IT Project Manager (Albany, NY) - North American Service Delivery Group

About the role

CBN Secure Technologies Inc. (CBN STI) provides driver license and identification card solutions for New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. As a subsidiary of Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, they offer long‑term employment with job stability and benefits including health, medical and life insurance and a 401k plan with company match. This permanent, full‑time position is located at Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY with a hybrid work model (±3 days/week on‑site).

Responsibilities

• Project Initiation: Define scope, objectives, and deliverables with stakeholders.
• Resource Allocation: Determine needed resources (time, money, personnel) and allocate them.
• Timeline Creation: Develop detailed project timeline with milestones and deadlines.
• Original Budget Creation: Set up the original budget for each labour and expense category.
• Budget Management: Cost forecasting, budget tracking, and financial reporting to stakeholders.
• Schedule Management: Create baseline schedule aligned with initial budget, track and update schedule, report milestone progress.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates, gather feedback, resolve conflicts.
• Risk Management: Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, monitor risks and adjust plans.
• Team Coordination: Delegate tasks based on skills, monitor performance, provide support and guidance.
• Progress Reporting: Collect data, analyze trends, prepare detailed progress reports for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Mandatory Requirements: Legally eligible to work in the United States; fluent in English (speak, read, write); ability to travel approx. 4‑12 weeks/year if located outside the Capital District (Albany).
• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (or similar) or Business, or equivalent combination of education and experience; PMP, PRINCE2 or similar certification; knowledge of IT systems, project planning/scheduling/resource allocation, risk management/mitigation, budgeting/financial management; proficiency in Microsoft O365, Project, Jira; 8+ years managing complex, large‑scale IT projects; critical thinking, interpersonal, adaptability skills.
• Preferred Qualifications: 15+ years managing complex, large‑scale IT projects; Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Certified Scrum Master, or ITIL certification(s); experience managing IT projects in both private and public sectors; business acumen.

Benefits

• Health, medical and life insurance
• 401k plan with company matching

Pay

Salary range: $110,000 – $140,000 per year. Placement within the range based on qualifications, experience, skills, internal equity, and market conditions.

Schedule

Hybrid work model: approximately 3 days per week on‑site at Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY.