Senior IT Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +21 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee and lead intricate, cross-functional technology initiatives, ensuring a thorough understanding of scope, objectives, and technical dependencies.

• Collaborate closely with the Technology team as the primary project leader while ensuring adherence to Business Transformation standards and governance practices.

• Define and document clear roles and responsibilities for project team members spanning both technology and business functions.

• Create and maintain project plans that encompass tasks, milestones, responsibilities, dependencies, timelines, and current status.

• Relay project plans to relevant stakeholders to foster a shared understanding, set appropriate expectations, and align both technical and non-technical participants.

• Administer projects using Smartsheet, the Enterprise Project Management Software, ensuring consistent application of shared tools and templates across all enterprise projects.

• Organize project meetings and produce & distribute all project and meeting documentation, including technology summaries that are accessible for non-technical audiences.

• Identify, document, and escalate any project issues, risks, actions, and blockers, particularly those involving technical complexity or cross-functional implications.

• Supervise project work and implement change control procedures as necessary.

• Manage the project budget, inclusive of vendor and licensing costs where applicable.

• Formulate and execute change management strategies to facilitate technology adoption among affected teams and business units.

• Coordinate the integration of new technologies, platforms, and systems into the Great Gray environment.

• Highlight risk-related matters that require escalation to executive management.

• Engage with employees across all organizational levels, as well as external technology vendors and partners involved in projects.

• Handle modifications to project scope and timelines.

• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, a business-related field, or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of 6-10 years of experience in business or technology.

• At least 6 years of project management experience, particularly in technology projects.

• Proven track record in managing diverse IT project types, including infrastructure or architecture updates, system implementations, corporate IT changes, and technology or personnel integrations.

• Required experience working closely with or embedded within a Technology team as a primary stakeholder.

• Preferred experience in the financial services or technology industry.

• Familiarity with managing projects using Smartsheet is preferred.

• PMP and Agile certification are advantageous.

• Proficient in Atlassian Jira, Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Knowledge of IT domains such as cloud platforms, cybersecurity, networking, and software development lifecycles.

• Ability to articulate technical concepts and project specifics to non-technical stakeholders and executive audiences.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to negotiate, influence, and achieve consensus across various organizational levels and functional teams.

• Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies, including waterfall, agile, and hybrid approaches.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated history of fostering effective relationships within technology, business functions, and third-party partnerships.

• Comfortable maneuvering through ambiguity.

• An entrepreneurial mindset to introduce best practice ideas to the team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Group medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance.

• Annual well-being stipend.

• 401(k) plan featuring a favorable employer contribution model.