Senior IT Project Manager (Hybrid Role - 12-15 Years Exp. | PMP Required)
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior IT Portfolio Manager to actively manage, optimize, and oversee a multi-million-dollar technology portfolio. This critical hybrid role requires a proven leader with 12-15 years of relevant experience who can maintain a strategic, portfolio-level view while also executing hands-on Project Manager (PM) duties for select high-priority initiatives.
The successful candidate must drive operational efficiencies, realize significant cost savings, and manage rigorous, complex budgets. Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is mandatory.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Portfolio Management: Define, manage, and optimize the overall IT project portfolio, ensuring all initiatives directly align with strategic business objectives and priorities.
- Executive Governance: Facilitate and lead executive-level portfolio governance, review, and key decision-making processes.
- Hands-On Project Execution: Dedicate a portion of time to directly manage and deliver complex, high-priority projects within the portfolio, performing all typical PM duties (planning, scheduling, risk management, execution).
- Financial & Budget Control: Develop, meticulously manage, and control the multi-million-dollar portfolio budget. Track actuals spend against forecasts and conduct regular executive-level financial performance reporting.
- Efficiency & Cost Savings: Proactively identify, implement, and track opportunities for significant cost savings and drive measurable operational efficiencies across all portfolio initiatives.
- Methodology & PMO Support: Govern the portfolio using expert knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery models. Act as a key liaison to the PMO, enforcing standards, applying best practices, and contributing to process maturity.
- Critical Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary communication hub. Develop and present clear, concise, and compelling portfolio status reports and strategic recommendations to all levels of the organization, including challenging executive audiences.
- Tooling: Utilize Jira and other portfolio management tools for intake, tracking, reporting, analysis, and health assessment of the portfolio.
Qualifications
- 12-15 years of progressive experience in IT, with extensive experience in both strategic portfolio management and project delivery.
- At least 5+ years dedicated to managing a complex, multi-project IT portfolio.
- Proven, hands-on experience as a Project Manager executing complex initiatives.
- Demonstrated, successful track record of driving significant cost savings and measurable efficiencies at the portfolio level.
- Expert-level knowledge of portfolio and program management principles.
- Strong practical experience governing portfolios using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery models.
- Proficiency with Jira for project and portfolio tracking.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. The ability to articulate complex concepts and manage challenging stakeholder dynamics is vital.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, or a related field.
Mandatory Certification
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is REQUIRED. Applications without current, active PMP certification will not be considered.
Join our team as an IT Project Manager and contribute to the success of our technology initiatives while advancing your career in a dynamic work environment!
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
License/Certification:
Ability to Relocate:
- Glen Allen, VA 23058: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
