IT Project Manager

Role: IT Project Manager
Location: Hybrid role-2 days onsite at local Client office
Duration: 6+ Months

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Job Description:


We are seeking a Project Manager to join a high-impact team supporting enterprise technology and business transformation initiatives for a leading wealth management client. In this role, you will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex projects across cross-functional teams, ensuring delivery is aligned to business objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations. You will serve as a central point of coordination across business, technology, operations, and leadership stakeholders while managing risks, dependencies, and day-to-day execution. This is an opportunity to play a highly visible role in a dynamic environment where structure, accountability, and business value all matter. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and experienced in driving delivery across complex enterprise programs.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, and delivery across business and technology workstreams
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and status reporting
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on scope, priorities, deliverables, and deadlines
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, and drive timely resolution and escalation when needed
• Track progress against project goals, budgets, and resource plans, and communicate variances clearly to stakeholders
• Facilitate governance meetings, working sessions, status reviews, and decision-making forums
• Partner with business, product, technology, and operations teams to ensure requirements, deliverables, and handoffs are well coordinated
• Support change management, implementation readiness, and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure project documentation, action logs, RAID logs, and reporting artifacts are current and accurate
• Promote delivery discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement across the project team

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Operations, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in project management, program coordination, delivery management, or related roles
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects in enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of project planning, risk management, dependency tracking, and stakeholder governance
• Experience working with both business and technology teams to drive execution
• Strong communication, organization, and issue-resolution skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced and evolving environments

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in wealth management, financial services, or other regulated industries
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
• Experience with project financials, resource planning, and executive status reporting
• Exposure to enterprise platform, digital, operations, or transformation programs
• Experience in consulting or professional services environments