Senior Project Manager

Aston Carter•Ormond Beach, FL

15d•$55 - $65•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is seeking a highly experienced, PMP-certified IT Project Manager to lead strategic technology initiatives involving both custom software development and third-party software implementations. This role requires a delivery-focused leader who can successfully manage complex programs, competing priorities, vendors, and distributed teams while maintaining accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcomes.

Requirements

Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
7+ years of experience managing complex IT projects and enterprise technology initiatives.
Demonstrated success delivering: Custom software development projects, Enterprise software implementation projects.
Experience managing distributed, remote, or near-shore development teams.
Strong vendor, contract, budget, and risk management experience.
Exceptional communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Solid understanding of: Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), System Integrations, APIs, Cloud Platforms, Software Testing, Release Management, Production Support.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple concurrent IT projects through the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, deployment, stabilization, and closeout.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, communication plans, RAID logs, and executive dashboards.
Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, quality standards, dependencies, risks, issues, and change control processes.
Provide regular project health reporting and strategic recommendations to executive sponsors and governance committees.
Ensure alignment between project objectives and business outcomes.
Lead Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, or hybrid software development initiatives.
Coordinate efforts across product owners, business analysts, architects, developers, QA teams, security, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies including: Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, Release Planning.
Drive accountability, transparency, and delivery excellence across near-shore development teams.
Support production deployments and release management activities.
Lead implementation of enterprise SaaS and commercial software solutions.
Manage project activities including: Planning and configuration, System integrations, Testing and training, Deployment and adoption.
Coordinate software vendors, implementation partners, internal IT teams, cybersecurity teams, data teams, and business stakeholders.
Oversee: Data migrations, Interface development, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Cutover planning, Go-live readiness, Post-production support.
Hold vendors accountable for contractual deliverables, milestones, quality standards, and issue resolution.
Serve as the primary communication bridge between executives, business users, technical teams, vendors, and near-shore partners.
Translate technical concepts, risks, and constraints into clear business language.
Deliver executive-level reporting and decision-ready recommendations.
Adapt communication style for audiences ranging from C-suite leaders to frontline contributors.
Facilitate decision-making, conflict resolution, and cross-functional collaboration across distributed teams and time zones.