IT Project Manager 181728

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Coordination

• Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps aligned with product, business, and technology strategy.
  
• Manage multiple projects of low to medium size or complexity, or a single project of high visibility complexity and/or risk.
  
• Partner with product, program, and technology leaders to create plans, identify risks and dependencies, and release schedules.
  
• Maintain project documentation and ensure transparency through structured communication channels.
  

Execution & Delivery Management

• Lead and manage events to support backlog prioritization, planning, and execution across multiple projects or complex initiatives.
  
• Track and report delivery health to stakeholders using leading and lagging indicators
  
• Facilitate trade-off discussions using empirical delivery data to ensure milestone achievement.
  
• Drive shared accountability for delivery against capacity, quality standards, and business value.
  
• Identify, manage, and communicate risks and dependencies.
  
• Coordinate internal and external communications and training plans to support project execution.
  

Continuous Improvement & Predictability

• Implement and refine delivery processes using data insights and historical trends to improve predictability and efficiency.
  
• Optimize workflows and work sequencing for continuous delivery and reduced context switching.
  
• Identify lifecycle-based strategy updates and improvement opportunities to maximize outcomes.
  

Technology & Quality Oversight

• Enforce engineering excellence by managing quality standards, technical debt, incidents, and change processes.
  
• Accountable for effective and integrated release management, ensuring readiness across teams, and clear communication.
  

Team Leadership & Culture

• Motivate and guide teams by fostering a culture of ownership and accountability.
  
• Support team formation, training, and continuous improvement through feedback and learning opportunities.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  
• 5-7 years of experience in project or delivery management roles.
  
• Experience supporting technology delivery teams in a large enterprise environment.
  

Project & Professional Capabilities

• Project Planning & Roadmap Development – Ability to define scope, objectives, and timelines aligned with business goals.
  
• Delivery Management – Expertise in managing schedules, resources, and budgets for complex projects.
  
• Risk & Dependency Management – Skill in identifying risks, managing dependencies, and ensuring release readiness.
  
• Data-Driven Process Improvement – Using metrics and trends to optimize delivery predictability and efficiency.
  
• Stakeholder Communication & Influence – Providing transparency and aligning diverse stakeholders.
  
• Performance Monitoring & KPI Management – Tracking delivery health and reporting progress against milestones.
  
• Change Leadership & Adaptability – Driving adoption of modern delivery practices and fostering innovation.
  
• Iterative Delivery Frameworks – Deep understanding of frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SaFE, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
  
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Knowledge: Deep understanding of the phases from requirements to deployment, and the systematic implications of challenges across the lifecycle