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Sr. IT Project Manager Everbridge #3393

Genius Road


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Sr. IT Project Manager - Everbridge
Employment Type:Contract (12 months)
Location:Austin Texas (Hybrid onsite one day per month)
*Candidate must be based in Texas for consideration

We are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the rollout of an employee notification system (Everbridge) with additional enterprise-scale projects to follow once that implementation transitions to operations. This is a highly visible role managing overlapping legacy and new systems with real interdependencies not a single straightforward software rollout so candidates need genuine experience leading complex implementations rather than coordinating individual project tasks. The ideal candidate brings strong vendor and contract management skills executive-facing communication and delivery discipline along with public sector experience ideally in public safety or another mission-critical operational environment. This is a long-term funded engagement offering stability and the opportunity to take on additional high-impact assignments.

Qualifications/Requirements
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
  • Proven experience leading large complex IT implementations involving multiple internal and external stakeholders not limited to task-level project coordination
  • Strong vendor and contract management experience including oversight of deliverables schedules issue escalation and third-party accountability
  • Experience managing risk in environments where legacy and new systems must run in parallel including cutover planning rollback strategies and protecting service continuity for mission-critical operations
  • Experience developing RFPs and administering vendor contracts and performance
  • Public sector experience strongly preferred particularly federal state county or city government delivery environments
  • Experience with public safety agencies or similarly mission-critical operationally sensitive environments
  • Must be able to obtain CJIS clearance; prior experience in CJIS or similar background-standard environments is especially attractive
  • Comfortable operating with significant cross-functional coordination and executive-facing communication in a matrixed organization

Responsibilities
  • Lead enterprise-scale IT projects from initiation through implementation and transition to operations
  • Develop project charters scope schedules resource plans and communication plans
  • Manage project dependencies and critical path across multiple interconnected systems
  • Write RFPs and oversee vendor contracts deliverables and performance
  • Provide executive and stakeholder communication and facilitate project status reviews
  • Support business requirements development and coordinate training and transition activities
  • Lead through influence across departments and stakeholder groups in a matrixed environment
  • Develop transition and training plans to support successful handoff to operations
  • Operate with minimal supervision while demonstrating executive presence strong delivery discipline and the operational judgment required in this environment.


Genius Road LLCis proud to be a Certified Womens Business Enterprise an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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