Senior IT Project Manager

$83,200 - $104,000/Yr

Skywalk Global - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Senior

Indianapolis, IN

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for managing technical, software, and data-centric IT projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. This role involves designing, planning, and coordinating work teams, following standard project management practices, and working closely with project sponsors to meet business and technical objectives. The Senior IT Project Manager will create project reports, manage scope, document risks, and develop mitigation plans while building effective teams and communicating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, and coordinates IT work teams.
• Follows standard project management industry practices such as PMI's framework.
• Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsors.
• Creates project kickoff, progress, and close-out reports, tracking budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
• Establishes project organization and methodologies, defining roles and responsibilities.
• Documents risks and develops mitigation plans.
• Manages project scope and creates communication plans as appropriate.
• Builds effective teams inclusive of IT technical and business-facing subject matter experts and user testers.
• Assigns tasks to team members and evaluates outcomes.
• Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsors, identifying and tracking issues and ensuring their resolution.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT Project Management.
• Experience managing projects within Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of information systems development life cycle and project tools.
• Experience with Waterfall methodology.
• Experience with Agile methodology.
• Ability to translate technology terms and explain SDLC concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work with technical team members to develop project plans and risk registers.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• PMP Certification is highly desired.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience working on State of Indiana large data, business intelligence, or software projects as a Senior IT PM.
• Professional certification is highly desirable.