Senior IT Project Manager Job Description Template

We are looking for people to add to our team of outstanding IT experts who share an unrelenting commitment for our customers’ experiences. In order to meet the needs of big, complex, cross-functional projects involving business applications, either automated or not, people in this role must apply the relevant knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities. A few examples of project tasks include establishing specific, attainable goals, planning and leading teams to achieve them, juggling competing demands for quality, scope, time, and cost, and accommodating various stakeholder concerns and expectations. This job entails coaching others and making a sustained contribution to the company’s project management expertise and knowledge base.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver outcomes for medium- and large-scale cross-functional project initiatives while adhering to predetermined deadlines and quality standards
• Consult with corporate executives to transform project ideas into finished products with specified goals, objectives, and scope
• Create and implement reporting and communication systems to control issues, risks, and the prompt delivery of initiative results
• Convert project goals and objectives into measurable, clear success metrics that stakeholders, the project team, and others can understand
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, up to date, and properly archived
• Explain project management best practices to peers and other employees as necessary
• Help modify the corporate system development technique
• Proactively find obstacles and fix problems, making backup plans and carrying them out as necessary while reducing risk 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field

Required Skills and Experience

• 6+ years of experience in project management, systems, or IT
• Knowledge of System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) techniques and thorough understanding of the SDLC methodology
• Excellent project management skills 
• Thorough understanding of logical data management
• Experience utilizing technological project management tools efficiently
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, as well as the capacity to balance the desire for detail-gathering with the necessity to address the issue at hand
• Experience leading and managing IT teams
• Experience with or knowledge of negotiation and conflict resolution
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts in a clear and succinct manner, whether orally or in writing
• Knowledge of various communication channels and ability to modify communication depending on the target audience and content
• Expertise with computers (Excel, Power Point, Word, etc.).
• Ability to engage with business and IT partners on business requirements and timescales for major initiatives
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast changing business and technological environment
• Capacity for gaining consensus among peers and performing well under pressure

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP designation