Project Manager

Zones, LLC; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) with matching

Life insurance & disability coverage

Paid time off & sick leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Zones, LLC is seeking a focused Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives from initiation to delivery. You will ensure work is completed on scope, on time, and within budget while maintaining clear stakeholder communication.

Ideal candidates have 3–5+ years of PM experience, a related degree, and PMP/CAPM certification where possible. The role offers growth in a global IT environment with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of project management experience in cross-functional environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, Project Management, or related field.
• PMP, CAPM, or comparable certification preferred.
• Experience managing projects through full lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of PM principles and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from initiation through completion within defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans with milestones, timelines, dependencies, and success criteria.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities across internal teams, customers, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Establish ownership for deliverables and ensure deadlines are met.
• Track progress, identify delays, and mitigate risks; elevate issues as needed.
• Develop mitigation plans and facilitate status meetings and reviews.
• Provide regular status reporting and manage scope changes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and measures of success.
• Support budget management and resource planning; coordinate matrixed resources.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, Project Management, or related

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

PM methodologies

Microsoft Project / productivity tools

Job description

Company Overview

When it comes to IT solution providers, there are a lot of choices. But when it comes to providers with innovative and differentiating end-to-end service offerings, there’s really only one: Zones – First Choice for IT.TM

Description

Company Overview

When it comes to IT solution providers, there are a lot of choices. But when it comes to providers with innovative and differentiating end-to-end service offerings, there’s really only one: Zones – First Choice for IT.TM

Zones is a Global Solution Provider of end-to-end IT solutions with an unmatched supply chain. Positioned to be the IT partner you need, Zones, a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in business for over 35 years, specializes in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services. Operating in more than 120 countries, leveraging a robust portfolio, and utilizing the highest certification levels from key partners, including Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Lenovo, Adobe, and more, Zones has mastered the science of building digital infrastructures that change the way business does business ensuring whatever they need, they can Consider IT Done. Follow Zones, LLC on Twitter @Zones, and LinkedIn and Facebook.

Position Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of assigned projects from initiation through completion. This role ensures projects are delivered within established scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations while maintaining clear communication and accountability across stakeholders.

The Project Manager will develop and maintain project plans, coordinate cross-functional resources, proactively manage risks and dependencies, and provide visibility into project progress. The successful candidate is highly organized, solutions-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

What You Will Do As The Program Manager

The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position, and the duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

• Manage projects from initiation through completion, ensuring successful delivery against defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans that establish deliverables, milestones, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, and success criteria.
• Coordinate day-to-day project activities across internal teams, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability for project deliverables and follow up to ensure commitments and deadlines are met.
• Track project progress against established milestones and proactively identify potential delays or delivery risks.
• Identify, document, manage, and elevate project risks, issues, blockers, and dependencies.
• Develop mitigation and corrective-action plans to keep projects on track.
• Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, planning sessions, and other project-related communications.
• Provide regular project status reporting, including progress, milestones, risks, issues, decisions, and upcoming activities.
• Manage project scope and ensure changes are appropriately evaluated, documented, communicated, and incorporated into project plans.
• Partner with stakeholders to establish project requirements, expectations, priorities, and measures of success.
• Support project budget management by monitoring expenditures, resource requirements, and potential variances.
• Coordinate resources across functional teams in a matrixed environment to support successful execution.
• Manage vendor and third-party activities when applicable, ensuring deliverables align with project requirements.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure decisions, risks, changes, and key project information remain current.
• Conduct project closeout and lessons-learned activities to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Apply established project management methodologies, tools, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.

What You Will Bring To The Team

• 3–5+ years of project management experience, preferably supporting complex, cross-functional projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, Project Management, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• PMP, CAPM, or comparable project management certification preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships across functional and organizational boundaries.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving project challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear project status updates to business and technical audiences.
• Experience working within a matrixed environment and coordinating resources where direct reporting relationships may not exist.
• Experience with project budget, resource, and vendor management preferred.
• Proficiency with commonly used project management and Microsoft productivity tools.

Qualified candidates can expect a salary range up to $120,000

Zones Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package

While we’re committed to providing top-tier solutions, we’re just as committed to supporting our own team. Our team members enjoy a variety of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, voluntary accident, hospitalization and critical illness insurance options, a 401(k) plan with matching provision, and many more.

Generally, Zones currently offers paid time off and personal sick leave in compliance to individual state requirements.

At Zones, work is more than a job – it is an exciting career on a global team that is client centric, has a passion for technology, embraces change and lifelong learning in a collaborative culture. And as a Minority Business Enterprise, a Corporate Plus member of the Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council, and an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, our community is just as diverse. If you’re interested in working on the cutting edge of IT innovation, sales, engineering, operations, administration, and more, Zones is the place for you!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Zones participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a system that compares information from a team member’s Form I-9 to federal records to confirm their eligibility to work in the United States.