Remote Enterprise Tech Project Leader

Crowe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking an Enterprise Technical Project Manager to lead complex, technology-driven initiatives that transform operations. You will manage full project lifecycles, coordinate architects, engineers, analysts, and vendors, and ensure secure, scalable technology outcomes.

The role requires 5–8+ years of IT project leadership, experience with Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid, budgets and risks, and familiarity with ServiceNow PPM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5-8+ years of experience managing technology-driven or enterprise IT projects.
• Experience managing cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, risks, and vendor engagements.
• Familiarity with SDLC practices and integration considerations.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow PPM, including Project Workspace.
• Project management certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned enterprise technical projects from initiation through execution, closeout, and transition to ongoing operations or product ownership.
• Partner with executive sponsors and business stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, success criteria, and business cases.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies for technical initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical teams, including architects, engineers, analysts, and external vendors, to deliver project outcomes.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including status reporting, risk and issue management, and change control.
• Manage project dependencies, constraints, and inter-project coordination across portfolios and business units.
• Oversee vendor selection, contracting support, and vendor performance management when third-party resources are involved.
• Monitor and manage project budgets, including forecasts, capitalization considerations, and approval workflows.
• Ensure technical solutions meet quality, security, compliance, and resiliency requirements in partnership with architecture, security, and risk teams.
• Coordinate testing, user acceptance, deployment readiness, and production release activities.
• Support change readiness, stakeholder communications, and training coordination to promote adoption of technical project deliverables.
• Lead project transition into production and ensure handoff to Product Management or operational support teams.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across project teams.
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to improve project planning, analysis, communication, and delivery efficiency while maintaining appropriate human oversight and complying with firm policies for data privacy, security, confidentiality, and ethical use.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Budget & schedule

Vendor engagement

Risk management

Agile/Waterfall

SDLC familiarity

ServiceNow PPM

PM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

MS Planner

Smartsheet

Jira

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow PPM

Job description

Crowe is seeking an Enterprise Technical Project Manager to lead complex, technology-driven initiatives that transform operations. You will manage full project lifecycles, coordinate architects, engineers, analysts, and vendors, and ensure secure, scalable technology outcomes.

The role requires 5–8+ years of IT project leadership, experience with Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid, budgets and risks, and familiarity with ServiceNow PPM.