IT - Project Manager Senior

• The Senior Project Manager role plays a critical part in delivering high-quality information systems-specific projects using Agile-Scrum methodologies. Using extensive knowledge and experience in project management principles and information systems leading practices, the incumbent will be responsible for overseeing and managing the execution of various information systems projects. The incumbent in this role will be responsible for identifying project requirements, setting project objectives, and identifying IT stakeholders. They will work closely with key stakeholders across the organization, including technical teams, business teams, application programmers, and leaders.

• The incumbent will coordinate work performed by IT stakeholders by defining project requirements, performing feasibility and needs/impact assessments and will work with the team to implement new project management tools and techniques. This role requires expertise in project management and information system methodologies. The incumbent will ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. They will be responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary skills, resources, and support to successfully complete projects.

• Leads large-scale, complex, and cross-functional projects using PMI-aligned practices to ensure the successful delivery of scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.

• Responsible for planning and coordinating project activities, developing schedules, tracking capacity and utilization, maintaining documentation, managing and escalating risks, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Assist in defining project scope, deliverables, success criteria, and key performance metrics in conjunction with project leadership and other key stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain project management tasks for internal information systems-specific projects, including project planning, defining requirements, scheduling, tracking, and resource management tools​

• Manage projects from start to finish, ensuring successful completion on schedule, within budget, and with high quality deliverables​

• Establish project scope by analyzing project requirements, setting project objectives, and identifying project stakeholders​

• Coordinate and track work performed by IT project team members to ensure completion on time and within budget

• Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, changes, and dependencies and escalate as required​

• Conduct regular project meetings and provide status updates to senior management, key stakeholders, and project sponsors including project status, budget, progress, risks, and scope​

• Develop and implement project quality control and quality assurance processes​

• Liaise with technical and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of project goals and objectives

• Keep up-to-date with emerging trends and best practices in project management methodologies, information systems, and technologies​

This position is not remote/hybrid and will report to our Global Headquarters in downtown Cleveland, OH.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H1-B visa. Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Project Management, or in lieu of a degree, at least 7 years of experience in the field of project management or Information Technology

• 4+ years of experience in project management with a focus on information systems (ideally involving network, server, or software implementation and upgrades, and/or PC deployment)

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques

• Experience in project planning, scheduling, and budgeting

• Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

• In-depth knowledge of project management tools such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, and Confluence

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

  Must be eighteen years or older

  Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Preferred

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), or CAPM