Strategic IT Program Lead (Hybrid) — 7+ yrs, Azure/AWS

iROW9 INC; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

iROW9 INC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large IT initiatives in a hybrid Minneapolis environment. The role requires hands-on oversight of scope, timelines, budgets, and multiple workstreams across IT, business, and vendor teams.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of delivery excellence in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models, with proven cross-functional leadership and vendor accountability to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing large, complex IT projects.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects within a program or portfolio.
• Experience working in matrixed, cross-functional environments.
• Experience managing internal and external teams and stakeholders.
• Strong vendor management and accountability experience.
• Strong risk, issue, and RAID management experience.
• Proven delivery of complex IT projects on schedule and within budget.
• Strong understanding of IT systems, SDLC, enterprise technology, and infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud environments and SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS models.
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of complex IT projects.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and schedules.
• Track and mitigate risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Maintain accurate RAID logs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Allocate resources and manage team workloads.
• Collaborate with IT leadership, business teams, technical teams, and vendors.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and project communications.
• Resolve conflicts, issues, and competing priorities.
• Lead cross-functional teams of project managers, analysts, developers, business owners, and SMEs.
• Manage vendor relationships and project deliverables.
• Coordinate contract changes, deliverables, issues, and contractual matters.
• Ensure vendor deliverables meet contract terms and project timelines.
• Maintain project charters, status reports, plans, and documentation.
• Report project progress, risks, and changes to program leadership.
• Prepare leadership reports and presentations using Excel and PowerPoint.

Skills

Project management

Agile & Waterfall

Hybrid methodologies

Vendor management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud platforms

Azure/AWS

MS Project

Azure DevOps

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Job description

iROW9 INC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large IT initiatives in a hybrid Minneapolis environment. The role requires hands-on oversight of scope, timelines, budgets, and multiple workstreams across IT, business, and vendor teams.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of delivery excellence in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models, with proven cross-functional leadership and vendor accountability to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes.