Project Manager

Project Manager

Are you interested in working with the world's leading AI-powered Quality Engineering company? Are you ready to advance your career, collaborate with global thought leaders across industries, and make a difference every day? Join us at Qualitest! We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our growing U.S.-based team in New York City.

Role: Project Manager

Location: New York City, NY

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to work directly with our client's Chief Information Officer (CIO) on a series of strategic IT department assessments and transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management expertise, exceptional executive communication skills, and the ability to drive complex IT-focused initiatives while partnering with senior leadership. This role requires a polished professional who can confidently engage with executive stakeholders, facilitate strategic discussions, manage project timelines, and ensure successful delivery of assessment outcomes and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the client's CIO and executive leadership team to plan, coordinate, and execute strategic IT assessments.
• Manage multiple IT-related projects and workstreams simultaneously, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, and status reporting.
• Facilitate executive-level meetings, workshops, and stakeholder discussions.
• Gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including IT, business, and external consulting partners.
• Prepare executive presentations, reports, findings, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure effective communication across all stakeholder groups throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project progress and drive accountability for deliverables and outcomes.

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

• Proven experience managing IT-related projects and strategic initiatives.
• Strong background in Project Management, including planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interact confidently and professionally with executive stakeholders, including CIOs, senior leadership teams, and C-suite executives.
• Experience facilitating meetings, presenting findings, and preparing executive-level communications.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.
• Experience supporting IT assessments, IT strategy, digital transformation, or organizational improvement initiatives.
• Background or experience in the Legal industry/legal operations environment.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership on strategic planning initiatives.

Benefits

Be a part of a company who strives to support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace – we are one, we are many at Qualitest. Celebrate culture, share knowledge with engineers from around the globe, and inspire each other through our differences. We have more than 40% women and around 120 different nationalities. Local and global opportunities – we offer you internal rotation and international mobility opportunities to grow your career. Clear view of your career and progression with the company – Qualitest is growing massively (since 2021 – tripled our employees base – we now have more than 8,000 engineers) and giving you the opportunity to grow with us. Work hard and play harder with our flexible and casual culture. Take a break from work and join an employee event, or enjoy the amenities and games provided from one of our Employees Centers. Save your earnings and prepare for your future by enrolling in our 401k plan where Qualitest will match your contributions accelerating your savings plan. Take care of health with enrollment into one of our competitive healthcare benefits. Qualitest will match towards your HSA if you choose to participate. Never stop experimenting and learning with QCraft – our Learning & Development platform: 50,000+ courses, 300+ virtual labs, mentorship and leadership programs, professional tribes, sponsored certifications, and much more. Stay active and get rewarded with our Corporate Wellness Program. We pay your Gym membership and giving you opportunities to Earn additional vacation times for attendance the gym! Earn bonuses via our Client Referral and Employee Referral Program's. Refer and earn – tap your network for net-worth. We recognize our employees work via our Qudos platform - You can earn bonuses and spot awards by celebrating your and your peers' achievements. Planning a vacation? Looking for car insurance? Get access to Qualitest Employee Perks for discounts on anything from travel to electronics. With so many offerings the savings are endless! Competitive pay, with a salary range of $120,000–$130,000 per annum.