IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Req number:

R8834

Employment type:

Full time

Worksite flexibility:

Remote

CAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

We are looking for a motivated IT Project Manager ready to take us to the next level! If you have strong project management, stakeholder communication, and leadership skills, and are looking for your next career move.

We are looking for an IT Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and drive multiple large IT projects through successful completion while ensuring alignment with business objectives, operational requirements, timelines, and budgets. IT Project Manager will be responsible for supporting new-build cruise ship initiatives and application deployment projects. This position will be an 18-month contract and remote .
Extensive international travel is required, including the ability to travel continuously for 5-6 months at a time.
Candidates must be willing to work extended hours when necessary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support project milestones and ship deployment schedules.

Due to contractual requirements associated with this role, this position does not offer work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.

• Manage multiple moderately complex IT projects concurrently from initiation through deployment
• Manage 20-40 application deployment projects simultaneously, supporting the implementation of technology solutions across shipboard systems and venues
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, resource allocations, risk logs, and status reports
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, Development, Supply Chain, Logistics, Purchasing, and Operations teams to ensure successful project execution
• Coordinate project resources and monitor workload priorities to ensure project deadlines are met
• Facilitate communication between technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and business partners
• Track project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to minimize delays and budget impacts
• Review project documentation, deployment plans, testing requirements, operational handoff materials, and implementation activities
• Monitor hardware procurement, inventory tracking, and deployment readiness to support project timelines
• Lead project status meetings and provide updates regarding schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance project execution, efficiency, and cost savings
• Ensure compliance with project management methodologies, company standards, and quality requirements
• Support team development and foster collaboration across project teams
• Lead hands‑on project execution activities and independently drive deliverables through completion
• Support technology deployments aboard cruise ships during new‑build and dry dock initiatives
• Coordinate implementation activities across domestic and international project sites, including shipyards and vessel deployment locations
• Support operational readiness, testing, implementation, and deployment activities in dynamic shipboard environments

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience managing multiple…