About PlacingITPeople Inc.:
At PlacingITPeople Inc., we’re passionate about helping tech professionals like you unlock your potential and achieve your career goals. Specializing in roles across software engineering, IT infrastructure, data science, and beyond, we connect skilled candidates with exciting opportunities at top companies.
We understand the challenges of standing out in a competitive industry. That’s why we work closely with you to highlight your unique skills, refine your resume, and prepare you for interviews that showcase your expertise. Our personalized approach ensures your strengths are recognized, and your career aspirations are prioritized.
Why Work With Us?
- Expert Guidance: We help you present your technical skills and experience in the best light.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Gain access to roles not advertised elsewhere.
Mission: Empowering tech professionals to thrive by connecting them with the right opportunities.
PlacingITPeople Inc. is excited to partner with a leading organization in search of a skilled IT Project Manager to drive the success of critical technical initiatives. In this role, you’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage project timelines, and ensure the seamless delivery of innovative IT solutions that propel business objectives.
If you’re a dynamic leader with a proven track record in project management, exceptional communication skills, and a passion for technology, we want to connect you with this opportunity to make an impact!
Let us help you showcase your expertise and take the next step in your career. Apply today!
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead complex product implementations and software delivery across multiple teams through all project phases, ensuring on-time, on-scope, and within-budget delivery.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, partners, engineering teams, QA, and vendors throughout project lifecycles.
- Collaborate directly with clients to define scope, gather requirements, and identify the best product-fit solutions, becoming a subject matter expert on our client’s platforms and offerings.
- Contribute to and manage the creation of statements of work, proposals, quotes, estimates, and project budgets.
- Track project expenditures, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including requirements, specifications, release notes, training materials, and communication artifacts.
- Facilitate Agile workflows, including Sprint planning and execution, while aligning resources and priorities with management.
- Monitor and manage all deliverables against project plans, ensuring alignment with timelines, budgets, and scopes.
- Establish and execute communication plans, providing regular updates to stakeholders.
- Coordinate meetings with clients, partners, integrators, and internal teams to ensure alignment.
- Oversee vendor and third-party work streams, ensuring timely delivery and seamless collaboration with client and vendor project managers.
- Act as the primary point of contact for software development, system integrations, certifications, quality assurance, and production deployment.
- Recommend and implement internal process, policy, and quality improvements.
- Foster a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and proactive communication.
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet project milestones.
- Travel up to 15-20%, primarily within the U.S.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management, MIS, Engineering, or related fields.
- Preferred certifications: PMP, PRINCE II, Scrum Master, or relevant courses in Ethics, Communication, or Management.
- Experience in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong skills in translating requirements into actionable tasks and implementation plans.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and detail-oriented skills.
- Eagerness to learn the technical and user perspectives of our client’s platform and services.
- Proficiency with MS Project, MS Office, Lucid Charts, Confluence, and Agile tools like Jira or DevOps.
- Local to the Philadelphia area preferred.
Required Experience:
- 3–5+ years managing software development IT projects across diverse teams.
- Proven leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
- Expertise in managing concurrent workstreams in dynamic environments.
- Experience engaging with external stakeholders, SMEs, and C-level executives.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver enterprise-level and Agile projects.
- Experience translating business processes into actionable deliverables, including facilitating JAD sessions.
- Background in the payments or financial services industry (preferred).
- Hands-on coding or QA experience (a plus).
