Job Overview
The Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in leading, delivering, and overseeing Salesforce and related technology projects within our Nonprofit Industry Practice.
This role is accountable for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while upholding the highest standards of quality and stakeholder experience.
As a senior member of the team, the Senior Project Manager provides strategic guidance, maintains strong client relationships, and ensures alignment between project outcomes and organisational objectives.
This role requires deep familiarity with the Salesforce ecosystem, strong project governance capability, and the ability to navigate the unique dynamics of nonprofit organisations.
We are seeking a
Senior
Project Manager
who can:
Lead end-to-end
delivery of Salesforce and technology projects
within the Nonprofit Practice, ensuring alignment with
project governance
and
organisational standards
.
Demonstrate strong
Agile Project Management capability
, with the ability to adapt delivery approaches based on client environment and project context
Develop, manage, and execute
project delivery plans
, ensuring visibility across milestones, resourcing, risks, and dependencies.
Maintain rigorous
scope and budget management
, ensuring risks and issues are proactively identified, communicated, and escalated where required.
Communicate effectively with
remote teams
, particularly those based in the Philippines using a culturally aware and collaborative approach.
Engage deeply in
solution delivery
: understand the Salesforce solution design, maintain awareness of ticket-level activity,



and provide informed input during client discussions.
Ensure
project cadence
, stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retros, and steering meetings is executed consistently and in accordance with governance requirements.
Set and manage
client expectations
clearly and constructively, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and responsibilities throughout the
project lifecycle
.
Manage
change requests
effectively, including assessment, documentation, communication, and alignment with the
agreed change control process
.
Contribute to
continuous improvement
within the Nonprofit Practice through feedback, process refinement, and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications
Proven experience delivering end-to-end
Salesforce or technology transformation projects
, ideally within nonprofit or mission-driven organisations.
Solid capability in managing
clients through change
, including technology adoption, business process transformation, and user enablement.
Project management certifications such as
AgilePM, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP
, or equivalent.
Salesforce certifications
strongly preferred (e.g., Salesforce Associate, Administrator, or higher).
High proficiency in
JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Office
applications.
Strong
understanding of the Salesforce platform
, including core clouds, implementation considerations, and solution lifecycle.
Excellent
stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills
.
Ability and willingness to
work from our Sydney CBD
, (or co-working space in Melbourne)
at least twice a week
.
Must be based in
Sydney (preferred)
or Melbourne and hold a
valid permit to work permanently in Australia
.
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📌 Nonprofit Senior Project Manager (Australia-Based) (Sydney)
🏢 AlphaSys
📍 Sydney