Project Manager - Remote US Nationwide

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects through the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, risk registers, status reports, and project documentation.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria in partnership with clients and technical teams.
• Cook up internal and external resources to ensure effective project execution and timely delivery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients throughout project engagements.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status reviews, stakeholder communications, and executive updates.
• Build strong client relationships by providing proactive communication, transparency, and exceptional service.
• Manage client expectations and ensure alignment between business requirements and project outcomes.
• Maintain project progress, timelines, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Track deliverables, dependencies, and action items to ensure successful execution.
• Identify and resolve issues that may impact project success while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
• Ensure project activities align with established project management methodologies and organizational standards.
• Proactively identify project risks, constraints, and opportunities.
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to minimize project impacts.
• Manage scope changes through formal change control processes, ensuring stakeholder understanding and approval.
• Escalate critical issues appropriately and drive resolution across teams.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, and overall project health.
• Review project profitability and resource allocation to support business objectives.
• Ensure accurate time tracking, invoicing support, and project reporting as required.
• Lead project completion activities, including client acceptance, final documentation, lessons learned, and project retrospectives.
• Ensure a seamless transition to support or managed services teams when applicable.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of project management processes, tools, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of project management experience, preferably within an IT consulting, managed services, or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, processes, and best practices.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP), CAPM, Scrum Master, or similar certification.
• Experience delivering infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, data, or Microsoft technology projects.
• Experience working within a consulting or managed services organization.
• Familiarity with resource planning, budgeting, and project financial management.