IT Project Manager Consultant

Job Description

• The IT Project Manager Consultant provides independent, objective oversight to ensure IT practices align with internal policies, governance frameworks, and regulatory expectations.
• This role supports senior leadership by delivering unbiased assessments, reducing conflicts of interest, and translating technical findings into actionable business, legal, and compliance insights.
• The consultant focuses on strengthening governance, reducing legal and regulatory risk, improving policy effectiveness, and enabling informed decision-making through best-practice IT advisory and project delivery.

• Strong governance and accountability mindset.
• Ability to confirm alignment of IT practices with internal policies and regulatory expectations.
• Capability to identify gaps in compliance with laws and regulations, including data protection and cybersecurity requirements.
• Ability to ensure IT controls support legal obligations such as data retention and breach notification.
• Strong analytical ability to assess complex environments and produce fact-based, practical outcomes.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and maintain accountability for deliverables.

• Experience delivering consulting or advisory services.
• Experience working in oversight, audit, governance, or compliance-focused roles.
• Experience with public sector or large enterprise IT environments preferred.
• Experience coordinating across IT, legal, compliance, and risk teams.

• Provide objective, third-party validation for senior managers, executives, and board members.
• Reduce conflicts of interest by delivering fact-based assessments and balanced outcomes.
• Evaluate IT policies for legal soundness, currency with laws and standards, and effectiveness of implementation.
• Identify inconsistencies between written policies and actual IT practices.
• Support leadership decision-making with clear, unbiased insights.
• Translate technical findings into business, legal, and policy implications.
• Prioritize remediation based on business, legal, and compliance risk.
• Identify opportunities for organizational improvement through adoption of IT best practices.
• Deliver clear, actionable roadmaps covering technical controls, policy updates, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate effectively with IT, legal, compliance, and risk stakeholders.
• Plan, execute, and deliver consulting engagements while managing risk, scope, and timelines.

• Strong knowledge of IT, finance, and HR management domains.
• Understanding of industry best practices and regulatory frameworks.
• Analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to develop clear, actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong presentation, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Project management, prioritization, and risk mitigation skills.
• Professional negotiation and conflict resolution abilities.
• Business acumen including budgeting, financial analysis, and forecasting.

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree preferred.
• Advanced experience in consulting, advisory, or oversight roles preferred.