Remote IT Project Manager – Cruise Ship Deployments

CAI; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 83,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI in New Jersey seeks an IT Project Manager to lead large IT initiatives, coordinating deployment projects and ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budgets. The role covers shipboard technology deployments and 18‑month remote contracting, with extensive international travel and extended hours when needed.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in IT/Business/PM or related field, strong PM skills, stakeholder management, and ability to drive cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in IT or related field.
• Experience managing multiple IT projects within budgets and timelines.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience creating and maintaining project plans, resource schedules, risk assessments, and status reporting.
• Leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and vendor relationships.
• Willingness to travel internationally for extended periods.
• Valid travel documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple moderately complex IT projects concurrently from initiation through deployment.
• Manage 20-40 application deployment projects simultaneously, supporting the implementation of technology solutions across shipboard systems and venues.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, resource allocations, risk logs, and status reports.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, Development, Supply Chain, Logistics, Purchasing, and Operations teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Coordinate project resources and monitor workload priorities to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Facilitate communication between technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and business partners.
• Track project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to minimize delays and budget impacts.
• Review project documentation, deployment plans, testing requirements, operational handoff materials, and implementation activities.
• Monitor hardware procurement, inventory tracking, and deployment readiness to support project timelines.
• Lead project status meetings and provide updates regarding schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance project execution, efficiency, and cost savings.
• Ensure compliance with project management methodologies, company standards, and quality requirements.
• Support team development and foster collaboration across project teams.
• Lead hands‑on project execution activities and independently drive deliverables through completion.
• Support technology deployments aboard cruise ships during new‑build and dry dock initiatives.
• Coordinate implementation activities across domestic and international project sites, including shipyards and vessel deployment locations.
• Support operational readiness, testing, implementation, and deployment activities in dynamic shipboard environments.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or related field

Job description

CAI in New Jersey seeks an IT Project Manager to lead large IT initiatives, coordinating deployment projects and ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budgets. The role covers shipboard technology deployments and 18‑month remote contracting, with extensive international travel and extended hours when needed.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in IT/Business/PM or related field, strong PM skills, stakeholder management, and ability to drive cross‑functional teams.