IT Infrastructure & Security Project Manager

** This position follows our hybrid workstyle policy:
Expected to be in a Raymond James office location a minimum of 10-12 days a month.*
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* Please note:

This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.*
* ** Responsibilities:*
* + Develop and manage project and workstream plans, ensuring activities are properly scoped, resourced, and aligned with project objectives and governance standards.

+ Lead project delivery through requirements gathering, analysis, stakeholder engagement, and execution of agreed deliverables.

+ Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

+ Identify, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints, implementing mitigation plans as needed.

+ Elicit, analyze, document, and manage business and process requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

+ Lead medium to large project teams, providing direction, coaching, and support to achieve project goals.

+ Oversee project quality assurance reviews and address findings to ensure successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.

+ Drive process improvements and innovation initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness.

+ Manage project budgets, resource allocation, forecasting, and variance reporting.

+ Track and measure business benefits, ensuring outcomes are realized and optimized.

+ Lead project governance activities, including status reporting, reviews, change management, and project closeout.

+ Serve as a subject matter expert, maintaining knowledge of industry trends, regulations, and best practices.

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* Skills:

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* + 3-5+ years of project management experience, or equivalent experience leading cross-functional teams, initiatives, or business programs.

+ Proven ability to lead projects using hybrid delivery methodologies, including both Agile and Waterfall approaches.

+ Advanced project and program management experience with a proven ability to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards.

+ Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and resource management.

+ Demonstrated ability to manage risks, issues, scope changes, dependencies, and quality assurance activities.

+ Experience gathering, documenting, validating, and managing business and technical requirements.

+ Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills.

+ Ability to analyze data, develop actionable insights, and support informed decision-making.

+ Experience leading cross-functional teams, building team capability, and driving collaboration.

+ Knowledge of project governance, benefits realization, vendor management, and continuous improvement practices.

+ Skilled in testing, user acceptance activities, and solution performance evaluation.

+ Ability to work independently while providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship to others.

** Preferred Qualifications*
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Experience with Smartsheet and TFS (Team Foundation Server/Azure Dev Ops).

+ Experience leading medium to large, cross-functional projects in complex organizational environments.

+ Strong leadership presence and a proactive mindset.

+ Positive attitude, strong emotional intelligence, and the ability to build trust quickly.

+ Comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving alignment, and influencing without direct authority.

+ Effective communicator who can engage diverse stakeholders and foster a collaborative team culture.