IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager
Location: Taguig, Philippines
Work Setup: Onsite - Hybrid - Night Shift
Employment Type: Fixed Term (6mos. Initial Contract)

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and manage technology projects from initiation through completion. The role will work closely with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and senior leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and according to agreed quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT and technology projects from initiation to implementation.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, milestones, and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and schedules.
• Coordinate with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and other project resources.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and change requests.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, resource utilization, and delivery milestones.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder discussions.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, and executive-level updates.
• Ensure project deliverables meet business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate system implementation, testing, deployment, and transition activities.
• Work closely with technical teams such as infrastructure, applications, cloud, security, data, and development as required.
• Manage dependencies across multiple workstreams and ensure timely resolution of blockers.
• Identify potential delivery risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Support governance, project controls, and compliance requirements.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status, risks, and decisions effectively.
• Ensure proper project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management or technology delivery.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end IT projects.
• Experience working with cross-functional technology and business teams.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and practices.
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects or workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or other relevant project management certification.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, consulting, or other regulated industries.
• Experience managing enterprise-level technology transformation or system implementation projects.
• Experience working with distributed or global teams.
• Familiarity with cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, applications, or enterprise systems.
• Experience working in a highly regulated or governance-driven environment.

Key Skills

IT Project Management – End-to-end project delivery, project planning, scheduling, governance, project controls
Stakeholder Management – Business and technology stakeholders, executive communication, vendor coordination
Project Delivery – Scope, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, milestones, change management
Technology – Applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, cybersecurity, enterprise systems
Methodologies – Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid
Tools – Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Microsoft Office

Pay: Php100,000.00 - Php125,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Promotion to permanent employee

Work Location: In person