Business & IT Project Manager: Level 3

Description

We are looking for a strong Project Manager to help drive execution across several business and technology initiatives. This individual will be responsible for running status meetings, tracking action items to closure, following up with stakeholders on commitments, and ensuring releases are delivered successfully. More importantly, I need someone who is focused on getting work done, identifying risks early, and driving mitigation plans before issues impact delivery.

Key qualifications

• Strong risk identification, management, and mitigation experience
• Ability to drive accountability across cross-functional teams
• Experience tracking releases from planning through production deployment
• Strong Jira expertise, including dashboards, reporting, dependency management, and release tracking
• Comfortable working in both Agile and Waterfall environments
• Ability to quickly come up to speed on new business domains and complex initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to escalate issues appropriately and remove blockers
• Experience managing RAID logs, project plans, milestones, and executive status reporting

Screening Process

• Describe a project where you identified a significant risk before it became an issue. What actions did you take?
• Tell me about a time you had to hold a team member accountable for missed commitments.
• If you joined a new project today and had to run status meetings next week, how would you get up to speed?
• Walk me through how you've used Jira to manage a complex initiative.
• Describe a release that was at risk. How did you manage it to completion?
• Tell me about a project where Agile and Waterfall approaches had to coexist.
• What information do you expect to see in a weekly project status report?
• Describe a situation where you had to escalate an issue to leadership.
• What is the difference between reporting status and driving execution?
• Describe your experience in running an app development project. How have you helped drive testing and go-live activities?

Ideal Candidate Summary

We are looking for a highly organized, delivery-focused Project Manager who can quickly understand a complex environment, proactively identify and mitigate risks, drive accountability across teams, manage releases end-to-end, and leverage Jira to provide visibility while ensuring commitments are actually completed. Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.