IT Program Manager

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Franklin County Auditor’s Office is seeking a senior-level IT Project Manager to lead and stabilize a portfolio of in-flight technology projects following a tax accounting system migration. Reporting to the IT Director, you will drive execution, structure, and accountability across active initiatives to ensure successful delivery.

Responsibilities include managing migration-related projects, maintaining executable project plans, and providing clear status updates to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Senior-level judgment and demonstrated experience stabilizing complex IT projects.
• Ability to drive execution, structure, and accountability across active initiatives.
• Experience with project planning, scheduling, and reporting to executives.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational management of multiple active IT projects.
• Report directly to the IT Director and align execution with leadership priorities.
• Manage projects related to application migration, data warehouse updates, and reporting remediation.
• Break work into milestones and deliverables with executable plans and schedules.
• Coordinate work across analysts, developers, SMEs, and consultants.
• Mentor analysts on documentation and project discipline.
• Facilitate project meetings and use Microsoft Teams and Outlook for coordination.
• Provide concise status reporting to executive leadership and escalate issues when needed.
• Ensure documentation is complete and suitable for audit reviews.

Skills

Senior IT Project Manager

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Project governance

Leadership

Job description

The Franklin County Auditor’s Office is seeking a senior-level IT Project Manager to lead and stabilize a portfolio of in-flight technology projects following a recent tax accounting system migration. This role reports directly to the IT Director and is responsible for driving execution, structure, and accountability across active initiatives.

The primary objective of this role is to bring clarity, predictability, and delivery discipline to existing projects supporting the migration of approximately ten applications.

This role requires senior-level judgment and demonstrated experience stabilizing complex, in-flight IT projects with minimal ramp uptime.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational management of multiple active IT projects already in progress.
• Report directly to the IT Director and align execution with leadership priorities.
• Manage projects related to application migration, data warehouse updates, and reporting remediation.
• Break existing work into clear milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain executable project plans and schedules.
• Coordinate work across business analysts, developers, SMEs, and consultants.
• Mentor business analysts on documentation and project discipline.
• Facilitate project meetings using Microsoft Teams.
• Schedule and manage meetings using Microsoft Outlook.
• Provide concise and accurate status reporting to executive leadership.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and decision points early.
• Drive timely issue resolution and escalation when needed.
• Ensure documentation is complete and suitable for audit review.
• Reinforce consistent project management practices across the portfolio.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.