IT Project Manager

$166,400 - $168,480/Yr

Infinite Computing Systems - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Mid Level

Indianapolis, IN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Project Manager will be responsible for executing project plans and activities in accordance with project management best practices, ensuring the quality and integrity of information throughout the entire project lifecycle. This role requires interaction with stakeholders across the organization, including senior leadership and executives, to accomplish project goals and improve business processes. The Project Manager will guide and facilitate stakeholders in establishing detailed requirements for complex projects, defining and documenting project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables in collaboration with key technical resources. The aim is to deliver projects on time, within budget, and with the promised results. The Project Manager will create, manage, and maintain the project schedule from initial creation through the entire project lifecycle. They will independently manage assigned projects to ensure that outcomes align with customer expectations. Leading project team status meetings is essential to ensure that project milestones are met and dependencies are tracked. The Project Manager will monitor project progress and provide regular status reports to stakeholders, highlighting project health, risks, and issues. They will also manage project risks and issues, identifying and mitigating potential roadblocks while providing solutions to ensure successful outcomes. Additionally, the Project Manager will handle project scope changes, ensuring that all changes are documented, reviewed, and approved by stakeholders. They will manage project change control affecting constraints such as time, cost, scope, resources, quality, and risk. It is crucial to ensure that IT systems and workflows are well-documented for future reference. The Project Manager will participate in QA and UAT planning and execution, create and maintain all forms of project documentation and records, and perform post-implementation reviews to ensure that goals were met and to identify lessons learned.

Responsibilities

• Execute project plans and activities following project management best practices.
• Interact with stakeholders across the organization, including senior leadership and executives.
• Guide and facilitate stakeholders in establishing detailed requirements for complex projects.
• Define and document project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders and technical resources.
• Create, manage, and maintain the project schedule throughout the project lifecycle.
• Independently manage assigned projects to ensure outcomes match customer expectations.
• Lead project team status meetings to ensure project milestones are met and dependencies are tracked.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status reports to stakeholders, including project health, risks, and issues.
• Manage project risks and issues, identifying and mitigating potential roadblocks.
• Manage project scope changes and ensure documentation, review, and approval by stakeholders.
• Manage project change control affecting time, cost, scope, resources, quality, and risk.
• Ensure IT systems and workflows are well-documented for future reference.
• Participate in QA and UAT planning and execution.
• Create and maintain all forms of project documentation and records.
• Perform post-implementation reviews to ensure goals were met and identify lessons learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, business, or related field.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in project management or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies.
• Strong experience leading, facilitating, and motivating teams for medium to large scale IT projects.
• Strong understanding and experience working with stakeholders to achieve their goals.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization.
• Advanced troubleshooting, critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to develop productive working relationships and collaborate with people across the organization.
• Demonstrable experience in managing vendor relations and partnerships within the project lifecycle.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks beyond the routine.
• High degree of independence, intuition, and initiative.
• Ability to maintain composure and control when projects do not proceed as planned.
• Ability to manage the work of a team engaged in providing specific services and projects.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office.
• Prior healthcare industry experience highly preferred.
• PMP, Scrum, or similar certifications desired.
• New COTS implementation experience highly desired.
• Strong understanding of healthcare enterprise systems desired.

Nice-to-haves

• PMP, Scrum, or similar certifications desired.
• Prior healthcare industry experience highly preferred.
• New COTS implementation experience highly desired.

Benefits

• Paid time off