Project Manager

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC is seeking a senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager to join the Security, Delivery and Portfolio team. You will lead medium-to-large IT infrastructure projects within the financial services industry, focusing on remediation, modernization and risk mitigation.

This right-to-hire role offers fully remote work or Newark, NJ based options. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders and drive projects from initiation to closure under tight

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing medium-to-large IT infrastructure projects in financial services.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage complex programs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium-to-large IT infrastructure projects on schedule and budget.
• Assess architectures and define practical, scalable solutions.
• Design and execute migration workflows with risk-aware planning.
• Maintain focus on risks and interdependencies across the project life cycle.
• Engage stakeholders across business units for problem solving and risk mitigation.
• Drive project execution to deliver results and address issues proactively.
• Present updates to leadership and stakeholders with clear, actionable insights.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk mitigation

Communication

Financial services domain

Leadership

Time management

Education

PMP

CSM

Job description

Right to hire position with a major investment firm.

Description: Location fully remote or Newark, NJ based.

Job Description

As a member of the Security, Delivery and Portfolio (SDP) team, you will be responsible for executing operational sustainability projects that typically involve the remediation of End of Life (EOL) IT (Information Technology) Infrastructure (HW/SW); Vulnerability Remediation; Compliance; Modernization; and Process Improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned set of medium to large scale IT Infrastructure projects.
• Conduct application architecture assessments and help define solutions for complex problems.
• Design/customize and execute migration workflows.
• Maintain focus on project risks and interdependencies across the life cycle, making contingency plans to proactively address concerns that pose risk to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders across multiple business units and application areas for problem solving, short-and long-term technology solutions, and risk mitigation activities.
• Drive results and resolve issues including the ability to assess and course correct, as necessary.
• Display strong organizational skills with diligence evidenced through sound analytical skills.
• Display strong initiative, addressing issues without prompting.
• Assist in preparing presentations and presents to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ability to work across organizations and through obstacles.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in managing multiple medium-to-large scale IT Infrastructure projects / programs collaborating with cross functional teams in the financial services industry.
• Persuasive communication and interpersonal skills; good consensus builder
• Outstanding collaborative skills and ability to interface across organizational levels and cultures.
• Ability to develop and leverage relationships.
• Strong drive for results; able to meet tight deadlines in a fluid, challenging environment.
• Capable of executing short-term (tactical) and long term (strategic) plans
• Excellent customer focus, with experience effectively managing matrix relationships.
• Skill at resolving conflict and negotiating effectively and tactfully.
• Proven history of time-management, leadership, and people skills
• Ability to multi-task and comfortable working with ambiguity at times
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications is a plus.
• Experience in Vulnerability Management