Strategic Enterprise IT Project Leader

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Omaha, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned culture

Job summary

HDR seeks a Senior Enterprise IT Project Manager in Omaha to lead large, enterprise-wide IT initiatives and act as a trusted advisor to business and IT leadership. You will drive measurable outcomes, define scope and success metrics, and partner with executives to align priorities and resources.

You will manage cross-functional teams, influence delivery strategy, and ensure governance adherence while delivering tangible business value and continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Quality Assurance or closely related field.
• 5 years IT management experience, including management of multiple concurrent projects.
• Extensive knowledge of project management processes, systems development methods, organizational change management concepts, and business process improvement methods.
• Experience in working with business users to establish priorities and manage expectations.
• Self-starter, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Excellent client service, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and capable of performing tasks in a dynamic environment, many times working under tight delivery schedules.
• Engineering and/or Construction background a plus.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility, mission-critical enterprise IT projects across matrixed teams; balance competing priorities and drive alignment across multiple workstreams.
• Partner with business leaders to define project scope, objectives, and measurable success metrics; drive decisions that maximize business value.
• Facilitate engagement with executive stakeholders and steering committees; lead complex stakeholder discussions and align diverse groups around priorities, scope, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Influence delivery strategy through project leadership experience; resolve complex cross-team conflicts and drive compromises aligned with business outcomes.
• Leverage quantitative project data, including schedule performance, cost variance, resource utilization, risk trends, and delivery metrics, to assess project health, identification of risks and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain project resource plans that align skills, capacity, and availability with project timelines; forecast demand and address resource constraints.
• Identify, document, and actively manage cross-project dependencies across teams, systems, and initiatives; assess downstream impacts and coordinate sequencing.
• Foster a high-performing project team environment through emotional intelligence and leadership; support teams through change and challenges.
• Ensure adherence to and drive continuous improvement of Enterprise PMO governance, standards, methodologies, and delivery processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / QA or related

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

HDR seeks a Senior Enterprise IT Project Manager in Omaha to lead large, enterprise-wide IT initiatives and act as a trusted advisor to business and IT leadership. You will drive measurable outcomes, define scope and success metrics, and partner with executives to align priorities and resources.

You will manage cross-functional teams, influence delivery strategy, and ensure governance adherence while delivering tangible business value and continuous improvements.