IT Project Manager Job Description Template

We have an immediate opening for an IT Project Manager to direct, monitor, and report on technology projects in our organization. This role will take ownership of the project work plan and provide effective oversight and leadership to achieve project objectives. Responsibilities will include leading daily standup meetings, identifying and resolving project team issues, setting team deadlines, and reporting on project progress to stakeholders. If you are a project manager with a results-oriented mindset and proficiency in managing cross-functional teams, we look forward to reviewing your application. 

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Hire and manage staff and train new team members
• Define, deliver, and support strategic project plans
• Analyze project needs and develop user stories
• Utilize analysis and diagramming tools to represent business processes
• Coordinate resources and timetables with user departments and data centers
• Oversee and direct assigned resources to project work plans
• Develop and execute test plans
• Develop and maintain project documentation
• Document defects, including steps to reproduce the anomaly
• Forecast requirements, prepare annual budgets, and schedule expenditures
• Prepare presentations that accurately and clearly convey project status to stakeholders
• Develop and implement disaster recovery and backup procedures
• Evaluate organization outcomes and recommend new information technology strategies, policies, and procedures
• Establish and enforce organization standards

Education

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

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in project management
• Experience managing large, multi-stream projects
• Experience with the development and implementation of IT projects
• Experience communicating complex systems and technical topics to a non-technical audience
• Experience gathering requirements and facilitating meetings
• Experience managing development projects through the Agile methodology
• Experience preparing and giving written and oral presentations
• Experience overseeing and executing test plans
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of project management fundamentals
• Knowledge of software development life cycle models
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or similar project management certification 
• Agile Scrum Master certification
• Experience in both Waterfall and Agile project management