IT Project Manager

Amer Technology - Austin, TX

Full-time

Austin, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Project Manager will oversee the planning, development, and execution of TDA Capital projects. This role is crucial in contributing to the Legislative Administrative Review (LAR) planning for both new and existing project requests. The IT Project Manager will be responsible for evaluating processes used in the development of new projects, ensuring that teams adhere to established procedures consistently. It is essential that scope and schedule changes are documented, approved, and understood by all stakeholders and project team members involved. In addition to project oversight, the IT Project Manager will develop project budgets, schedules, work plans, resource requirements, cost estimates, and cost projections. Monitoring and managing the quality of applications and work is a key responsibility, as the manager will identify continuous improvement measures, root causes, and corrective actions. The role requires verifying that project deliverables are acceptable, fulfill the terms of team agreements, and remain within budget constraints. Effective communication is vital in this position. The IT Project Manager will routinely communicate with management, customers, project team members, and other stakeholders, actively soliciting and addressing feedback from both customers and the project team. This includes communication with external stakeholders and overseeing requisite reporting. Monthly communication with internal stakeholders and as needed with the Quarterly Assurance Monitoring team is also expected. The IT Project Manager will be responsible for problem management, issue resolution, and risk identification and mitigation. Empowering and motivating the team to take ownership of the application is a critical aspect of this role. The manager will communicate a clear vision of all projects to the executive management team, customers, and project team members. Additionally, the IT Project Manager will coordinate the initiation and planning of diverse projects to meet strategic application and technology roadmap commitments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning, development, and execution of TDA Capital projects.
• Contribute to the Legislative Administrative Review (LAR) planning for new and existing project requests.
• Evaluate processes used when developing new projects to ensure adherence to procedures.
• Document, approve, and ensure understanding of scope and schedule changes by stakeholders and project team members.
• Develop project budgets, schedules, work plans, resource requirements, cost estimates, and cost projections.
• Monitor and manage the quality of applications and work to identify continuous improvement measures and corrective actions.
• Verify project deliverables are acceptable and within budget.
• Communicate routinely with management, customers, project team members, and stakeholders, addressing feedback.
• Communicate with external stakeholders and oversee requisite reporting.
• Communicate monthly with internal stakeholders and as needed with the Quarterly Assurance Monitoring team.
• Manage problem resolution, issue management, and risk identification and mitigation.
• Empower and motivate the team to take ownership of the application.
• Communicate a clear vision of all projects to executive management, customers, and project team members.
• Coordinate the initiation and planning of diverse projects to meet strategic commitments.

Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of work experience in managing or working on software application teams using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), and Agile Scrum Methodology.
• Four years of experience working as a project manager using the Texas Project Delivery Framework.
• Four years of experience working with Major Information Resources Projects (preferred).