IT Project Manager

Be a Star at Straz Center for the Performing Arts!

Straz Center for the Performing Arts is seeking an IT Project Manager to join our Information Technology Team for planning, leading, and delivering technology initiatives that support the organization's strategic objectives. This position manages the full project lifecycle for infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, digital transformation, and business process improvement projects while partnering with business leaders across the organization to ensure successful outcomes. As an individual contributor, the IT Project Manager provides leadership to cross-functional teams, vendors, consultants, and stakeholders, establishing effective project governance, driving collaboration, managing risks, and ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational priorities.

Located in downtown Tampa, the 335,000 square-foot Straz Center, one of the largest performing arts complexes in the country, offers a team-based work environment that shows our dedication to the community every day. We reward our full-time employees with a strong benefits package including options for health/dental, vision, etc., discounted downtown parking, food and show discounts, plus a generous 403(b) plan and up to 27 days of PTO/Holidays per year.

Essential Functions:

• Lead multiple concurrent IT and enterprise technology projects from initiation through implementation.
• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, risk assessments, communication plans, and executive status reports.
• Coordinate internal departments, external vendors, consultants, and implementation partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, stakeholder communications, and executive reporting.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Support organizational change management, user adoption, testing, training, and successful solution deployment.
• Establish and continuously improve project management standards, documentation, templates, and best practices.
• Partner with business leaders to prioritize initiatives that improve operational efficiency, customer experience, data utilization, and organizational effectiveness.
• Support strategic technology planning, digital transformation initiatives, and enterprise project portfolio management.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project management methodologies.
• Strong communication, organizational, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, or similar certification.
• Experience implementing enterprise business applications such as CRM, ERP, ticketing, financial, e-commerce, fundraising, education, or venue management systems.
• Experience within performing arts, nonprofit, hospitality, higher education, entertainment, or similar customer-focused organizations.

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Five (5) or more years of project management experience, including at least three (3) years managing technology projects.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• The nature of this job requires the employee work on-site as part of a regular work routine.
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required remain in a stationary position and use the telephone. The employee is frequently required to traverse the facility or remain stationary; reach with hands and arms, communicate, and exchange information. The employee is occasionally required to operate office equipment and perform departmental essential functions.
• The employee is occasionally required to position self to move up to 25lbs, move in confined spaces, and reach.

Travel:

• Limited travel is expected for this position. May be required to travel to conferences or meetings with vendors on a limited basis.

* As a condition of employment and in compliance with Florida House Bill 531 , the candidate(s) selected for this position are required to complete a Level 2 background screening through FLClearinghouse . Please use the following link to view more about the required screening: Failure to complete the screening or meet the requirements may result in disqualification from consideration.

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to being an inclusive workplace and strongly believes in the importance of having a diverse group of individuals represented. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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