Sr. Project Manager

Novalink Solutions • Phoenix, AZ

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

Position is 50% onsite and 50% remote - around 2 -3 days in office
Role & Responsibilities
Responsible for the project proposals for the Senior Leadership Team and the hands -on execution of the CIO’s highest -priority strategic projects.
Provides assistance to CIO and serves as the liaison to the IT Senior Management team.
Partner with IT leads to translate technical needs into business value, financial ROI, and strategic alignment.
Develop presentation materials for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), ensuring data is accurate and the "ask" is clear.
Maintain the "demand" queue—knowing which projects are coming up for approval and ensuring they are "ELT -ready".
Personally lead 2–3 "CIO -only" projects that fall outside the standard delivery partner’s scope. Ensure these special projects do not drain the "run/build" capacity of the broader IT organization. Act as a rapid -response leader for unexpected executive -level issues that require immediate, high -level project management
Qualifications & Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree plus 5 or more years of experience in project
coordination and management (or equivalent experience).
Experience with project tracking tools (Azure DevOps, Jira etc)
Understanding of Project management Methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
Arizona State Project Management Certification preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Skills
Highly polished public speaking and visual presentation skills, capable of confidently articulating complex proposals to
Leadership.
Must be comfortable with financial concepts, specifically onetime capital expenditure and ongoing operational costs.
Strong customer service skills
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
Basic project coordination skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability to balance, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks as well as working collaboratively in teams and across organizations.
Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly. The ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization. Ability to develop and write technical documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 or more years of experience in project coordination and management (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with project tracking tools (Azure DevOps, Jira etc)
• Understanding of Project management Methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Highly polished public speaking and visual presentation skills, capable of confidently articulating complex proposals to Leadership.
• Must be comfortable with financial concepts, specifically onetime capital expenditure and ongoing operational costs.
• Strong customer service skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Basic project coordination skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to balance, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks as well as working collaboratively in teams and across organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly. The ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization. Ability to develop and write technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Arizona State Project Management Certification preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the project proposals for the Senior Leadership Team and the hands -on execution of the CIO’s highest -priority strategic projects.
• Provides assistance to CIO and serves as the liaison to the IT Senior Management team.
• Partner with IT leads to translate technical needs into business value, financial ROI, and strategic alignment.
• Develop presentation materials for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), ensuring data is accurate and the "ask" is clear.
• Maintain the "demand" queue—knowing which projects are coming up for approval and ensuring they are "ELT -ready".
• Personally lead 2–3 "CIO -only" projects that fall outside the standard delivery partner’s scope. Ensure these special projects do not drain the "run/build" capacity of the broader IT organization. Act as a rapid -response leader for unexpected executive -level issues that require immediate, high -level project management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level