Senior Project Manager

Aston Carter•Ormond Beach, FL

1d•$55 - $65•Hybrid

About The Position

This contract IT Project Manager role focuses on leading strategic technology initiatives that include custom software development and third-party software implementations. You will serve as a delivery-focused leader, managing complex programs, competing priorities, vendors, and distributed teams while maintaining clear accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcomes. The position requires strong executive presence, practical technical acumen, and the ability to translate between business priorities and delivery realities. You will communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, from C-level executives and steering committees to entry-level business users, technical specialists, and near-shore software development teams. This is a hybrid, 6–12 month engagement with the potential to become a permanent role in a rapidly growing organization.

Requirements

Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Extensive experience managing complex IT projects and enterprise technology initiatives, including both custom software development and third-party software implementations.
Demonstrated success delivering custom software development projects from concept through deployment and stabilization.
Demonstrated success leading third-party software implementations, including SaaS and commercial platforms, with responsibility for configuration, integrations, testing, training, and adoption.
Strong experience managing distributed, remote, or near-shore software development teams, driving accountability and high-quality delivery across time zones.
Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Proven ability to manage vendors, implementation partners, contracts, budgets, risks, and executive expectations in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Solid understanding of the software development life cycle, including requirements, design, build, testing, release management, and production support.
Strong knowledge of system integrations, APIs, and cloud platforms, and how they influence solution architecture, security, and scalability.
Hands-on experience with software testing practices and quality assurance in IT project delivery.
Practical experience with Agile project management and delivery, including Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid methodologies.
Proficiency in Jira for project and backlog management, sprint planning, workflow configuration, issue tracking, dashboards, reporting, and release management.
Experience with project coordination across multiple teams and stakeholders in complex environments.

Nice To Haves

Agile certification such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent.
Experience using collaboration and portfolio tools such as Confluence, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, or Smartsheet.
Experience coaching teams on Agile practices and helping them balance iterative delivery with enterprise governance requirements.
Experience with NetSuite ERP or similar enterprise resource planning platforms.
Background in the electrical utility, energy, telecommunications, or critical infrastructure industries.
Experience delivering solutions that support field operations, customer service, network operations, asset management, engineering, or regulated business processes.
Strong design and documentation skills for project artifacts, solution overviews, and stakeholder communications.
Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and near-shore partners to support long-term collaboration and trust.
Track record of thriving in rapidly growing organizations and adapting to evolving priorities and processes.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple concurrent IT projects from initiation through planning, execution, deployment, stabilization, and closeout, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, communication plans, RAID logs, and executive dashboards to provide clear visibility into project status and performance.
Manage project scope, timeline, budget, quality, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and change control, proactively addressing challenges and keeping projects on track.
Provide concise project health reporting and actionable recommendations to executive sponsors and governance bodies, enabling informed decision-making and timely course corrections.
Lead custom software development initiatives using Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies, selecting and tailoring the approach based on project needs and organizational standards.
Coordinate product owners, business analysts, architects, developers, QA teams, security, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to ensure cohesive delivery and clear ownership across all workstreams.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, release planning, and production deployments to drive iterative, high-quality delivery.
Drive accountability, transparency, and delivery discipline across near-shore software development teams, ensuring clear expectations, consistent communication, and reliable execution.
Lead implementation of enterprise SaaS and commercial software platforms, overseeing planning, configuration, integrations, testing, training, deployment, and adoption.
Coordinate software vendors, implementation consultants, internal IT teams, cybersecurity, data teams, and business process owners to deliver integrated, secure, and scalable solutions.
Oversee data migration, interface development, user acceptance testing, cutover planning, go-live readiness, and post-launch support, ensuring stable and successful transitions to new systems.
Hold vendors accountable for contractual milestones, deliverables, quality standards, and issue resolution, managing contracts and expectations to protect business outcomes.
Serve as the communication bridge among C-level executives, department leaders, business users, technical teams, vendors, and near-shore partners, ensuring consistent messaging and alignment.
Translate technical risks, constraints, and dependencies into clear business language and decision-ready recommendations that support executive understanding and timely decisions.
Adapt communication style and level of detail for audiences ranging from executives to entry-level contributors, tailoring content to drive engagement and clarity.
Build alignment, resolve conflicts, facilitate decisions, and maintain momentum across distributed teams and time zones, fostering collaboration and a strong delivery culture.
Support and coach teams on Agile practices, helping them balance iterative delivery with enterprise governance requirements and compliance needs.
Contribute to continuous improvement of project management and delivery processes by sharing best practices, lessons learned, and opportunities for optimization.