Description
We are seeking a Project Manager III - Technical to join our team. As a Project Manager III - Technical, you will assist in the planning, organizing, monitoring, and managing information technology projects through completion.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, organize, and manage all phases of assigned IT projects, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery tracking.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, work breakdown structures, estimates, and key delivery milestones.
- Monitor and communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and timely escalation.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensures collaboration between technical, business, and vendor partners.
- Responsible for ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards, technical requirements, and compliance expectations.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, support backlog clarity, and promote effective teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Identify and remove project blockers, evaluate alternative solutions, and drive alignment on decisions.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, including requirements, test plans, decision logs, and change requests.
- Support testing, validation, and user acceptance processes to ensure successful implementation and smooth transition to operations.
- Manage project budgets, vendor deliverables, and change orders to ensure financial accountability.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
- 4+ years of project management experience
- Leadership and project management skills that drive scope, schedule, and delivery outcomes
- Deep understanding of project management methods, including Agile, hybrid, and traditional approaches
- Proficient in development cycles, system processes, software lifecycle standards, and large-scale technology delivery
- Critical thinking skills that apply things such as analyzing problems, evaluating technical constraints, identifying and recommending effective solutions at scale
- Experience using project and productivity tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Excel, collaboration platforms)
- Ability to influence, motivate, and coordinate across cross-functional teams
- Works effectively both independently and within team environments
- Ability to plan complex work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation and support administrative, reporting, and governance requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Scrum Master Certification
- Project Management Professional (Project+, PMP, Prince2) Certification
- Experience in technology and/or higher education
- Experience with Agile development
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- Health savings account and flexible spending account
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave