Project Manager III

Kforce Inc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

HSA

FSA

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Project Manager III to manage one primary application and its Jira environment, handling a backlog of about 100 requests with rapid turnaround across multiple smaller projects.

The role involves intake discussions, onboarding new requests, prioritization, tracking delivery, and coordinating with Business Analysts to ensure follow-up items are completed in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Project management experience within an SDLC or application-delivery environment.
• Strong hands-on experience using Jira.
• Experience managing project backlogs, priorities, tickets, and delivery activities.
• Ability to manage approximately five concurrent projects.
• Strong meeting facilitation, note-taking, and follow-up skills.
• Experience creating and presenting project-status presentations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work onsite four days per week in Charlotte.
• Comfort working with frequent deployments and changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in intake discussions and help onboard and define new requests.
• Coordinate with Business Analysts, establish priorities, track delivery, and ensure follow-up items are completed.
• Assist in prioritizing backlog and managing multiple active projects (roughly five).
• Prepare and present project-status updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Jira

Backlog management

Prioritization

Facilitation

Stakeholder communication

Onsite in Charlotte

Deployment readiness

Tools

Jira

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Charlotte, NC that is seeking a Project Manager III. This role will manage one primary application, its Jira environment, and a high volume of enhancement requests and backlog items. Summary: Work generally consists of smaller projects with faster turnaround times rather than large, multi-year programs. The Project Manager may manage approximately five active projects simultaneously while also helping organize and prioritize a backlog of roughly 100 requests. The team typically receives two to three new requests each week. The Project Manager will participate in intake discussions, help onboard and define new requests, coordinate with Business Analysts, establish priorities, track delivery, and ensure that follow-up items are completed.

Requirements

• Project management experience within an SDLC or application-delivery environment
• Strong hands-on experience using Jira
• Experience managing project backlogs, priorities, tickets, and delivery activities
• Ability to manage approximately five concurrent projects
• Strong meeting facilitation, note-taking, and follow-up skills
• Experience creating and presenting project-status presentations
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to work onsite four days per week in Charlotte
• Comfort working with frequent deployments and changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using JQL
• Experience creating Jira dashboards
• Salesforce platform or comparable case-management platform experience
• Experience supporting customer-service, case-management, or ticket-escalation applications
• Basic SQL knowledge for reporting or data validation
• Experience working in a lean team with frequent software deployments
• Experience managing application-enhancement or configuration projects
• SQL knowledge is helpful but is not required; The departing Project Manager occasionally used SQL to pull reports, which added value to the team

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees.
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off.
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.