IT Project Manager

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Project Oversight & Leadership: Manage all phases of IT projects, ensuring the project meets goals, timelines, and budgets.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for leadership within each business unit, deployment teams, vendors, and other key stakeholders. Maintain clear and consistent communication across all parties.
• Change Management: Develop and execute a change management strategy to drive adoption, reduce resistance, and ensure smooth transitions across the organization.
• Vendor Coordination: Collaborate with vendors and ensure their activities align with project objectives and contractual obligations.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with technical deployment engineers, on-site deployment technicians, and other deployment resources to guarantee technical implementation meets requirements.
• Technical Proof of Concept & Pilot Phase: Design and oversee technical proof of concept initiatives and pilot phases to validate deployment strategies and ensure alignment with business needs.
• Reporting & Analysis: Deliver weekly and monthly status reports to project leadership and stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and proposed mitigations.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify potential risks or issues, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate as necessary to leadership.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Preferred Certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, or relevant Azure/M365 certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or M365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate.

EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Project Management – At least 7-10 years of project management experience, including large-scale IT deployment projects.
• Microsoft Azure & M365 – Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Azure and M365 implementations, focusing on cross-functional deployments.
• Vendor Management – Proven experience in vendor management and coordination.