IT Project Manager

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ

Salary: $60.00 USD Hourly - $64.00 USD Hourly

Description:

Job Title: IT Project Manager

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ / Omaha, NE (Onsite 5 Days)

Duration: Contract To Hire

Role Overview

As an IT Project Manager, you will serve as the critical link between Technology and Product leadership, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration. You may oversee a team of Program and Project Managers handling initiatives ranging from straightforward to highly complex. Your responsibility is to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget, while coordinating cross-functional, cross-departmental, and occasionally cross-company efforts to achieve successful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure adherence to project methodologies, delivery processes, and implementation standards.

Manage and drive:

Project Scheduling

Risk & Issue Management

Scope Change Management

Oversee project budgets, including validating estimates, tracking variances, and optimizing resource allocation.

Provide regular program updates (e.g., weekly mission-critical meetings, Clarity reporting).

Deliver clear, concise communication across stakeholders, both written and verbal.

Align project practices with agile methodology implementation.

Facilitate stakeholder engagement and manage expectations across clients and teams.

Report KPIs related to pipeline execution, financials, and performance metrics.

Support backlog and capacity management, ensuring smooth project intake into development.

Maintain project and capacity forecasts, including allocations and variances (IRC).

Lead prioritization discussions and maintain initiative, epic, and time-tracking stories in Azure DevOps.Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; PMP and/or CSM certification preferred.

10+ years of progressive experience in technology portfolio and project management, including major application development projects in large-scale environments.

Strong proficiency in Agile methodology.

Proven track record of delivering projects within budget and timelines while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Expertise in:

Meeting Management - preparing, conducting, and following up effectively.

Planning - identifying dependencies, alternatives, and contingency strategies.

Organizational Agility - adapting quickly to change in fast-paced environments.

Critical Thinking - resolving issues, mitigating risks, and handling escalations.

Collaboration - facilitating group discussions for execution and problem-solving.

Problem Solving - analyzing impacts and implementing effective resolutions.

Risk Management - applying tools and techniques to safeguard organizational assets.

Budgeting - planning and administering project budgets.

Coaching & Mentoring - guiding teams to improve effectiveness.

Issue & Scope Management - tracking, documenting, and negotiating scope changes.

Leadership - influencing others, driving change, and providing clear direction.

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