Hybrid IT Project Manager: Agile & Waterfall Delivery

ManpowerGroup; Laurel (MD); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

401(k) Plan with Match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup in Laurel, MD seeks an IT Project Manager to lead diverse, cross-functional initiatives within the PMO. You will manage projects end-to-end, coordinating with business and IT teams, vendors, and executives to drive on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires strong governance, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience in both Waterfall and Agile, and a background in financial services is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 3-6+ years of proven project management experience managing medium-to large-scale projects involving system conversions, platform migrations, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and/or IT transformation initiatives.
• Experience operating in both Agile and Waterfall environments.
• Financial Services, Banking, Credit Union, or related Financial Institution experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Strong skills in project governance, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple concurrent projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and status reports.
• Coordinate activities across business units, IT teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Facilitate project meetings, steering committee sessions, and stakeholder communications effectively.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule and aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Drive accountability among project teams and stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Assist in transitioning projects between Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies as appropriate.
• Maintain project documentation and reporting within Planview and other project management tools.

Skills

Project governance

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Agile & Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Planview

Job description

ManpowerGroup in Laurel, MD seeks an IT Project Manager to lead diverse, cross-functional initiatives within the PMO. You will manage projects end-to-end, coordinating with business and IT teams, vendors, and executives to drive on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires strong governance, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience in both Waterfall and Agile, and a background in financial services is preferred.