New York Project & Delivery: Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Agile Lead 644 Roles -- January 2026

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New York Project and Delivery job market tracked 644 roles across 349 employers in January 2026, with remote work available in 42% of tracked postings and a median salary of $152,650. Project managers and programme managers account for 85% of open roles, with enterprise employers driving most hiring activity among tracked companies.

This report analyzes 644 Project & Delivery job postings from 346+ companies tracked via direct employer career pages and job board aggregators. Our coverage skews toward tech-forward and scaling companies; large enterprises using enterprise hiring platforms may be underrepresented. Coverage varies by section and is noted throughout.

Key Takeaways for Job Seekers

1.0Invest in stakeholder management skills Stakeholder management appears in 25% of tracked delivery postings with skills data, making it the most requested competency. Pairing it with risk management (the top co-occurring skill pair at 10%) could strengthen applications for senior programme and delivery roles.

1.1Mid-level roles represent a fifth of the market Mid-level roles account for 20% of tracked postings, offering a meaningful pool of opportunities for candidates with 3-5 years of delivery experience. Combined with a 31% entry accessibility rate, less experienced professionals may find openings particularly at enterprise employers expanding their project teams.

1.2Leverage remote-friendly delivery roles At 42% remote availability among tracked roles, delivery functions appear to offer above-average location flexibility. Candidates outside New York may be able to access these roles without relocating, especially at technology firms that often support distributed programme and delivery teams.

1.3Build fluency in Agile tooling Agile (21%) and JIRA (16%) are among the top requested skills, and the Agile + JIRA pair co-occurs in 10% of roles with skills data. Demonstrating hands-on proficiency with these tools, rather than just framework knowledge, could help differentiate candidates in a competitive field.

1.4Consider PMP certification for project manager roles PMP appears in 6% of tracked delivery postings with skills data, and co-occurs with Agile in 5% of roles. For candidates targeting the project manager subfamily (46% of postings), holding or pursuing PMP certification may provide a credentialing advantage, especially at enterprise and professional services employers.

Skills Demand

43% of roles with skills data

Low

High

Skills insight: Among the 280 roles with skills data (43% coverage), stakeholder management leads at 25%, followed by Agile and Project Management tied at 21%, JIRA at 16%, and risk management at 15%. The top co-occurring skill pairs are Risk management + Stakeholder management and Agile + JIRA, both at 10%, suggesting employers value candidates who combine interpersonal governance skills with delivery methodology fluency. AI appears in 5% of tracked roles, an emerging requirement that is consistent with broader industry adoption of AI in project management workflows (PMI/TechTarget, 2026).

Seniority Distribution

Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track

Low

High

Senior-to-Junior Ratio

6:1

Senior+ roles per Junior role

Entry Accessibility Rate

31%

Junior + Mid-Level roles combined

Senior roles account for 50% of tracked postings, with the senior-to-junior ratio standing at 6:1. The mid-level band holds 20% and Director+ roles 14%, providing a defined pathway for advancement within tracked employers. Entry accessibility (junior plus mid-level combined) sits at 31%, indicating a moderately accessible market for less experienced delivery professionals. Staff/Principal roles at 4% represent a niche but present band.

Working Arrangement

Onsite: office full-time | Hybrid: mix of office and remote | Remote: work from anywhere | Flexible: employee chooses arrangement

97% of roles with known working arrangement

42%Remote

Remote42%

Hybrid30%

Flexible22%

Onsite6%

Remote work leads at 42% of the 121 ATS-sourced roles with arrangement data (97% coverage), followed by hybrid at 30%, flexible at 22%, and onsite at just 6%. Combined, 94% of tracked delivery roles offer some form of location flexibility. This stands in contrast to broader workforce trends where nearly half of US companies now require 4+ days in-office (ResumeBuilder/Archie, Jan 2026), and may reflect how delivery professionals often coordinate distributed teams and are well-suited to remote or hybrid setups.

Role Specialization

Low

High

Project managers lead the role mix at 46% of tracked postings, followed by programme managers at 39%, delivery managers at 12%, and scrum masters at 3%. Based on a single month's movement, project manager share gained 6 percentage points from December while programme manager share declined by 8 points. This shift could reflect seasonal patterns where employers prioritize execution-focused project roles at the start of the year, though a single month's movement should be interpreted cautiously.

IC vs Management Track

86%IC

Individual Contributor86%

Management14%

Individual contributor roles make up 86% of tracked delivery postings, with management roles at 14%. The 14% management share is consistent with delivery functions where programme and project managers typically operate as ICs coordinating across teams rather than managing direct reports. For candidates seeking people management opportunities, the available management roles likely sit at director level or above.

Compensation

13% of roles with disclosed salary ranges

Overall Distribution

25th Percentile

$114K

Median

$153K

75th Percentile

$185K

IQR (Spread)

$71K

Advertised Salary by Seniority

Advertised Salary by Role

Market Context

1.Return-to-office mandates continue tightening Nearly half of US companies now require 4 or more days in the office, with only 27% maintaining fully in-person policies. Delivery roles in this dataset show 42% remote availability, which may indicate the function retains more flexibility than the broader workforce. (ResumeBuilder/Archie, January 2026)

2.AI adoption accelerating in project management Industry surveys show 54% of project managers now use AI for risk management and 53% for task automation. This aligns with AI appearing in 5% of tracked delivery postings in New York, suggesting employers are beginning to formalize AI as a desired competency for delivery professionals. (PMI/TechTarget, 2026)

3.US labor market in a holding pattern The US labor market has been characterized as a 'low hire, low fire' environment, with employers cautious about both new headcount and layoffs. The 1.85 jobs-per-employer ratio among tracked New York delivery roles is consistent with measured hiring rather than rapid expansion. (SF Standard, January 2026)

4.New York pay transparency law shapes salary data availability New York's pay transparency legislation requires employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. Among tracked delivery roles, 13% include disclosed compensation data, with an overall median of $152,650. The law provides a useful baseline for benchmarking, though coverage varies by employer and role type.

5.Enterprise employers lead delivery hiring volume Among tracked roles with size data (46% coverage), 78% come from enterprise employers with 1,000+ employees. Google (40 roles) and JPMorgan Chase entities (70 combined roles) account for a substantial share of postings, reflecting how large organizations tend to maintain dedicated delivery functions at scale.

Methodology

This report analyzes direct employer job postings for Project & Delivery roles in New York during January 2026.

Data collection:

1.Over 600 roles from 349+ employers aggregated from multiple sources
2.Recruitment agency postings identified and excluded (9% of raw data)
3.Jobs deduplicated across sources to avoid double-counting

Classification:

1.Roles classified using an LLM-powered taxonomy
2.Subfamily, seniority, skills, and working arrangement extracted
3.Employer metadata enriched from company databases where available

Limitations:

1.Not a complete census of the market - some roles may not be captured
2.Skills analysis based on 280 roles with skill data (43% coverage)
3.Salary data available due to pay transparency law
4.Working arrangement based on 121 ATS-sourced roles (Adzuna excluded due to truncated descriptions)

Data coverage:

63%

Seniority coverage

Roles with seniority level classified

97%

Arrangement coverage

Roles with working arrangement known

43%

Skills coverage

Roles with skills extracted from description

53%

Employer metadata

Roles with enriched company data

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