IT Project Manager I

Placement Type:

Temporary

Salary:

$49.02-54.47 Hourly

W2; Benefits and 401k

Start Date:

Sep 1, 2026

Join a leading global consumer products company, partnering with Kelly OCG, where innovation meets impact. This is your opportunity to drive significant change and integrate new ventures into the fabric of a dynamic organization.

Are you a visionary IT Project Manager ready to make a tangible difference? We are seeking an experienced and meticulous IT Project Manager to spearhead the critical integration of a newly acquired brand into a key business unit. This global role places you at the strategic intersection of business and technology, empowering you to shape the future of our operations by ensuring seamless system integration and operational excellence. You will be instrumental in bridging diverse global teams and systems, directly impacting our growth and market presence.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented IT Project Manager to oversee the management, documentation, and delivery of a high-priority brand acquisition into a key business unit. In this global role, you will be responsible for driving the project plan-inclusive of timeline, scope, and budget-to fully integrate a newly acquired brand across all channels. You will sit at the intersection of business and technology, seamlessly bridging global teams across Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Data, Cybersecurity, Retail Systems, and eCommerce.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Delivery: Drive project planning, scope tracking, budget oversight, and systems implementation from initiation through final execution.
• Timeline & Portfolio Management: Build, update, and manage comprehensive project timelines directly within industry-standard project management tools and handle Demand/ticket creation.
• Global Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner seamlessly across multi-disciplinary teams-including Operations, Finance, IT Architecture, Omni-channel, and Cybersecurity-across global markets.
• Governance & Stakeholder Alignment: Guide cross-functional business and IT leads through formal governance processes, ensuring alignment at Global, Zone, and Local leadership checkpoints.
• Executive Communication & Reporting: Collaborate with team leadership to summarize technical and business workstreams into executive-level presentations and clear status reports.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify project risks, solve complex integration blockers, and maintain meticulous project documentation.

What We're Looking For

Must-Have Qualifications

• Experience: 5-7+ years of hands-on IT Project Management experience, specifically leading complex, multi-system implementation projects and/or M&A/brand integrations.
• Platform Expertise: High proficiency in industry-standard project management and service management platforms for timeline building, tracking, and demand/ticket management is required.
• Technical & Business Agility: Deep understanding of how to prioritize both online (eCommerce, consumer data) and retail/omnichannel workstreams.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced skills in widely used office productivity suites for executive presentation deck creation and data tracking.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; highly organized with acute attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, and a collaborative, team-first attitude.

Contract Outlook

This is an initial 4-month assignment with the possibility of extension. You will be working in a fast-paced, matrixed global consumer products company, contributing to cutting-edge systems integration.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.