Project manager & leader resume examples for 2025
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How to write a project manager & leader resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in project manager & leader-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the project manager & leader position.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a project manager & leader resume:
- Project Management
- Infrastructure
- Post Implementation
- Risk Management
- Project Scope
- Project Plan
- Architecture
- Customer Satisfaction
- Scrum
- Client Facing
- Status Reports
- Business Process
- Process Improvement
- PMO
- Software Development
- SharePoint
- UAT
- HR
- Management System
- SDLC
- R
- Windows
- Microsoft Project
- QA
- Data Warehouse
- SQL Server
- Project Budget
- Visio
- BI
- Resource Allocation
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How to structure your work experience
A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
- Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.
How to write project manager & leader experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are effective examples from project manager & leader resumes:
Work history example #1
Executive Assistant
JPMorgan Chase
- Reviewed executives email and responded as necessary on a daily basis, discussed any urgent items throughout the day.
- Preformed routine Executive Administrative Assistant tasks professionally with proven ability to meet expectations with accurate and efficient delivery including PowerPoint presentations.
- Prepared PowerPoint presentations utilizing content from senior management for quarterly staff meetings.
- Maintained working relationships and knowledge of processes and procedures of all related functional servicing areas.
- Composed and delivered correspondence memorandums and reports utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Work history example #2
Project Manager & Leader
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
- Worked on both front end and back end Java/J2EE coding, testing and documentation.
- Served as the implementation lead for Payroll and Tax from RFP development through post deployment initiatives from PeopleSoft to Workday.
- Provided monitoring support for Linux & Database monitoring.
- Created Business Requirements Document, Functional Specifications Document, Vision Document, Business Case Documents, Use case Documents, etc.
- Facilitated the development of 2003 division and department scorecards, which were part of the 2003 Corporate Budget Plan.
Work history example #3
Web Developer
Walgreen Co
- Involved in migrating c# batch jobs created in ETL framework to SSIS jobs.
- Developed a utility in order to transfer data from different databases to one database using spring JDBC template.
- Utilized TeamPulse for Agile/SCRUM project management planning and reporting.
- Coded pricing validation/calculation routines using Javascript and JSON.
- Utilized Adobe Creative Suite for web image conversion/optimization as well as print media design.
Work history example #4
Project Manager & Leader
Bank of America
- Coordinated with facilities, network, application and infrastructure support personnel to identify, locate and schedule decommissioning activities.
- Implemented using AGILE/SDLC and Six Sigma methodologies along with JAVA/J2EE, Websphere, Oracle 10/11g R2 RAC.
- Coordinated hardware purchase for international business units.
- Conducted gap analysis exercises, created and delivered extensive training in the standards, and reported on adoption to QA executive.
- Provided input and oversight of High Level Design documents to ensure Line of Business needs are met.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Master's Degree in business
Ashford University, San Diego, CA
2012 - 2013
Bachelor's Degree in business
University of Maryland - College Park, College Park, MD
2000 - 2003
Highlight your project manager & leader certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your project manager & leader resume:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Master Project Manager (MPM)
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Software Engineering Master Certification (SEMC)
- PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI)
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional - Architecture (CISSP)
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt