Senior IT Project Manager

Indianapolis, Indiana

Apollo ITS
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Title: Senior IT Project Manager
Location: Indianapolis, IN (Onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months
Type: Contract

Note:
  • Only local candidates will be considered for this position.
OVERVIEW
  • Minimum five years or more project management experience.
  • Capable of managing a technical, software, and/or data and reporting-centric IT projects with 10 or more staff and/or a project with multiple subprojects.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
  • Designs, plans, and coordinates IT work teams.
  • Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework.
  • Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project kickoff, progress and close-out reports, and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
  • Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans.
  • Manages scope.
  • Creates and implements a communication plan as/where appropriate.
  • Builds an effective team inclusive of the right IT technical and business-facing subject matter experts and user testers.
  • Assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes.
  • Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor.
  • Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers.
  • Provides technical support to project team members.
  • Handles complex application features and technical designs.
  • Designs and implements the components required for complex application features.
  • Generally manages a group of applications systems analysts.
  • Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Executive presence.
  • Professional certification is highly desirable.
EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION
  • Project Manager capabilities with 5 or more years of experience.
  • Capable of managing a project with up to ten (10) or more staff and/or a projects with multiple subprojects
Required Skills
  • Experience in IT Project Management
  • Prior experience working on State of Indiana large data, business intelligence, or software projects as a Senior IT PM
  • Experience managing projects within Azure DevOps
  • Strong knowledge of information systems development life cycle, information technology, project tools and approaches to development and implemention
  • Experience with Waterfall methodology
  • Experience with Agile methodology
  • Ability to translate technology terms and explain concepts of SDLC to program/business folks who have little to no exposure to large software projects
  • Ability to work with technical team members, and other IT professionals to flesh out project plans and risk registers and overcome obstacles
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • PMP Certified
Date Posted: 26 March 2025
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