Senior IT Program Leader for Complex Tech Initiatives

Straffing AI; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Straffing AI is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead large, complex technology initiatives with significant organizational impact. The ideal candidate will bring structure to complex environments, anticipate risks, align business and technical stakeholders, and provide leadership with clear recommendations that drive informed decisions.

The role is onsite in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a 12-month contract and a pay rate of $82/hour.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional project management experience, including IT initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional technology projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple complex IT projects and programs with significant organizational impact.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, dependency tracking, and governance artifacts.
• Own projects through the full lifecycle, from planning and requirements through execution, delivery, and closeout.
• Understand business objectives, technical requirements, risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and delivery priorities.
• Proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints and implement mitigation strategies before they impact delivery.
• Partner with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to align priorities and drive successful outcomes.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and maintain alignment across business and technology teams.
• Provide clear project performance reporting and executive-level communications.
• Present options, tradeoffs, risks, recommendations, and solution paths to leadership to facilitate decision-making.
• Navigate ambiguity and bring structure, clarity, and actionable next steps to complex situations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve project delivery and team productivity.
• Maintain ownership for delivery quality, project outcomes, and sustainable business value.
• Must currently be local to the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.
• This is an on-site position.
• Candidates requiring relocation assistance should not apply.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Candidates should have demonstrated experience leading complex IT projects rather than primarily administrative project coordination.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Straffing AI is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead large, complex technology initiatives with significant organizational impact. The ideal candidate will bring structure to complex environments, anticipate risks, align business and technical stakeholders, and provide leadership with clear recommendations that drive informed decisions.

The role is onsite in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a 12-month contract and a pay rate of $82/hour.