IT Project Manager

Maricopa County; Santa Fe (NM); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Work-life balance

Growth opportunities

Healthcare for dependents

Job summary

The Maricopa County Recorder's Office (MCRO) is seeking an IT Project Manager to organize and drive project delivery across business and technical teams. You will define objectives, develop plans, coordinate activities, and manage risks for software, infrastructure, and vendor-supported initiatives.

You will liaise with sponsors, stakeholders, vendors, and staff to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery while maintaining strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience managing information technology projects from initiation through implementation and closeout.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects across software, infrastructure, and vendor-supported solutions.
• Define objectives, develop delivery plans, coordinate activities, and monitor progress.
• Manage risks, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications.

Skills

IT project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Job description

Posting Date 08/13/26 Application Deadline 08/24/26 Pay Range Anticipated Hiring Range: $86,500 - $115,750 annually Full Pay Range: $86,500 - $145,000 annually Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type Unclassified Department Recorder

About the Position

The IT Project Manager is responsible for organizing and driving project delivery across business and technical teams. Projects may include software development, application implementation, infrastructure, vendor-supported solutions, system enhancements, and other technology initiatives. The IT Project Manager works with project sponsors, stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and operational staff to define project objectives, develop delivery plans, coordinate project activities, monitor progress, manage risks and dependencies, and communicate project status. The successful candidate will be able to lead projects with competing priorities, fixed deadlines, cross-functional dependencies, and significant operational impact. The position requires strong planning, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

About Us

The Maricopa County Recorder's Office (MCRO) is responsible for maintaining the Maricopa County voter registration records and for administering over elections in partnership with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The MCRO also maintains the permanent public record of over 50 million documents dating back to 1871, including deeds, plat maps, and a variety of other important documents. Our office serves over 2.5 million registered voters as well as 4.4 million residents across Maricopa County. The MCRO offers a friendly, welcoming, and collaborative environment with opportunities to grow and develop new skills.

Benefits

• Proud To Offer Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% contribution rate per paycheck that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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Requirements

• We Require Three (3) years of experience managing information technology projects from initiation through implementation and closeout
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other closely related field
• Other combinations of education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications

Other Requirements

• Must successfully complete the next scheduled Secretary of State Election Officer Certification
• Must be eligible to vote in Arizona
• Must pass applicable background screening

Experience

• Experience leading software development, application implementation, infrastructure, system enhancement, vendor-supported, or technology modernization projects
• Experience managing projects from initiation through planning, execution, implementation, operational transition, and closeout
• Experience coordinating business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, consultants, and operational support staff
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and deliverables
• Experience preparing project plans, schedules, status reports, dashboards, decision materials, and executive-level presentations
• Experience working with Agile, iterative, hybrid, and traditional project delivery practices
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle, testing, change control, release management, implementation, and operational-readiness practices
• Experience coordinating vendors and monitoring contractual deliverables, schedules, invoices, dependencies, and performance
• Project Management Professional certification or an equivalent project management certification
• Experience working in government, regulated, mission-critical, or high-availability operational environments

Job Contributions

• Leads assigned technology projects from initiation through implementation, operational transition, and closeout
• Works with project sponsors and stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, priorities, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, resource needs, constraints, and measures of success
• Develops and maintains project plans, schedules, budgets, communication materials, status reports, decision records, change records, and other documentation appropriate to project size and complexity
• Coordinates project activities across business units, software development, business analysis, quality assurance, infrastructure, security, vendors, consultants, and operational support teams
• Facilitates project planning, status, decision, implementation readiness, and closeout meetings, and follows up on commitments, approvals, deliverables, and assigned actions
• Monitors project scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, milestones, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; coordinates mitigation and resolution activities; and escalates barriers or variances that threaten successful delivery
• Manages project changes by documenting requests, coordinating impact analysis and approval, and updating project plans, schedules, budgets, and communications
• Coordinates requirements, design, development, testing, security review, deployment, training, communications, support, and operational-transition activities with the teams responsible for those functions
• Monitors adherence to established project management, software development lifecycle, change control, quality assurance, release management, security, procurement, financial management, and documentation requirements and escalates exceptions as appropriate
• Develops and presents project communications to leadership, sponsors, stakeholders, vendors, and project teams; coordinates vendor performance and deliverables; and conducts project closeout, transition, and lessons-learned activities

Work Conditions

Most work is performed in both office and remote work environments. Employees may be eligible for hybrid work arrangements in accordance with Office policies and operational requirements. Regular on-site attendance is required to support business operations, meetings, and critical functions. Extensive mandatory overtime during the Primary/General election cycle.

Selection Procedure

Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact [e-mail] to initiate the interactive process.

EEO/DEI

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants.

Marketing

Who is that, you may ask? Forbes has rated Maricopa County one of Arizona’s Best Employers in 2024. We are over 13,000 employees strong, providing vital services for one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, with over four million residents who call Maricopa County home. You may wonder what we do, and it may be easier to answer that by asking what are you interested in! Join us and you will become part of a dynamic group of diverse and talented professionals who are passionate about making a difference and giving back to their communities. We offer career paths and opportunities in just about every job category and job level imaginable, so your journey with us is what you make of it! Along with offering purposeful careers, you can expect a rich selection of economical and comprehensive healthcare options, robust retirement plans, tuition and loan payment programs, and multiple paid leave options, as part of an overall generous compensation and benefits package. Thinking about career options, then please think about us! We are Maricopa County, and we are looking forward to working with you.