IT Project Manager

Phoenix Staff, Inc.; Las Vegas (NV); Hybrid; USD 68,880 - 85,411; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in the gaming sector is seeking an IT Project Manager for casino software upgrades in Las Vegas. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in an IT-related field and at least 2 years of project management experience, preferably in the gaming industry. This full-time position offers a hybrid work environment with a pay range of $50.00/hr - $62.00/hr, emphasizing leadership and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of project management experience preferred.
• 2 years of project management in an IT environment preferred.
• Casino/Gaming experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support modernization initiatives within the casino.
• Manage project timelines and deliverables.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders throughout projects.

Skills

Leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical problem-solving

Organizational abilities

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related discipline

PMP certification

Job description

Title

IT Project Manager (Casino Software Upgrades)

Location

Las Vegas, NV (hybrid)

Base pay range

$50.00/hr - $62.00/hr

Your role:

• Support modernization and integration initiatives within the casino and gaming environment, including large-scale upgrades and transformation projects.
• Work closely with leadership to deliver on high-priority projects with significant organizational impact.
• Participate in projects such as casino cage modernization and vendor technology integrations.
• Bring prior technical gaming experience (preferred) to help ensure smooth implementation across gaming systems.
• Create and maintain the project management plan ensuring PM methodology is adhered to.
• Ensure project timelines, business milestones and project deliverables are met.
• Delegate tasks on the project to team members best positioned/responsible to complete them.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs.
• Create all PM artifacts as required.
• Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders throughout the project.
• Adjust schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change.
• Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with business owners, project sponsors, all project team members
• Negotiate conflicts and resolve issues that arise during the project.
• Determine staffing requirements and form project teams.
• Develop budget requests for resources.
• Identify the elements of risk or issue in a project.
• Analyze and prioritize risks and issues and assess their potential project impact.
• Develop and maintain RIDA logs.
• Conduct project kickoff meetings, communicating individual roles and project expectations.
• Continuously monitor the actual cost of a project versus the budget
• Monitor the project identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews, and escalating scope, budget, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Formulate recovery plans or assessing impact if not recoverable and elevate as appropriate.
• Prepare status reports to convey project scope, goals, milestones, budget, risk, status, change requests, and critical issues to the client and project team.
• Conduct formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
• Collect and conduct lessons learned.
• Uses past experiences to identify potential areas of improvement.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

What you've got:

• Bachelor's degree in an information technology-related discipline preferred; an equivalent level of experience or combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Must be able to effectively manage several projects simultaneously.
• At least 1-2 years of project management experience preferred.
• 2 years project management in an IT environment preferred.
• Casino/Gaming experience required.
• Must have excellent leadership, negotiation, and mediation skills.
• Must have excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Must have excellent planning and organizational abilities.
• Must be able to effectively collaborate with employees at all levels of the Company.
• Ability to facilitate large group meetings.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients and other departments.
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to deliver and work through ambiguity.
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• PMP certification or equivalent industry recognized certification preferred.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain any necessary certifications and/or licenses.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain any necessary certifications and/or licenses.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology and Project Management

Industries

IT Services, IT Consulting, IT System Installation and Disposal