Sr. IT Project Manager

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The Senior IT Project Manager is a seasoned project delivery leader responsible for successfully managing complex, enterprise-wide technology initiatives from inception through completion. This role provides end-to-end ownership of project execution, including strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, risk and issue management, governance oversight, budget and schedule control, and transparent communication of project progress, decisions, and outcomes. Partnering closely with Portfolio Managers, executive sponsors, Domain Leads, Enterprise Architects, technical teams, and business stakeholders, the Senior IT Project Manager translates business objectives into actionable project roadmaps and drives delivery excellence.

By balancing technical, operational, and business priorities, this individual ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while achieving measurable business value and organizational objectives.

• Manage complex IT projects from initiation through deployment and closure, ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Translate sponsor objectives, project requirements, and business needs into clear project charters, delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and execution approaches.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and delivery partners to drive execution, resolve blockers, and maintain alignment with project objectives and expected business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, including work streams, milestones, dependencies, resource assumptions, financial tracking, and delivery constraints.
• Apply PMO methodology and Project Navigator practices to ensure required documentation, approvals, decision logs, change controls, and governance artifacts are complete and current.
• Support benefits definition and tracking by partnering with requestors and sponsors to clarify expected outcomes, success measures, and business value for assigned projects.
• Prepare clear, decision-oriented reporting for sponsors, Portfolio Managers, project governance forums, and stakeholders, highlighting delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and required actions.
• Proactively identify risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, elevate appropriately, and drive timely resolution across business and technical teams.
• Serve as the primary project delivery contact for sponsors, Domain Leads, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and PMO leadership.
• Communicate complex project information in a concise, audience-appropriate manner, ensuring stakeholders understand progress, risks, decisions, trade-offs, and next steps.
• Lead without direct authority by creating accountability, building trust, and enabling collaboration across cross-functional project teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned, identifying process gaps, and supporting PMO standards, templates, reporting practices, and tool adoption.

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Engineering,…