IT Project Manager - ITPM25-22157

Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Duration: 2+ Year Project
Work Arrangement: Onsite initially (5 days/week during ramp-up and training), transitioning to hybrid (approx. 2 days/week onsite)

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and support large-scale, cross-organizational technology projects. This role will play a vital part in coordinating IT project efforts, maintaining timelines, managing budgets, mitigating risks, and ensuring successful project delivery while aligning with strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams (6+ members), including internal stakeholders and vendors

• Drive the implementation of complex IT projects using standard project management methodologies

• Develop project charters, schedules, work breakdown structures, and resource plans

• Maintain scope, monitor project risks and issues, and ensure timely resolution

• Track budgets, including oversight of internal staff, consultants, and vendor costs

• Deliver executive-level reporting and maintain thorough documentation and financial records

• Validate vendor deliverables and contractual obligations

• Promote best practices in change control, quality assurance, and compliance

• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders

• Support the organization’s digital transformation initiatives through innovative project execution

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, IT, or a related field

• Minimum 3 years of IT project management or business systems analysis experience

• Valid Arizona driver’s license (or ability to obtain upon hire)

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact at all levels

• Experience creating detailed documentation, leading teams, and managing vendor relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business or IT-related field

• 7+ years of project management experience in large or complex environments

• Background in COTS/SaaS implementations

• Experience using Agile methodologies and leading software or infrastructure projects

• Experience in Organizational Change Management (OCM)

• Familiarity with the criminal justice system

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification or equivalent

• Experience with upgrade cycles, release management, and enterprise-scale rollouts