross-functional teams to track progress, flag and mitigate risks, and maintain clear communication with stakeholders. Contributes to process improvements and applying standard project management practices to ensure consistency and quality.
Essential Job Functions
Manage day-to-day execution of assigned projects, ensuring delivery is on time, within scope, and on budget in alignment with client’s digital priorities and outcomes.
Develop and manage key detailed project artifacts, such as charters, plans, schedules, resource plans, RAID logs to drive clarity, accountability, and execution discipline.
Apply and adapt standard project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) and tools to fit project and client needs, ensuring consistency and quality across engagements.
Build strong relationships with various stakeholders, including service lines, industry groups, enterprise functions, vendors, and client teams ensuring a high-quality client experience.
Monitor project progress, track key milestones and deliverables, and proactively identify, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate risks or issues to leadership.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support project execution and governance, facilitating decision-making forums, managing stakeholders, and driving timely resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies.
Provide clear, concise, actionable, and consistent updates, status reports, and documentation to stakeholders and leadership, highlighting progress, risks, key decisions and discussion topics.
Proactively manage financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and tracking project performance against financial targets.
Partner with change management and business stakeholders to support user adoption, readiness, and realization of intended business outcomes.
Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance Digital project delivery processes, tools, and team collaboration.
REQUIREMENTS
Experience
4 years of experience working in project management required.
Education
Bachelor's degree required. (Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.)
Certifications / Licenses
None required.
Project Management Institute, Agile, and/or Scrum certification(s) preferred.
Our Perks:
Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Mental health coverage Our Perks:
Quarterly Wellness stipend
Fertility benefits
Complete list of benefits here (https://www.claconnect.com/-/media/cla-2023-wellness-brochure.pdf?rev=02cf6be96a514a07a6f529c0bb8b51da&hash=C850CA544F1AD82C04A6900952F59DBD)
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Wellness at CLA
To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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Start your inspired career
When you join CLA, you’ll have the opportunity to design your own inspired career . Career growth is about having new experiences and lots of exposure to different roles that stretch your comfort zone, expand your skills, and shape you as a leader. It’s not so much about climbing a ladder or acquiring new titles — it’s the discovery of your strengths and the outer reaches of your true potential. At CLA, you have the freedom to explore many opportunities, including your choice of industry specialization, service capability, career path, and mobility.
Watch our video (https://www.claconnect.com/resources/videos/2017/you-are-the-future-of-cla-recruiting-video) to see why people join CLA.
About CLA
CLA exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. With nearly 9,000 people, more than 130 U.S. locations, and a global vision, we promise to know you and help you. For more information visit CLAconnect.com . Investment advisory services are offered through CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor.
Wellness at CLA
Wellness is shaped by our promise to know you and help you. We create opportunities for our people to live well and be happy by focusing on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being. Click here (https://www.claconnect.com/careers/career-benefits) to learn more about CLA’s benefit offerings.
CLA is an equal opportunity employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Click here (https://www.claconnect.com/general/equal-employment-opportunity) to learn about your hiring rights.
If you require reasonable accommodation when completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact mypeoplesolutions@claconnect.com