Technology Program Manager – Lead Complex Software & Infra

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) seeks an IT Project Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex software and infrastructure projects within the Office of Technology. You will build workflows, enforce standards, and drive automation across teams while reporting to Technology Leadership.

You translate business needs into technical controls, manage schedules and risks, maintain runbooks and runbooks, and promote collaboration to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of direct project management experience in software and infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and product development processes.
• Proficient in project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, Linear, etc) and familiar with scripting/automation tools such as Git or Python.
• Skilled in technical documentation and standard operating procedure development.
• Clear and direct communicator, able to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently within defined objectives.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Leads the end-to-end delivery of software development and infrastructure initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Translates business requirements into technical controls and maintains project backlogs for product development.
• Manages and monitors project schedules, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Reviews, maintains, and creates operational and procedural documentation including; standards, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and tool configurations.
• Coordinates with infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure that secure configuration standards are applied across services.
• Implements and refines project management methodologies to optimize team efficiency.
• Contributes to defining the technical scope of projects and identifying risks in system design or operations.
• Promotes a collaborative mindset among peers and across technical teams.
• Provides reporting and metrics on the project portfolio for executive sponsors and firm leadership on a regular basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of team objectives.

Skills

SDLC knowledge

Product development processes

Communication

Attention to detail

Independent work

Agile & Waterfall experience

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Asana

Smartsheet

Linear

Git

Python

Job description

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) seeks an IT Project Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex software and infrastructure projects within the Office of Technology. You will build workflows, enforce standards, and drive automation across teams while reporting to Technology Leadership.

You translate business needs into technical controls, manage schedules and risks, maintain runbooks and runbooks, and promote collaboration to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.