Sr. Project Manager

Valiant Technologies LLC; Lincoln (NE); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Valiant Technologies LLC in Lincoln, Nebraska seeks an Expert IT Project Manager to lead agile and hybrid teams, deliver value, and align projects with strategic goals. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and motivating teams to achieve business outcomes.

You will manage planning, risks, vendor performance, stakeholder communications, and governance. The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of PM experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Office tools.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 7+ years of medium to large-scale project experience.
• 7–10 years of experience in project planning and PM processes.

Responsabilidades

• Define project scope and schedule; ensure timely delivery of value.
• Lead status meetings, manage risks, and track issues across projects.
• Support Product Owner and manage stakeholder communications.
• Maintain project documentation and governance across teams.
• Promote team empowerment, accountability, and effective collaboration.
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure contract deliverables.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal skills

Analytical planning

Critical thinking

Customer trust

PM tools

Jira

Confluence

Workfront

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Visio

Office Tools

Leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Team mentoring

Big picture thinking

Change management

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Herramientas

Jira

Confluence

Workfront

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Visio

Office Tools

Descripción del empleo

TheExpert ITProject Manager(PM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile and hybrid project teams with a focus on achieving business results.

Job Requirements

Project Planning and Management:Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects. As a Senior or expert level, the PM may be responsible for complex, highly visible projects that require significant oversight.

Project Team Management:Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members;facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goal.

Product Owner Support:Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help with an effective system of project governance

Communication and Documentation:Keeping stakeholders informed, resolving issues, and maintaining project documentation utilizing project management tools

Leadership:Promotes empowerment of the team, ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project and understands how to motivate members to make a meaningful contribution.

Vendor Management:Monitor and report on vendor performance metrics. Drive vendors delivery against a specific contract deliverables.

Skills Required

• Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict, listening, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Ability to use critical thinking to make complex decisions
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
  • Project Management tools
  • Jira/Confluence, Workfront, Monday.com or equivalent
  • Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level
• Full transparency and communication of project progress, risks, and vendor performance
• Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions
• Ability to see the big picture and quickly comprehend the impact of new technologies, systems and/or teams on changes to business processes
• Ability to drive projects and take initiative to keep things progressing forward
• Ability to provide leadership to business analysts, program managers, coordinators, and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value

Required Credentials and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• At least 7 years of medium to large-scale project experience in a project management or similar role
• At least 7 to 10 years of strong experience with project or program planning, resource planning, work plan development, and project management processes

Preferred Credentials and Experience:

• Demonstrated prior experience with blended methodologies at the enterprise-level of an organization
• Experience working within the public sector, specifically health and human services agencies
• Organizational change management experience

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.