Senior IT Project Manager (PMO) – Manufacturing 5397

Tier4 Group; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Tier4 Group is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead a portfolio of strategic technology initiatives within a high-performing enterprise PMO. This remote contract role demands delivering projects on time and within budget while coordinating with executives, engineers, and business leaders.

You will manage cybersecurity, cloud migrations, data analytics, and manufacturing systems projects across domains, using Jira for progress and governance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT project management in enterprise environments.
• Experience within formal PMO structures.
• Proven success managing complex cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Strong Jira experience for tracking, reporting, and workflows.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple enterprise technology projects through full lifecycle.
• Define scope with business leaders, architects, and engineers.
• Develop schedules, risk registers, and dependency tracking.
• Facilitate steering committees and executive status reviews.
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards and track budgets.

Skills

IT Project Management

PMO experience

Jira

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Budgeting & forecasting

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Jira

Job description

Senior IT Project Manager (PMO) – Manufacturing 5397

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Contract (6-12 Months, Expected Long-Term Extension and/or FTE)

Industry: Defense / Manufacturing / Technology

Position Overview

Tier4 Group is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support a high-performing enterprise PMO responsible for delivering a diverse portfolio of strategic technology initiatives. This role requires a strong project leader who can successfully drive complex projects, manage executive stakeholders, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced enterprise environment, possesses exceptional communication skills, and has experience managing a broad range of technology initiatives within structured PMO organizations.

What You’ll Be Working On

Projects may include:

• Cybersecurity Programs
• Network Modernization Projects
• AI and Emerging Technology Initiatives
• Cloud Platforms and Migrations (AWS / Azure)
• Data & Analytics Programs
• Business Application Implementations
• Manufacturing Systems (MES, MRO, Skills Management)
• Compliance and Governance Initiatives
• Enterprise Software Development Projects

This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple technology domains rather than supporting a single application or business function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple enterprise technology projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Partner with business leaders, architects, engineers, and stakeholders to define project scope and objectives.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, timelines, risk registers, and dependency tracking.
• Facilitate project meetings, steering committees, and executive status reviews.
• Identify risks and issues while implementing mitigation and recovery plans.
• Drive accountability across project teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Manage stakeholder communications across all levels of the organization.
• Prepare and present executive-level project updates and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, governance processes, and project controls.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and financial performance.
• Utilize Jira and related project management tools to effectively manage and report on project progress.
• Coordinate project planning, testing, deployment, and implementation activities.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT Project Management experience within enterprise environments.
• Experience working within a formal PMO structure.
• Proven success managing complex cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Strong Jira experience, including project tracking, reporting, and workflow management.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated executive stakeholder management experience.
• Strong financial management experience, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience leading project recovery efforts and managing project risks.
• Ability to influence without authority and work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Experience leading virtual meetings and workshops using Microsoft Teams or similar collaboration platforms.
• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, engineering, healthcare technology, or other complex technical environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, SAFe, or comparable project management certification.
• Exposure to AI, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, software development, or data analytics projects.
• Experience supporting regulated or audited organizations.
• Familiarity with enterprise governance and project compliance processes.

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are:

• A proactive project leader rather than a project coordinator.
• Comfortable presenting to executives and senior leadership.
• Skilled at managing difficult stakeholders and driving consensus.
• Able to gather requirements and scope from technical teams and architects.
• Organized, accountable, and results-oriented.
• Comfortable leading meetings and driving action items.
• Adaptable across multiple project types and business functions.
• Interested in emerging technologies, particularly AI-enabled business solutions.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of enterprise technology projects.
• Opportunity to support innovative AI and digital transformation initiatives.
• Collaborative PMO environment with established governance and best practices.
• High visibility with executive leadership.
• Long-term project pipeline with strong extension potential.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact across critical business initiatives.