IT Project Manager: Agile Delivery & Cross-Functional Lead

Randstad Digital Americas; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas is looking for a Project Manager to lead IT projects across manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions, spanning cloud, ERP, Salesforce, digital, AI, and data analytics. You will align business partners and external delivery partners to realize value across initiatives.

The role requires 3+ years managing technology projects, hands-on Agile delivery, and an active PMP certification; this is a full-time onsite role reporting to the PMO Manager with a dotted-line

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing technology projects, manufacturing environment preferred
• Active PMP certification required
• Experience delivering projects with Agile/Scrum; certifications such as CSM/PSM/PMI-ACP a plus
• Experience across ERP, CRM, cloud, digital, or analytics domains preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of assigned projects, from intake and business case through planning, execution, go-live, and closure
• Lead delivery using Agile and Scrum practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, applying hybrid approaches where release windows or vendor milestones require a structured plan
• Lead cross-functional project teams spanning IT, operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, sales, and HR, negotiating priorities and trade-offs
• Select, direct, and hold external implementation partners and vendors to SLAs, including statements of work, milestones, and change orders
• Define measurable business outcomes with sponsors, including adoption targets, operational readiness criteria, and benefits realization
• Drive organizational change management and end-user readiness, including communication planning and training
• Confirm value realization after go-live by measuring results against success criteria and reporting to sponsors and PMO
• Maintain project plans, RAID logs, and actively manage risks and cross-project dependencies
• Manage project financials including estimates, CAPEX/OPEX, requisitions, and vendor invoices
• Facilitate meetings and deliver clear status reports to sponsors and executives
• Ensure IT governance, information security, data privacy, and change control standards
• Support PMO standards, templates, and portfolio reporting; may assist non-IT initiatives

Skills

AI

Cloud

Data analytics

Information Technology

Salesforce

Self-directed

PMP certification

CRM

Agile delivery

ERP

Infrastructure

Manufacturing

Operational readiness

Project management

PMO

Project portfolio

User adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business

Minimum of 3 years of experience managing technology projects; manufacturing preferred

Active PMP (Project Management Professional) certification required

Agile/Scrum certifications (CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP) a plus

Experience across multiple technology domains (ERP, CRM, cloud, digital, analytics) preferred

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Randstad Digital Americas is looking for a Project Manager to lead IT projects across manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions, spanning cloud, ERP, Salesforce, digital, AI, and data analytics. You will align business partners and external delivery partners to realize value across initiatives.

The role requires 3+ years managing technology projects, hands-on Agile delivery, and an active PMP certification; this is a full-time onsite role reporting to the PMO Manager with a dotted-line