Senior PM

Luxoft; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft seeks a Project Manager to lead IT strategy execution, coordinating resources across departments and the data center. You will deliver strategic plans, manage schedules, and report progress to leaders and teams, ensuring quality and timely results.

The role requires strong MS Project expertise, budget and risk management, and excellent presentation skills. PMP certification is a plus, and the candidate should thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Project and budget control.
• Experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver strategic IT plans; coordinate resources with user departments and data center.
• Monitor and report project status; ensure timely delivery and alignment with goals.
• Triage issues and risks; implement mitigation plans.
• Maintain information security and disaster recovery considerations within projects.
• Forecast resource needs and support budgeting and expense management.
• Keep teams informed and maintain quality of service.

Skills

MS Project

Budget management

Resource management

Presentation skills

Issue/risk triage

Team coordination

Education

PMP Certification

Job description

Project description

Maintains information technology strategies by managing staff; researching and implementing technological strategic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies. Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects. Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center. Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented. Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures. Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements. Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action. Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by staying current on state-of-the-art practices. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

SKILLS

Must have

• Must know MS Project, manage multimillion dollar budgets, resource management, build strong presentations, triage issues/risks, daily activities of development and reporting status to leaders/ working teamsMinimum Years of Experience: 7+1. Independent, work with project/development team to manage / lead the project2. Work with Sr Leadership3. Must know MS Project, manage

PMP Certification - nice to have