IT Project Manager - REMOTE

ANSYS, Inc.; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ansys seeks an Infrastructure Project Manager to lead execution of infrastructure projects. This remote position involves managing project timelines, resources, and stakeholder engagement to drive operational efficiency. Candidates should have strong project management experience, particularly with IT projects and agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of technology experience with 2 years in project management.
• Experience with IT-related projects and managing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work with offshore teams and across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the delivery of infrastructure project initiatives.
• Track, monitor, and report on project metrics including status and risks.
• Engage resources and align stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

PMP certification or relevant agile framework certification

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Job description

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Date: May 15, 2025

Location: PA Home City, PA, US, 17101

Company: Ansys

Requisition #:16788

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.

SUMMARY

The Infrastructure Project Manager will drive execution of the infrastructure priority projects by managing and coordinating delivery of project initiatives on time, on budget and with a high level of quality that promotes innovation and growth, operational efficiency, and process excellence.

Project management activities include project initiation, project planning, project execution, control validation, closeout, and evaluation. In addition, this role focuses on tracking, monitoring, and reporting on project metrics (status, dependencies, risks/issues, budget, etc.) to management.

This role will require direct interaction with internal customers to understand business requirements and ensure quality delivery and also with project team members to ensure the necessary capability exists to meet customer demands. The role will interact under larger program management initiative and include both direct project management, process improvement and operational efficiency.

This is a remote role, we will consider individuals outside the US as well.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Focus on execution of program and project plans, and work within available project management processes to suit particular situations
• Facilitate departmental processes through execution of Kanban and other agile methodologies
• Work horizontally across the organization to identify and engage appropriate resources, align stakeholders, and execute management and reporting activities
• Play a key role building and maintaining the team’s reputation, and playing a role of liaison between different business groups to ensure alignment across the organization
• Meet regularly with the program management and other identified stakeholders to provide status and solicit project feedback
• Develop and provide high-level and impactful presentations to the stakeholders
• Connect and build trusted partnerships with both management and technical resources
• Skillfully gather, organize, track, and summarize information about assigned initiatives
• Identify and manage risks, drive issues to resolution and projects through to completion

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 4 years of technology experience
• A minimum of 2 years of project management experience leading cross-functional projects and knowledge of project management methodologies such as agile, waterfall, PMI/PMBOK
• Hands on knowledge with working on IT related projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated success in working independently and managing a wide variety of work streams concurrently and under deadline
• Personal integrity and excellent professional judgment
• Experience in handling confidential matters with appropriate sensitivity
• Knowledge and experience with agile methodologies
• Maintain a good working relationship with business partners and work effectively with management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform services
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) with business partners and internally with all levels of the organization to accomplish objectives portraying knowledge and confidence
• Experience working with offshore teams and global time zones

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PMP or relevant agile framework certification preferred
• Experience with Azure DevOps, ServiceNow
• IT Infrastructure Domain Knowledge, Machine Provisioning, OS Upgrades, Automation, Process Development and Continuous Improvement focus
• Service Delivery Concentration

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement

Our Commitments:

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values:

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what’s next
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions:

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team

VALUES IN ACTION

Ansys is committed to powering the people who power human advancement. We believe in creating and nurturing a workplace that supports and welcomes people of all backgrounds; encouraging them to bring their talents and experience to a workplace where they are valued and can thrive.

Our culture is grounded in our four core values of adaptability, courage, generosity, and authenticity. Through our behaviors and actions, these values foster higher team performance and greater innovation for our customers.

We’re proud to offer programs, available to all employees, to further impact innovation and business outcomes, such as employee networks and learning communities that inform solutions for our globally minded customer base.

WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively, we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. Ready to feel inspired? Check out some of our recent customer stories, here and here .

At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.

CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).

For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Ansys does not acceptunsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.

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