Lead IT Project Manager

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Job Description:

Were hiring a Lead IT Project Manager to deliver large complex multi-year technology projectswhile providing light program oversight across related workstreams. Youll drive end-to-end execution for modern platforms (cloud SaaS digital/web) and cloud data solutionsowning scope schedule budget quality resources risk and stakeholder communications through adoption and benefits realization.

Accountabilities:

• Own complex project delivery: define scope milestones critical path dependencies and benefits for app platform and data initiatives; run effective governance (standups RAID change control steering).

• Lead execution hands-on across analysis build test cutover and stabilization using Agile hybrid or waterfall with integrated plans spanning app data workstreams (ETL/ELT models pipelines).

• Coordinate adjacent workstreams (program lens): manage cross-project dependencies shared environments data platform tenancy and integrated release plans.

• Deliver modern solutions: cloud migrations SaaS implementations API/iPaaS integrations digital/web upgrades and cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake Databricks BigQuery Azure Synapse) including data lakes/warehouses streaming and analytics.

• Control project fundamentals: schedule scope budget/forecast (CapEx/OpEx) vendor/SOW management quality gates and measurable outcomes including data quality lineage and SLAs for data products.

• Proactive risk/issue management: quantify exposure drive mitigations/contingencies and escalate with optionscovering data privacy/PII residency and security risks in cloud data stacks.

• Executive-level communication: concise status dashboards readouts and decision logs for IT leadership and business sponsors; translate data-platform complexity into business outcomes.

• Operational readiness & adoption: training/comms support models SLO/SLI definition cutover/rollback plans and post-go-live hypercare for both application and analytical platforms.

• Improve delivery practices: promote test automation DevOps/CI/CD DataOps/ML Ops and data-driven insights (burn-down cycle time predictive risk); leverage AI-assisted PM tooling where valuable.

• Architecture & security alignment: ensure solutions are secure resilient compliant and cost-effective; work with Architecture/Data to enforce governance catalogs and access controls.

• Enable multi-member/tenant scale by standardizing shared APIs common data models and reusable platform components for faster onboarding at lower cost.

Qualifications:

• 10 years delivering technology projects; proven track record leading large complex cross-functional initiatives (app data platform).

• Hands-on experience with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) SaaS digital/web and cloud data ecosystems (e.g. Snowflake/Databricks/BigQuery/Synapse DBT Kafka/Kinesis Airflow/Azure Data Factory).

• Mastery of schedule scope budget quality resources risk/issue dependency and change managementincluding data migration/cutover planning.

• Fluent in Agile/Scrum/Kanban and hybrid/waterfall; tools like Jira/Confluence Smartsheet or MS Project and portfolio dashboards; familiar with data lineage/quality tooling.

• Executive presence and crisp communication; able to drive decisions with senior tech and business leaders using metrics from platform and data domains.

• Vendor/SOW management; familiarity with DevOps/CI/CD DataOps security/privacy (e.g. encryption tokenization role-based access) and regulated environments.

• Bachelors in a technical or business field (or equivalent). PMP PMI-ACP SAFe or PgMP are a plus.

Pay Range:

Anticipated Hiring Range:

• $140000 - $170000 annual base salary depending on experience qualifications and geographic location

Benefits:

We are proud to offer our full-time regular employees a robust benefits suite that includes:

• Competitive base salary plus incentive plans for eligible team members

• 401(K) retirement plan that includes a company match of up to 6% of your eligible salary

• Free basic life and AD&D long-term disability and short-term disability insurance

• Medical dental and vision plans to meet your unique healthcare needs

• Wellness incentives

• Generous time off program that includes personal holiday and volunteer paid time off

• Flexible work schedules and hybrid/remote options for eligible positions

• Educational assistance

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