IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager
Chicago, IL - WFH 3 days/week, onsite 2 days/week (in the loop)

Summary:
The IT Project Manager will manage various IT projects, primarily focused on software related projects such as enhancements, upgrades, migrations, implementations for "packaged software", but could also include infrastructure projects. You'll be working in a flexible PMO-style setting, where we encourage our PMs to have a flexible approach to ensure the best outcomes from projects, while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget.

What you'll be doing

• Work with other Project Managers, IT team members, stakeholders and other departments to ensure successful project delivery from project inception through closure.
• Create various project documents, including project charters, project plans, status reports, project risk assessments and project gating presentations. Work with project team to ensure relevant project documentation is created.
• Provide project gating presentations to the IT Directors during the various stage gates of their assigned projects.
• Report on the project pipeline, budget run, risks, issues and mitigation plans for assigned projects.
• Resolve resource, timing or other conflicts between projects.
• Contribute to the project management best practices and standards within the IT PMO

Skills we're seeking

• 4+ years of total experience in IT
• 2+ years of IT Project Management experience, with at least some software project management experience
• Must be comfortable working in a Waterfall environment (we incorporate flavors of Agile, but will never be full Agile)

Nice to have experience

• Experience managing software related projects, ideally "packaged software" projects - including enhancements, upgrades, migrations, implementations -- as these will be the primary types of projects you focus on
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business or Management Information Systems
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification