Project Manager, IT

Jobtailor; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Manhattan Beach, CA, is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead enterprise application initiatives from planning through deployment. You will coordinate staffing, define roles with IT, and ensure timely feedback while optimizing resources and costs.

The role requires strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management across onshore and offshore teams, with a focus on delivering projects on time and within scope.

Qualifications

• Experience with the unique issues and needs of Enterprise Application projects.
• Proven ability to execute high-profile, multi-million dollar projects and to provide thought leadership to the organization.
• Demonstrated excellence in communications (verbal and written), presentation, financial management, analytical and customer focused skills.
• Experience in managing projects with teams both on and/or offshore.
• Proven track record working with both technical & functional teams.
• Able to document and communicate progress against plans, taking corrective action as necessary.
• Able to review project deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established project standards.
• Expertise in managing client relationships and negotiating changes to commitments/requirements.
• Experience with formal SDLC and business analysis methodologies.
• Ability to work well with technical and non-technical resources.
• Able to take strategic direction from management and participate in strategic planning activities throughout the lifetime of the project.
• Has a can-do attitude and able to see tasks through to completion with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Developing the project plan, which includes staffing, responsibilities, and scheduling
• Partnering with the I.T. team to define team member roles and expectations, and ensuring timely feedback
• Ensuring that project resources are used effectively
• Creation and management of project plans, risk mitigation plans, communication plans, resource requirements, project costs and all other project management-related documentation
• Development and/or review of estimates and estimating assumptions for the project’s schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and past experience
• Performing day-to-day management of all phases of the project including requirements gathering, design, development, test, and deployment
• Coordinating all project activities with business owners/stakeholders and other support, technical infrastructure, and application teams
• Communicating frequently with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and analysis of requirements that might impact strategic direction
• Collaborating closely with the business owners/stakeholders and technical teams to identify and document detailed requirements, process flows, and data sources
• Review and manage all changes to the requirements through a formally defined scope change process
• Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations
• Balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Skills

Project Management

Enterprise Application Projects

SDLC Methodologies

Client Relationship Management

Risk Mitigation

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Job description

• Developing the project plan, which includes staffing, responsibilities, and scheduling
• Partnering with the I.T. team to define team member roles and expectations, and ensuring timely feedback
• Ensuring that project resources are used effectively
• Creation and management of project plans, risk mitigation plans, communication plans, resource requirements, project costs and all other project management-related documentation
• Development and/or review of estimates and estimating assumptions for the project’s schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and past experience
• Performing day-to-day management of all phases of the project including requirements gathering, design, development, test, and deployment
• Coordinating all project activities with business owners/stakeholders and other support, technical infrastructure, and application teams
• Communicating frequently with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and analysis of requirements that might impact strategic direction
• Collaborating closely with the business owners/stakeholders and technical teams to identify and document detailed requirements, process flows, and data sources
• Review and manage all changes to the requirements through a formally defined scope change process
• Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations
• Balancing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Experience with the unique issues and needs of Enterprise Application projects
• Proven ability to execute high-profile, multi-million dollar projects and to provide thought leadership to the organization
• Demonstrated excellence in communications (verbal and written), presentation, financial management, analytical and customer focused skills
• Experience in managing projects with teams both on and/or offshore
• Proven track record working with both technical & functional teams
• Able to document and communicate progress against plans, taking corrective action as necessary
• Able to review project deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established project standards
• Expertise in managing client relationships and negotiating changes to commitments/requirements
• Experience with formal SDLC and business analysis methodologies
• Ability to work well with technical and non-technical resources
• Able to take strategic direction from management and participate in strategic planning activities throughout the lifetime of the project
• Has a can-do attitude and able to see tasks through to completion with minimal guidance.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management, including the development and management of project plans, risk mitigation, and resource allocation. Proven ability to lead high-profile enterprise application projects while effectively communicating with stakeholders and managing client relationships.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Enterprise Application Projects
• SDLC Methodologies
• Client Relationship Management
• Risk Mitigation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Planning
• Requirements Gathering
• Estimation Techniques
• Budget Management
• Quality Assurance

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Customer Focus
• Leadership
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Stakeholder Management
• Change Management
• Process Flows
• Technical Teams
• Offshore Teams