IT Project Manager- Client Side

Cloud Hybrid Technologies, LLC; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company located in California is seeking a Client-Side IT Project Manager to act as the primary liaison between client business and technical teams. You will oversee project delivery, manage vendor performance, and ensure alignment with enterprise goals. Effective communication and project management skills are vital as you’ll collaborate with stakeholders to define scope, objectives, and manage multiple IT initiatives. The ideal candidate will ensure quality, budget, and compliance across cross-functional environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing IT projects from planning through execution.
• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders and teams.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project delivery, vendor coordination, and governance.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and track milestones.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives.
• Manage vendor performance and ensure client standards compliance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership.

Skills

Project management

Client advisory skills

Budget management

Vendor management

Risk management

Technical delivery

Job description

The Client-Side IT Project Manager acts as the primary liaison between the client’s business and technical teams, overseeing project delivery, vendor coordination, and governance to ensure alignment with enterprise goals. The role focuses on managing end-to-end IT initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring quality, budget, and compliance across multi-vendor and cross-functional environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary client representative managing overall delivery, stakeholder engagement, and governance across internal and vendor teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work in client advisory roles ensuring alignment between technology initiatives and business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and risk registers, tracking milestones and dependencies.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define scope, objectives, and success criteria.
• Manage vendor performance and ensure deliverables meet client standards and SLAs.
• Facilitate status meetings, steering committees, and executive reporting.
• Drive budget management, procurement coordination, and change control processes.
• Oversee technical delivery of IT systems (applications, infrastructure, or cloud solutions) ensuring compliance with security and enterprise architecture standards.
• Identify risks, issues, and mitigation strategies proactively to maintain delivery timelines.
• Support testing, deployment, and post-go-live transition to operations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client leadership on delivery strategy, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.