Sr. IT Project Manager - IT PMO
Horizontal Talent · Mounds View, MN · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteInformation TechnologyContract
About the role
Join a dynamic IT PMO team as a Senior IT Project Manager supporting remote delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to lead enterprise-level projects from planning through hyper-care while partnering with stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party implementors to deliver measurable business impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project delivery across planning, execution, testing, cutover, and post-go-live support.
- Build and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts.
- Guide multiple workstreams and external partners to keep milestones, deliverables, and dependencies on track.
- Coordinate across cross-functional teams to identify risks, remove blockers, and drive timely resolution of issues.
- Monitor program health and escalate concerns as needed to support efficient delivery.
- Prepare and present clear project status updates, risks, and issue summaries for executive stakeholders.
- Support governance, quality reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement practices.
- Help ensure project work aligns with applicable standards, policies, and organizational requirements.
- Own schedule and budget commitments and support delivery within agreed constraints.
- Promote a collaborative, accountable, and improvement-focused team environment.
Skills
- 4-year degree is required.
- Strong background in project and portfolio management methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex projects in a matrixed environment.
- Ability to manage change, risk, governance, and stakeholder expectations effectively.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language.
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to balance competing priorities.
- Comfort working independently with limited direction.
- Proven experience communicating with executive-level stakeholders.
- Experience driving enterprise delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills
- PMP certification.
- Experience with PPM tools and reporting or dashboard platforms.
- Background in healthcare or life sciences environments.
- Experience with data, ERP, or master data-related projects.
- Experience creating PowerPoint presentations for executive updates or stakeholder communication.
- Strong background in business-facing delivery and translating business needs into execution plans.
- Experience with large enterprise systems and long-duration projects.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence across diverse teams.