Strategic IT Project Manager — Agile Delivery Leader

Thomas Edwards Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Edwards Group in Dallas seeks an IT Project Manager to drive end-to-end planning, coordination, and delivery of IT initiatives across operations and portfolio companies. You will manage multiple workstreams with engineering and business stakeholders to ensure scope, schedule, and budget adherence.

The ideal candidate brings collaboration, proactive communication, and structure to a growing PMO, with experience in IT project delivery, vendor coordination, and diverse IT domains including

Qualifications

• Four to eight years of project management experience in an IT or technology-focused environment.
• PMP certification or an equivalent credential, such as CAPM, PMI-ACP, or PRINCE2; candidates actively pursuing certification with a defined completion timeline will also be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Working proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft 365, including SharePoint and Teams.
• Experience coordinating external vendors and tracking deliverables against contractual obligations.
• Exposure to one or more IT domains: cybersecurity, IAM, corporate infrastructure, endpoints and user devices, AWS or Azure cloud environments, application delivery, or data and analytics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and business audiences.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, stay organized in complex environments, and coordinate across teams to keep initiatives moving.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, schedules, and resource requirements for three to four concurrent IT initiatives.
• Drive projects from planning through delivery, including infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations, application rollouts, and cross-functional business programs.
• Monitor project health, identify risks and dependencies early, and escalade blockers with recommended solutions.
• Manage scope and change control, ensuring changes are documented, evaluated, and approved before work proceeds.
• Deliver corporate IT projects involving infrastructure, endpoints and user devices, cloud platforms, and identity and access management (IAM).
• Coordinate cybersecurity projects with security teams and support AI engineering initiatives.
• Manage customer-facing technology engagements with portfolio companies.
• Provide project management support for enterprise programs, potentially including finance transformation initiatives.
• Serve as the primary contact for project communications across business units.
• Prepare status reports, meeting summaries, and project documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate project kickoffs, steering updates, and retrospectives.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders ranging from individual contributors to executives, tailoring detail and messaging to the audience.
• Coordinate with external vendors and technology partners, tracking deliverables against statements of work and identifying contractual risks.
• Partner with procurement and legal teams to ensure vendor engagements align with organizational standards and risk tolerance.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready project records and documentation.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches based on project needs.
• Help improve PMO templates, processes, and governance practices as the function develops.

Skills

PMP certification

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Project planning

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Teams

MS 365

Job description

Thomas Edwards Group in Dallas seeks an IT Project Manager to drive end-to-end planning, coordination, and delivery of IT initiatives across operations and portfolio companies. You will manage multiple workstreams with engineering and business stakeholders to ensure scope, schedule, and budget adherence.

The ideal candidate brings collaboration, proactive communication, and structure to a growing PMO, with experience in IT project delivery, vendor coordination, and diverse IT domains including