Senior IT Project Manager - Agile/Waterfall Delivery Lead

Valiant Technologies LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago, IL is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end technology initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver within scope, schedule, and budget.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of IT project management experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and expertise with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, plus proficiency with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, and Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT Project Management experience.
• Knowledge of SDLC, Agile/Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience in project planning, budgeting, risk management, and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder, vendor, and team management skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and milestones.
• Manage project budgets, resources, schedules, and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Track project progress and ensure deliverables meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and senior management.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and develop mitigation plans.
• Conduct project status meetings and provide regular progress reports.
• Manage change requests, escalations, and resource allocation.
• Maintain RAID logs and project documentation.

Skills

IT Project Management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Agile/Waterfall

Education

PMP certification preferred

PMI-ACP or SAFe is an advantage

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago, IL is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end technology initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver within scope, schedule, and budget.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of IT project management experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and expertise with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, plus proficiency with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, and Azure DevOps.