Information Technology - Project Manager (IT)

Job Title: Information Technology - Project Manager (IT)-  Infrastructure Project Manager / Technical Project Manager

Location: Chicago, IL - Local candidates only

Experience: 7+ years required

Certification: PMP (Project Management Professional) or PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) required

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Project Manager to lead complex, enterprise-level technology initiatives involving infrastructure platforms, cross-functional teams, and multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong project governance, risk management, execution, and stakeholder-management experience within large-scale or regulated environments.

Required Skills

• Minimum 7+ years of Project/Program Management experience

• Strong experience managing infrastructure technology projects

• Experience leading complex initiatives involving significant scope, scale, risk, budget, resources, and dependencies

• Strong understanding of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management methodologies

• Experience applying PMI-based project management standards

• Strong knowledge of IT controls, governance, risk management, and regulatory requirements

• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects

• Strong project planning, execution, tracking, reporting, and delivery experience

• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to work within highly matrixed organizations

• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and escalation-management skills

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills

• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and manage ambiguity

• General understanding of infrastructure technologies including:

  • Servers

  • Storage

  • Networks

  • Databases

  • Middleware

• Experience with PPM/project-management tools such as Clarity, ServiceNow, Jira, and Azure DevOps

• Strong working knowledge of MS Project, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and MS Office Suite

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience working within a large financial services organization or highly regulated industry

• Experience managing application development projects

• Prior network infrastructure project experience

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to successfully deliver project objectives, milestones, and business outcomes

• Manage scope, schedule, resources, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies

• Establish project governance, roles, responsibilities, phases, milestones, and deliverables

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and drive execution against established timelines

• Identify project risks, dependencies, and roadblocks and develop mitigation or contingency plans

• Develop project health-restoration plans when initiatives deviate from schedule or objectives

• Ensure compliance with organizational project standards, IT controls, risk, and regulatory requirements

• Provide regular project status and health reporting covering schedule, scope, resources, budget, risks, and issues

• Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain alignment across technical and business teams

• Coordinate project resource planning with stakeholders and functional teams

• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, working sessions, and decision-making discussions

• Develop and execute effective project communication plans

• Escalate critical risks, decisions, roadblocks, and constraints to appropriate leadership

• Drive teams toward timely execution and successful project delivery

Must Have: PMP or PMI-ACP certification
Location Requirement: Candidate must be local to Chicago, IL