IT Project Manager (Chicago)

Job Title: IT Project Manager Need to be local to Chicago IL Experience 9+ Years Required Must be Visa Independent Required Education -Bachelors Degree Required Certification: -PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Required Skills -Level 3 — minimum of 7+ years' experience -Experience leading infrastructure technology projects and leading teams to execute highly complex initiatives of significant scope, scale, and risk -Program/project management expertise including working knowledge and application of Waterfall, Hybrid, and/or Agile methodologies -Skillful in adopting corporate project management standards (incorporating PMI standards), IT controls, risk, and regulatory requirements -Demonstrated ability leading multiple concurrent projects -Results-oriented with a bias for action and execution -Sound problem-solving and analytical skills -Adept at navigating a matrixed environment; ability to influence, inform, and collaborate with all levels of the organization -Strong communication skills to effectively share information, collaborate, and drive results -Ability to easily process information from various sources and simplify the complex -Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines -Self-starter with ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and manage ambiguity -Thrives in a team environment and works well with others -General familiarity with infrastructure technology (Servers / Storage / Network / Database / Middleware) -Familiarity with PPM Tools such as Clarity, and other tools including ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps, etc. -Solid working knowledge of MS Office Suite including MS Project, SharePoint, and Teams Nice to Haves -Experience in a large financial services firm or highly regulated industry -Experience leading application development initiatives -Network project experience Job Responsibilities -Project Leadership & Delivery -Lead project team to successfully deliver project objectives and benefits, providing required oversight to ensure control of scope, schedule, resources, and cost -Provide structured project management leadership by establishing governance, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities for all project team members, defining phases, and identifying deliverables/milestones -Develop project plans, provide executional leadership, and track progress on project goals -Identify and manage areas of risk and dependencies, including contingency planning and developing project health restoration plans -Ensure adherence to NT project standards, IT controls, risk, and regulatory requirements -Provide timely communications on project status and health including scope, schedule, resource, and/or budget, as well as articulate key risks/issues and associated impacts -Manage stakeholder expectations and motivate project team -Partner with stakeholders to plan for and manage project resources -Facilitate discussions and working sessions across the various teams involved in the project -Establish and execute against project communication plans -Escalate in a timely manner to the appropriate party(ies) to address decisions needed, the removal of roadblocks and other obstacles or constraints JPC Techno Inc