Senior Manager IT Project Delivery

Kforce Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life, disability & ADD insurance

Paid time off (salaried)

Paid time off (hourly) as required by

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Senior Manager IT Project Delivery to lead a team of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and QA professionals responsible for delivering technology projects and product initiatives across the organization.

The role balances strategic portfolio oversight with hands-on leadership, partnering with business and technology leaders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related fields.
• PMP Certification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading technology projects, programs, portfolios, or PMO functions.
• Minimum 8 years with project portfolio management experience with significant Agile Delivery experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including performance management, coaching, and team development.
• Extensive experience with guiding teams that manage projects and programs following Agile Methodologies.
• Proven record of excellent project delivery satisfying business expectations and executing the projects on time, with quality and under budget.
• Deep understanding of Resource Capacity planning.
• Proven track record of end-to-end ownership for planning, execution, and delivering results.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project), SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Power BI, and Teams.
• Handle multiple competing initiatives/priorities and promptly toggle between them with ease.
• Strong risk management skills, including identifying, assessing, mitigating, and communicating project and portfolio risks.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of summarizing and concisely presenting ideas.
• Customer Service oriented; Ability to build strong partnerships with business stakeholders and IT leaders.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build consensus across all levels of the organization.
• Willingness to explore, drive new ideas and lead organizational change and adoption of new processes, methodologies, and technologies.
• Experience in managing budgets over $5 million.
• Previous Insurance business experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Project Managers, Business Analysts, and QA professionals.
• Develop and maintain portfolio management practices aligned with business priorities, technology strategy, product roadmaps, and resource capacity.
• Partner with leadership on annual planning, initiative prioritization, and Agile Program Management practices.
• Oversee project scope, budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies, and delivery.
• Develop and manage IT resource and capacity plans to balance demand and optimize utilization.
• Forecast, monitor, and report project and technology spending, including actual vs. planned costs.
• Provide executive-level reporting on portfolio health, project status, resources, financial performance, risks, and strategic alignment.
• Identify needs, evaluate solutions, and develop technology roadmaps with business/technology stakeholders.
• Ensure requirements are clearly defined, testable, and delivered within agreed timelines.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and help develop future leaders across PM, Portfolio, and IT Business Management.

Skills

Leadership

PMP Certification

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting

Risk Management

Communication

Resource Planning

Portfolio Oversight

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS/Business/related fields

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project)

SharePoint

Azure DevOps

Power BI

Teams

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Manager IT Project Delivery in Kansas City, MO. Summary: Our client is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Project Delivery, to lead a team of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Quality Assurance Analysts responsible for delivering technology projects and product initiatives across the organization. This leader will oversee project execution, portfolio management, resource planning, budgeting, and delivery excellence while partnering closely with business and technology leadership. The role requires someone who can balance strategic portfolio oversight with hands‑on leadership of project delivery. Key Responsibilities:

• Senior Manager IT Project Delivery will lead and mentor Project Managers, Business Analysts, and QA professionals
• Develop and maintain portfolio management practices aligned with business priorities, technology strategy, product roadmaps, and resource capacity
• Partner with leadership on annual planning, initiative prioritization, and Agile Program Management practices
• Oversee project scope, budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies, and delivery
• Develop and manage IT resource and capacity plans to balance demand and optimize utilization
• Forecast, monitor, and report project and technology spending, including actual vs. planned costs
• Provide executive-level reporting on portfolio health, project status, resources, financial performance, risks, and strategic alignment
• As a Senior Manager IT Project Delivery, you will partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify needs, evaluate solutions, and develop technology roadmaps
• Ensure requirements are clearly defined, testable, and delivered within agreed timelines
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and help develop future leaders across Project Management, Portfolio Management, and IT Business Management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related fields
• PMP Certification
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading technology projects, programs, portfolios, or PMO functions
• Minimum 8 years with project portfolio management experience with significant Agile Delivery experience
• Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience, including performance management, coaching, and team development
• Extensive experience with guiding teams that manage projects and programs following Agile Methodologies
• Proven record of excellent project delivery satisfying business expectations and executing the projects on time, with quality and under budget
• Deep understanding of Resource Capacity planning
• Proven track record of end-to-end ownership for planning, execution, and delivering results
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project), SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Power BI, and collaboration tools such as Teams
• Handle multiple competing initiatives/priorities and promptly toggle between them with ease
• Strong risk management skills, including identifying, assessing, mitigating, and communicating project and portfolio risks
• Excellent communication skills, capable of summarizing and concisely presenting ideas
• Customer Service oriented; Ability to build strong partnerships with business stakeholders and IT leaders
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build consensus, collaborating and communicating effectively across all levels of the organization
• Willingness to explore, drive new ideas along with the ability to lead organizational change and drive adoption of new processes, methodologies, and technologies
• Experience in managing budgets over $5 million
• Previous Insurance business experience desired

Compensation

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Salaried personnel receive paid time off
• Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law
• Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave

Pay & Incentives

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Equal Opportunity

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.