Information Technology - Project Manager (IT)

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Location: Chicago, IL

Type: W2 Contract

Required Education

Bachelors Degree

Required Certification PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)

Required Skills Level 3 minimum of 7+ years' experience

Experience leading infrastructure technology projects and leading teams to execute highly complex initiatives of significant scope, scale, and risk

Program/project management expertise including working knowledge and application of Waterfall, Hybrid, and/or Agile methodologies

Skillful in adopting corporate project management standards (incorporating PMI standards), IT controls, risk, and regulatory requirements

Demonstrated ability leading multiple concurrent projects

Results-oriented with a bias for action and execution

Sound problem-solving and analytical skills

Adept at navigating a matrixed environment; ability to influence, inform, and collaborate with all levels of the organization

Strong communication skills to effectively share information, collaborate, and drive results

Ability to easily process information from various sources and simplify the complex

Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Self-starter with ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and manage ambiguity

Thrives in a team environment and works well with others

General familiarity with infrastructure technology (Servers / Storage / Network / Database / Middleware)

Familiarity with PPM Tools such as Clarity, and other tools including ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.

Solid working knowledge of MS Office Suite including MS Project, SharePoint, and Teams

Nice to Haves

Experience in a large financial services firm or highly regulated industry

Experience leading application development initiatives

Network project experience

Job Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

Lead project team to successfully deliver project objectives and benefits, providing required oversight to ensure control of scope, schedule, resources, and cost

Provide structured project management leadership by establishing governance, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities for all project team members, defining phases, and identifying deliverables/milestones

Develop project plans, provide executional leadership, and track progress on project goals

Identify and manage areas of risk and dependencies, including contingency planning and developing project health restoration plans

Ensure adherence to NT project standards, IT controls, risk, and regulatory requirements

Provide timely communications on project status and health including scope, schedule, resource, and/or budget, as well as articulate key risks/issues and associated impacts

Manage stakeholder expectations and motivate project team

Partner with stakeholders to plan for and manage project resources

Facilitate discussions and working sessions across the various teams involved in the project

Establish and execute against project communication plans

Escalate in a timely manner to the appropriate party(ies) to address decisions needed, the removal of roadblocks and other obstacles or constraints