Senior IT Project Lead - Strategy, Delivery & Finance

Signet Jewelers; Akron (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Signet Jewelers is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across business and technology teams. You will define scope, build plans, manage schedules, and drive governance using Jira and the Atlassian toolset to deliver on time and within budget.

You will track risks and dependencies, deliver executive-ready updates, and coordinate resources across vendors and internal teams to ensure successful project outcomes in a fast-paced retail technology

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT project management experience.
• Experience managing large, complex projects from conception to delivery.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional teams and technical initiatives.
• Forecasting, budgeting, and vendor spend across multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, assumptions, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and governance structures using Jira and the Atlassian tool suite.
• Establish meeting cadence, governance forums, decision logs, and action tracking to drive accountability.
• Manage resources, including labor, vendor services, and budgets; build forecasts and financial models.
• Prepare executive-ready presentations, status reports, dashboards, and decision materials.
• Monitor RAID logs and ensure timely escalation and resolution.
• Track estimates to actuals, resource utilization, and schedule performance across multiple projects.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Forecasting & budgeting

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Vendor coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PMP or similar certifications preferred

Tools

Jira

Kanban boards

Microsoft Office

Job description

Signet Jewelers is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across business and technology teams. You will define scope, build plans, manage schedules, and drive governance using Jira and the Atlassian toolset to deliver on time and within budget.

You will track risks and dependencies, deliver executive-ready updates, and coordinate resources across vendors and internal teams to ensure successful project outcomes in a fast-paced retail technology