Senior IT Project Manager

KellyMitchell Group; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)

401K offered

Job summary

KellyMitchell is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead large, cross-functional technology initiatives within a telecom environment. You will manage projects from initiation to delivery, coordinating across development, engineering, product, architecture, and operations teams.

The role is W-2 only and hybrid, with pay range between $91,000 and $130,000 depending on background and location.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on management of large cross-functional IT projects.
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Responsibilities

• Lead multiple medium-to-large cross-functional IT projects from planning through delivery.

Skills

Telecom experience

OSS/BSS familiarity

Project management

Waterfall/Agile

Executive communication

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead large, complex, cross-functional technology initiatives within a fast-paced telecommunications environment. This role requires a hands-on Project Manager with strong telecom knowledge, particularly within OSS/BSS environments, who can manage projects from initiation through delivery while coordinating across technical and business teams. The ideal candidate combines strong traditional project management fundamentals with a solid technical understanding of software development, system integrations, and application delivery. This individual should be proactive, adaptable, highly organized, and comfortable driving accountability across development, engineering, product, architecture, operations, and business teams.

This position is W-2 only. We are not open to working with third-party firms or C2C arrangements for this role.

• Work Model: Hybrid

Core Responsibilities

• Lead multiple medium-to-large, cross-functional IT projects from planning through delivery
• Coordinate across software development, engineering, architecture, QA, product, operations, business teams, and other stakeholders to manage deliverables and dependencies
• Build, maintain, and actively manage detailed project schedules, milestones, dependencies, budgets, risks, issues, and action items
• Facilitate project meetings, stand-ups, reviews, and working sessions while documenting decisions, assigning action items, and driving follow-up through completion
• Manage project scope and assess the impact of changes to schedules, resources, budgets, and partner commitments
• Maintain accurate project status, dates, risks, milestones, and reporting within Jira and other project management tools
• Develop clear, leadership-ready status updates and presentations that communicate project health, risks, roadblocks, dependencies, decisions, and key milestones
• Partner closely with development and other technical teams throughout the SDLC to understand technical dependencies and drive successful execution
• Proactively gather information, resolve roadblocks, elevate issues when necessary, and keep initiatives moving forward in a rapidly changing environment
• Operate effectively across Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, and hybrid delivery environments

Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• Strong telecommunications industry experience with knowledge of OSS/BSS systems and environments
• Experience with telecom systems or applications involving areas such as service provisioning, activation, order management, billing, customer management, or related telecom operations
• Proven hands-on experience personally managing large, complex, cross-functional IT projects from initiation through delivery
• Strong traditional project management skills, including detailed scheduling, budget management, risk and issue management, dependency management, project reporting, and meeting facilitation
• Strong understanding of IT systems, software development lifecycles, application delivery, system integrations, and technical dependencies
• Recent experience managing projects in Waterfall environments, along with working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience using Microsoft Project or comparable tools to build and actively manage detailed project schedules
• Experience using Jira for project tracking, status management, and reporting
• Strong executive and technical communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and decisions
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, adapt to changing priorities, and proactively drive decisions and deliverables

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience supporting a major telecommunications, cable, wireless, or broadband organization
• Experience supporting large-scale telecom application modernization, transformation, or system integration initiatives
• Experience partnering closely with Technical Product Owners, Product Managers, and technical delivery teams
• Familiarity with telecom customer operations, service activation, or device activation systems
• Experience working in highly complex, fast-paced technical environments with changing priorities and multiple stakeholder groups
• Work Model: Hybrid
• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $91,000 and $130,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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