Job Title: Project Manager – Strategic Partnerships
Location: Southlake, TX 76262
CornerStone Professional Placement has partnered with a growing organization in their search for a Project Manager – Strategic Partnerships to drive high-impact initiatives across multiple teams. This position plays a key role in leading partnership-related projects, improving processes, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders from kickoff through completion.
We are looking for a strong communicator and organizer who takes ownership of outcomes and can navigate complex, cross-functional environments with confidence.
Responsibilities:
• Partner with leadership and key stakeholders to establish project goals, priorities, and success metrics
• Act as the central point of coordination across internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment
• Drive execution of multiple concurrent initiatives, keeping projects on track and within defined timelines
• Monitor progress against milestones and provide clear, concise updates to senior leadership
• Anticipate potential challenges and proactively implement solutions to minimize risk
• Support onboarding and continuous improvement of partnership programs and processes
• Lead efforts around change implementation, ensuring adoption and clear communication across teams
• Maintain organized documentation including project plans, meeting notes, and decision tracking
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, efficiency, and overall program performance
Requirements:
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or programs (5+ years preferred)
• Ability to influence outcomes and build alignment across teams without direct reporting authority
• Strong working knowledge of project management frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches)
• Comfortable working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Asana, or similar platforms
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with both team members and executive leadership
• Experience supporting partner-facing or revenue-driven teams is a plus
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Strategic thinker with a focus on delivering measurable business results
Compensation and Benefits:
• Employment Type: Direct Hire
• Schedule: Full-Time, Monday through Friday
• Location: 100% On-site (Southlake, TX)
• Salary: $90,000 – $110,000
• Benefits:
• High quality voluntary health, vision, disability, life, and dental insurance programs
• 401K Matching Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Corporate sponsored programs to enhance employee physical, financial, mental, and emotional wellness
• Financial Solution Program
If you are an experienced project management professional looking to lead meaningful initiatives and make a measurable impact, we encourage you to apply.
Send your resume to Allison Harrison at allisonh@cornerstonestaffing.com for immediate consideration.