Project Manager

Zones is a Global Solution Provider of end-to-end IT solutions with an unmatched supply chain, specializing in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services. Operating in more than 120 countries with over 35 years in business as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).

About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of assigned projects from initiation through completion. This role ensures projects are delivered within established scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations while maintaining clear communication and accountability across stakeholders. The successful candidate is highly organized, solutions-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from initiation through completion, ensuring successful delivery against defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans that establish deliverables, milestones, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, and success criteria.
• Coordinate day-to-day project activities across internal teams, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability for project deliverables and follow up to ensure commitments and deadlines are met.
• Track project progress against established milestones and proactively identify potential delays or delivery risks.
• Identify, document, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, blockers, and dependencies.
• Develop mitigation and corrective-action plans to keep projects on track.
• Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, planning sessions, and other project-related communications.
• Provide regular project status reporting, including progress, milestones, risks, issues, decisions, and upcoming activities.
• Manage project scope and ensure changes are appropriately evaluated, documented, communicated, and incorporated into project plans.
• Partner with stakeholders to establish project requirements, expectations, priorities, and measures of success.
• Support project budget management by monitoring expenditures, resource requirements, and potential variances.
• Coordinate resources across functional teams in a matrixed environment to support successful execution.
• Manage vendor and third-party activities when applicable, ensuring deliverables align with project requirements.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure decisions, risks, changes, and key project information remain current.
• Conduct project closeout and lessons-learned activities to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Apply established project management methodologies, tools, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of project management experience, preferably supporting complex, cross-functional projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, Project Management, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• PMP, CAP