IT Project Manager

maurices • Duluth, MN

1d • $80,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Role Purpose: The primary purpose of the IT Project Manager is to deliver intended business outcomes on time, on budget, within scope according to business priorities. The stakeholders will primarily be internal business partners and end-users. The IT Project Manager will build and manage project teams of both internal and external team members, drive excellent communication and coordination, and ensure quality control throughout project life cycles. She/he will also ensure predictable, consistent, and successful project delivery. The IT Project Manager will need to manage multiple simultaneous projects of varying complexity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience managing project-related efforts.
• Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions.
• Should possess significant knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.
• Outstanding communications skills; able to articulate complex technical topics for non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience building strong partnerships within IT and across business channels.
• Working experience with SDLC and deliverables associated with each phase.
• Experience with resource management activities.
• Experience within the retail industry.
• Experience in the delivery of projects using various methodologies – Waterfall, Agile, Iterative

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification desired

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project-oriented work efforts.
• Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
• Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.
• Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.
• Manages one or more cross-functional projects of medium to high complexity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees