Senior IT Project Manager (Software Development) NEW!

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete lifecycle of software development projects from initiation through implementation and delivery.
• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Cook up cross-functional teams, including software developers, QA engineers, business analysts, architects, and external vendors.
• Collaborate with clients and project sponsors to gather, validate, and document business and technical requirements.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with organizational project management methodologies, governance standards, and security requirements.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, and implement effective mitigation plans.
• Facilitate project status meetings and provide regular progress reports to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Manage project changes, scope adjustments, and schedule updates while maintaining stakeholder alignment.
• Coach and mentor junior project managers and team members on project management best practices.
• Drive continuous process improvements and promote effective project management methodologies.
• Sure successful project acceptance, deployment, and transition to production support.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Geoscience, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience managing software development or IT projects.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience managing cross-functional technical teams and multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven experience working directly with clients and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or similar project management certification.
• Experience with enterprise software implementations.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Experience working in large enterprise or global environments.
• Knowledge of software quality assurance, security, and compliance practices.