Project Manager III - Technical

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About the role

The Project Manager III - Technical position will assist in the planning, organizing, monitoring, and managing information technology projects through completion. This role leads sprint planning, daily scrum ceremonies, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. To be successful, the individual will need a deep knowledge of Agile principles and help identify and remove impediments to support consistent delivery and continuous improvement. This role is key in directing and supervising departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products using the Agile Project Methodology. This position ensures projects meet or exceed technical specifications, customer requirements, policies, budgets, and deadlines while keeping stakeholders well informed of area activities and significant problems.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and manage all phases of assigned IT projects, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery tracking.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, work breakdown structures, estimates, and key delivery milestones.
• Monitor and communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and timely escalation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure collaboration between technical, business, and vendor partners.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, technical requirements, and compliance expectations.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, support backlog clarity, and promote effective teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove project blockers, evaluate alternative solutions, and drive alignment on decisions.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including requirements, test plans, decision logs, and change requests.
• Support testing, validation, and user acceptance processes to ensure successful implementation and smooth transition to operations.
• Manage project budgets, vendor deliverables, and change orders to ensure financial accountability.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

• Leadership and project management skills that drive scope, schedule, and delivery outcomes.
• Ability to create work breakdown structures (WBSs), project plans, schedules, and milestone-driven roadmaps.
• Deep understanding of project management methods, including Agile, hybrid, and traditional approaches.
• Proficiency in development cycles, system processes, software lifecycle standards, and large-scale technology delivery.
• Critical thinking skills to analyze problems, evaluate technical constraints, and recommend effective solutions at scale.
• Experience using project and productivity tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Excel, collaboration platforms).
• Ability to influence, motivate, and coordinate across cross-functional teams.
• Works effectively both independently and within team environments.
• Ability to plan complex work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and support administrative, reporting, and governance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of project management experience.
• Equivalent relevant experience may substitute for education degree requirements at the discretion of the hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scrum Master Certification.
• Project Management Professional (Project+, PMP, Prince2) Certification.
• Experience in technology and/or higher education.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Equivalent relevant experience may substitute for education degree requirements at the discretion of the hiring manager.

Schedule

This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours). Occasional travel of up to 20% is required, including attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $108,200.00 - $162,400.00. This range takes into account factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and business needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range.

Benefits

• Eligibility for bonuses.
• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare.
• Health savings account and flexible spending account.
• Basic and voluntary life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages.
• Legal and identity theft coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Wellbeing program.
• Discounted WGU tuition.
• Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation (no accrual required).
• Flexible paid sick time (no accrual required).
• 11 paid holidays.
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave.