IT Senior Project Manager

Hansen Talent Group (HTG); Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hansen Talent Group in Columbia, SC seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to lead multiple technology initiatives through full lifecycle in a hybrid on-site role, Tuesday–Thursday on site. You will drive project plans, budgets, risk management, and stakeholder communications across digital experiences and non-host applications.

Ideal candidates bring strong IT project leadership with traditional and Agile/hybrid methods, superb communication, and the ability to work with executives, vendors, and

Qualifications

• It experience in a project leadership capacity.
• It experience leading multiple concurrent IT projects through the full lifecycle.
• Experience with traditional and Agile/hybrid methodologies.
• Experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Proficiency with MS Office and PM tools such as MS Project and Azure DevOps.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience presenting project status and risks to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience with MS Project and Azure DevOps is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects from planning through implementation and acceptance.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, risk plans, budgets, and reports.
• Manage scope, resources, timelines, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Monitor milestones and adjust plans to changing priorities.
• Lead project meetings and facilitate communication among teams, stakeholders, vendors, and leadership.
• Identify and resolve project issues and communicate scope and budget impacts.
• Ensure compliance with PM methodologies, quality standards, and audits.
• Provide clear status reporting and presentations to stakeholders.
• Mentor project leads and contribute to PM best practices.

Skills

IT project leadership

Hybrid/Agile experience

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

Azure DevOps

Job description

Hansen Talent Group is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager with experience leading multiple concurrent technology initiatives through the full project lifecycle. This is a hybrid position in Columbia, SC, requiring onsite work Tuesday through Thursday.

The Senior IT Project Manager will lead technology projects supporting commercial business areas, with a focus on digital experiences and non-host applications. This role requires strong traditional project management experience along with the ability to work within hybrid Agile environments.

Duties:

• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects from initial planning through implementation and final business acceptance.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, risk management plans, budgets, status reports, and project documentation.
• Manage project scope, resources, timelines, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Monitor project milestones and adjust plans and resources to address changing priorities and project needs.
• Lead project meetings and facilitate communication between technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and senior management.
• Identify and resolve project issues and communicate the impact of changes to scope, schedule, resources, and budget.
• Ensure projects follow established project management methodologies, quality standards, and audit requirements.
• Provide clear project status reporting and presentations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Mentor project leads and contribute to the development of project management best practices.

Qualifications:

• IT experience in a project leadership capacity. including experience leading multiple concurrent project teams.
• Strong experience managing IT projects throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Experience with both traditional and Agile/hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office and project management tools such as MS Project, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience presenting project status and risks to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience with MS Project and Azure DevOps is a plus.