Project Manager, IT Program and Project Management

Responsibilities

• End to end delivery of infrastructure focused projects: think data center migrations, network upgrades, cloud transitions, security enhancements, AI initiatives, and everything in between
• Building and maintaining project plans, schedules, and budgets that actually reflect reality
• Risk and dependency tracking before they become 2am incidents
• Vendor and cross functional team coordination
• Own project status reporting, keeping it clear, current, and useful (not just a red/yellow/green exercise)
• Lead steering committee meetings and other key touchpoints, keeping leadership informed and decisions moving
• Manage stakeholders across technical and business teams, building trust in both directions
• Serve as the communication hub for your projects, translating updates, risks, and decisions for the right audience at the right altitude

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of project management experience, with a track record in infrastructure, IT operations, or technical environments preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred
• Solid grasp of infrastructure concepts: networking, servers, cloud platforms, data centers, security basics preferred
• Experience with project methodologies preferred
• Comfort with PPM tools preferred
• Strong communication skills and the ability to keep a room of engineers and executives aligned preferred
• A knack for staying calm when the migration doesn't go exactly to plan preferred
• PMP, CAPM, or similar certification preferred
• Experience with ITIL or change management frameworks preferred
• A genuine curiosity about how systems work, not just how projects run preferred

Benefits

Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being. Medical, dental and vision coverage, Paid time off plan, Health savings account (HSA), 401k savings plan, Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Short- and long-term disability coverage, Work-Life resources, Paid parental leave, Healthy lifestyle programs