IT Project Manager

21Tech, LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work with travel

Job summary

21Tech, LLC is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support technology modernization for a public-sector client in San Francisco. You will lead projects from initiation to implementation and operational transition, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and PMO leadership, with emphasis on governance, testing, and deployment readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field and at least two years’ experience with integrated information systems projects, or six years of such experience.
• Lead IT Project Manager for an integrated IT systems or IT infrastructure project within five years of proposal deadline, with scope, schedule, budget and risk responsibility.
• Strong planning, stakeholder management, executive communication, vendor coordination, and independent follow-through.
• Experience coordinating technical implementations, vendors, UAT, and operational transitions.
• Public-sector project delivery experience and familiarity with formal PMO governance are valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects from initiation through implementation and operational transition.
• Define scope, objectives, milestones, resources, budgets, and success measures with integrated schedules.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, sponsors, PMO leadership, and external vendors; deliver status reports.
• Oversee system integration, testing, UAT, deployment, production readiness, and governance.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Vendor coordination

Independent follow-through

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Experience: 2+ years or 6+ years in integrated IT projects

Job description

POSITION DETAILS

Location: San Francisco, CA | Remote with client-site travel; local candidates preferred
Position Type: 12-Month Contract
Work Schedule: Pacific Time business hours (8:00 AM–5:00 PM PT). Client prefers on-site PMO coordination Mondays and Tuesdays at 1 South Van Ness Avenue; remaining days may be remote with approval.

POSITION SUMMARY

Talent Table is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support technology modernization initiatives for a public-sector client in San Francisco. The Project Manager will lead assigned projects from initiation through implementation and operational transition, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.
Projects may include infrastructure, applications, network and voice modernization, cybersecurity, and related information systems. The role works closely with PMO leadership, business partners, technical teams, and vendors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Project Planning & Delivery
  Lead IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, deployment, and transition.
  Define scope, objectives, milestones, resources, budgets, and success measures; maintain charters and integrated schedules.
  Track dependencies, critical paths, issues, risks, changes, and deliverables to support timely execution.
• 2. Stakeholder & Executive Communication
  Coordinate cross-functional teams, business sponsors, PMO leadership, and external vendors.
  Facilitate meetings and decisions; prepare clear status reports, dashboards, communication plans, and executive updates.
• 3. Technical Implementation & Vendor Oversight
  Coordinate system integration, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and production readiness.
  Monitor vendor commitments, procurement activities, contracts, and adherence to security and governance standards.
• 4. Governance, Budget & Change Management
  Develop risk, issue, and change plans; support training, adoption, and operational handoffs.
  Build bottom-up budget estimates, coordinate funding requests, and support procurement documentation as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field AND at least two years of experience implementing and managing integrated information systems projects; OR at least six years of experience implementing and managing integrated information systems projects.
• Within the five years preceding the proposal deadline, served as lead IT Project Manager or equivalent project leader for at least one integrated IT systems or IT infrastructure project, with direct responsibility for scope, integrated schedule, budget, and risk/issue management.
• Strong project planning, stakeholder management, executive communication, vendor coordination, and independent follow-through skills.
• Experience coordinating technical implementations, vendors, UAT, and operational transitions.
• Public-sector project delivery experience and familiarity with formal PMO governance are valuable.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Project charter, scope, stakeholder RACI, communication plan, and risk/issue/change management plan.
• Integrated schedule with tasks, owners, dependencies, critical path, and baseline milestones.
• Project budget estimates, funding coordination, procurement requests, and status reporting.