IT Project Manager 1 of 1

Duration: Contract – 3 months to start with potential to extend

Overview: We seek a PMP Certified Technical Project Manager to drive software-centric projects supporting RF radio testing and compliance. This TPM partners with software engineering, RF, lab operations, and compliance teams to translate business requests into well-scoped initiatives, maintain Gantt-based schedules, set up and manage sprints, and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery aligned to internal lab milestones.

Responsibilities:

· Discovery & Scoping:

o Translate requests into epics, stories, and tasks.

o Define acceptance criteria and test-readiness gates.

o Confirm scope, dependencies, and success metrics.

· Planning & Scheduling:

o Build and own Gantt schedules in ClickUp.

o Map dependencies and critical path; manage slack.

o Maintain real-time dashboards; flag risks and slippage.

· Agile Execution:

o Set up and manage sprints; run daily scrums (stand-ups).

o Enforce sprint tasking and prioritization; track burndown.

o Drive incident/bug follow-ups; capture retro learnings.

· RF Test & Compliance Collaboration:

o Coordinate workflows with RF compliance and labs.

o Align software tasks with test plans and lab run sequences.

o Track documentation, approvals, and equipment readiness.

· Stakeholder Communication:

o Publish weekly status: schedule variance, risks, readiness.

o Lead change-control and decision reviews.

o Keep executives and cross-functional teams aligned.

· Process & Metrics:

o Standardize templates and operating rhythms.

o Monitor KPIs: predictability, defect leakage, MTTR.

o Maintain program trackers and risk registers.

Qualifications:

· PMP certification (PMI) — required.

· 5+ years managing technical software projects in hardware/embedded/RF contexts.

· Proficiency with PM software, ClickUp, for planning and dependency management.

· Proven ability to set up and manage sprints; strong prioritization, delegation, and organizational skills.

· Excellent communication; able to articulate trade-offs, risks, and decisions to engineering and leadership.

· Preferred/Experience: Agile delivery experience; familiarity with tools such as Jira or Trello (not required).

· Nice-to-have: Basic familiarity with Python and JavaScript to understand test tooling/automation concepts and data parsing; solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). (This is not a coding role.)