IT Project Manager 1

Redwood City, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title: Hybrid IT Project Manager 1
Pay Rate Range: $58/hr (DOE)
Employment Type: Contract (12 months)
Estimated End Date: December 2026
Schedule: Full-time Monday Friday (Hybrid; minimum 2 days onsite)
Location: Redwood City CA 94063
Job Code:

Tekberry is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Project Manager to join our client a world-renowned academic and research institution. This Project Manager will support the University IT (UIT) Project Management Office (PMO) and lead multiple complex cross-functional IT initiatives impacting the broader community. As a W2 employee of Tekberry you will have access to medical dental and vision benefits.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery (80%)

Lead and manage large-scale complex IT projects including discovery vendor selection system integrations SaaS implementations infrastructure upgrades and enterprise technology initiatives.
Develop maintain and execute detailed project plans using PM best practices (scope schedule budget resources risk communication procurement).
Drive cross-functional alignment across UIT business units and executive stakeholders.
Facilitate project meetings stand-ups vendor discussions and executive reporting.
Maintain project documentation RAID logs WBS dashboards and status reports.
Ensure project delivery meets quality expectations and aligns with Stanfords IT governance and PMO standards.

Technical Contributions (20%)

Support system integration planning data flow mapping and technical evaluation.
Collaborate with engineering architecture and security teams to ensure technical feasibility and risk mitigation.
Support testing QA processes technical assessments and system cutover planning as needed.

Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with functional leads business owners vendors and technical teams to clarify requirements resolve issues and maintain project momentum.
Communicate effectively across diverse audiences including executives IT staff faculty and operational teams.

Must-Have Qualifications

Bachelors degree in a related field.
8 10 years of experience managing large and complex IT projects with multi-stakeholder environments.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive consensus.
Strong communication skills both written and verbal across technical and non-technical audiences.
Proficiency in project management disciplines (scope schedule budget risk communication resource planning).
Experience managing multiple concurrent IT projects (infrastructure SaaS integrations upgrades vendor implementations).
Exceptional problem-solving conflict-resolution and decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications

PMP Certification (strongly desired).
Experience with Agile Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies.
Experience with ServiceNow PPM Smartsheet MS Project Visio Zoom Slack and MS Office Suite.
Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite Oracle HCM PeopleSoft (Student or HR).
Understanding of:
- IT infrastructure
- Application architecture
- Data integration
- SDLC
- Information security practices
Strong ability to manage vendors negotiate timelines and support change management.

Work Environment

Hybrid schedule; minimum 2 days onsite at Redwood City Campus.
May require occasional local travel between campuses and healthcare sites.
Office environment; extended desk/computer time expected.

Tekberry offers a $100 referral bonus for referrals resulting in successful placements!

Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other protected categories under applicable laws.

Tekberry Inc. is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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Title: Hybrid IT Project Manager 1 Pay Rate Range: $58/hr (DOE) Employment Type: Contract (12 months) Estimated End Date: December 2026 Schedule: Full-time Monday Friday (Hybrid; minimum 2 days onsite) Location: Redwood City CA 94063 Job Code: Tekberry is seeking a highly skilled and experienced ...