IT Project Manager

About the role

The IT Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of challenging, high-impact IT initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. This role demands project management partnership, effective communication, and organizational skills to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks, and drive successful outcomes in alignment with business goals and IT strategy.

Responsibilities

• Manage full project lifecycle from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and issues.
• Maintain project performance, manage changes in scope and priorities, and ensure deliverables meet agreed-upon quality standards.
• Deliver regular project updates, dashboards, and to stakeholders.
• Ensure all projects adhere to governance, compliance, and security requirements.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies as appropriate, promoting continuous improvement.
• Support organizational change management to implement technology adoption and process improvements.

Requirements

• Education Qualifications: High School or Equivalent Required, Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Management, or other related fields.
• Experience Qualifications: Required 3+ years Technology-related project management, Required 1+ years Agile framework and scrum methodology in a development environment, Required 1+ years Atlassian tools like Jira and Confluence, Required 3+ years Project management, Required 1+ years Gathering requirements and drafting user stories.

Skills And Abilities

• Proficiency with project management tools and platforms (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet).
• Knowledge of project management frameworks, including Agile/Scrum, SAFe, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience managing software development and enterprise system implementation projects.
• Strong ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships with stakeholder groups.
• Effective problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• PMP certification (Preferred)

Benefits

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.