IT Physical Infrastructure and Software Project Manager II

Great people make great properties. As an owner, operator and developer of thriving retail centers in the nation’s top markets, Macerich offers opportunities to work, grow and develop your unique talents. Apply now to help us shape the future of retail real estate while building a meaningful, rewarding and balanced career.

About the Role:

A Project Manager II is expected to oversee and ensure the successful planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects, including, but not limited to, security camera, network, and energy management projects. They are responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously, working closely with cross-functional teams, and leveraging expertise to drive projects forward within defined timelines and budgets.


The successful candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

What You Will Do:

• Takes full ownership of project delivery from initiation through completion, using effective time management techniques to stay organized, prioritize tasks, and ensure progress aligns with established plans, timelines, and budgets. Drives execution with a focus on timely, cost-effective outcomes that support organizational objectives.
• Acts as a bridge between technical teams and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Effectively manage conflicts and disagreements within the project team. Employ mediation and negotiation skills to find common ground and maintain a harmonious working environment.
• Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to gather requirements, provide project updates, and manage expectations. Effectively communicates project statuses and addresses concerns of stakeholders.
• Leads critical project decision-making processes with transparency and alignment to objectives, ensuring decisions are well-documented and effectively communicated. Approaches challenges with a solution-oriented mindset, collaborating with teams to identify practical resolutions that keep projects moving forward.
• Leads change management efforts for IT projects, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal disruption to operations. Ensures all project activities comply with established technology and quality standards, supporting consistency, reliability, and long-term success.
• Effectively allocates and manages project resources to maximize efficiency and productivity. Demonstrates agility in engaging the right individuals and expertise to address challenges, collaborating across cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure project momentum and success.
• Facilitates meetings effectively to ensure that they are productive, focused, and achieve their intended goals. Establishes clear objectives and ensures that participants know what the meeting aims to accomplish, which topics will be discussed, and what decisions need to be made. Summarizes action items, responsibilities, and deadlines and ensures that everyone understands their roles and what needs to be accomplished before the next meeting. If the meeting involves addressing challenges or making decisions, facilitate a structured discussion that allows for input from different perspectives and leads to actionable solutions.
• Effectively manages project budgets by maintaining detailed budget breakdowns that include key financial information and metrics. Communicates budget status regularly to stakeholders through reports and meetings. Provide updates on actual spending, remaining budget, and any significant budget-related developments.
• Maintains organized, up-to-date project documentation within Box, ensuring all relevant materials are properly stored and accessible. Serves as the primary administrator for Monday.com project boards, keeping statuses current to enable transparency, collaboration, and informed decision-making across teams and stakeholders.
• Effectively manages Energy Management System (EMS) related projects by coordinating with vendors, facilities teams, and technical subject matter experts. Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, while maintaining alignment with organizational goals, even without serving as the primary technical expert on EMS platforms.

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position

What You Bring:

• Project Leadership & Execution: Brings over 5 years of professional project management experience with proven execution skills. Effectively manages competing priorities and tasks, oversees IT initiatives from planning through implementation, and ensures timely delivery within budget. Demonstrates strong leadership in aligning team efforts with organizational goals through transparent communication and strategic resource allocation.
• Leadership Communication & Strategic Decision-Making: Applies strong leadership communication skills to foster alignment, transparency, and collaboration across teams and stakeholders. Proactively addresses complex IT challenges through data-informed decisions, balancing immediate needs with long-term strategic goals while maintaining a cooperative and responsive work environment.
• Department Engagement and Culture : Contributes to the overall success of the IT department through engagement both within and outside their individual teams; fosters a collaborative environment that bridges the IT department and other business unites, and actively demonstrates, supports and promotes the corporate values of excellence, good relationships, optimism, integrity, empowerment and fun, committed to cultivating a positive company culture and dedicated to advocating for a diverse and inclusive work environment across the organization.
• Compliance, Risk Management, and Cybersecurity: Adheres to all company and department guidelines and operational processes, including incident management, change management, and knowledge management protocols; possesses basic knowledge of risk management practices and maintains vigilant adherence to cyber and privacy requirements; ensures the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information in alignment with organizational standards and regulatory mandates.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management : Skilled in cultivating strategic relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders—including C-suite executives, department heads, and IT teams—to ensure alignment of IT solutions and services with organizational goals and foster cross-functional collaboration.

Macerich’s Total Rewards:

• Best-in-class benefits with affordable employee contribution levels
• Paid time off, including vacation time, 12 paid holidays and 80 hours of sick time annually
• 401(k) match with immediate vesting
• Ability to purchase company stock at a 15% discount
• 24 paid volunteer hours and employer charitable match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career-development resources
• Comprehensive wellness program including a ClassPass membership
• And more…

At Macerich, in-person work at our offices is a top priority because it allows us to collaborate more effectively, build stronger connections, and maintain the culture that drives our success. To that end, we do believe in a healthy work/life balance and are proud to offer Remote Fridays for our Corporate offices and Forever Fridays for our Retail Properties.

The compensation for this position is determined based on several factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and the specific requirements of the role. Final salary offers will be discussed during the interview process and will reflect the candidate's skills and the company's compensation structure.

Who We Are: Macerich is one of the country's leading owners, operators, and developers of major retail real estate (NYSE:MAC). Our high-quality retail properties in many of the most affluent and densely populated U.S. markets set Macerich apart. By bringing communities together, we create long-term value for our shareholders, partners and customers. As we work together to achieve our mission, our shared values drive our progress: Excellence, Relationships, Optimism, Integrity, Empowerment and Fun.

Macerich is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status or disability.

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