Information Technology Project Manager

IT Project Manager 1

Pay:
$58.62/hr

Contract Duration:
1 year

Schedule:
Full-time, Monday to Friday (Hybrid: at least 2 days per week onsite)

Location:
Redwood City, CA

Candidates must be U.S. citizens, local to the Bay Area, as no sponsorship or relocation is available.

We are seeking an experienced
IT Project Manager
on behalf of our higher-education client in Redwood City to support enterprise-level technology initiatives across a large and complex university environment. This role is part of a collaborative PMO and is responsible for managing multiple large, technically complex IT projects spanning enterprise applications, SaaS implementations, infrastructure, integrations, data, and security. The ideal candidate is a confident leader with exceptional communication skills, strong technical understanding, and a proven track record of driving cross-functional teams toward successful, on-time delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent technical projects including vendor selection, SaaS implementations, application upgrades, development efforts, and IT infrastructure projects from discovery through delivery.
• Assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams across technical and business units.
• Develop, manage, and maintain complex project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, and resource allocations.
• Facilitate communication with sponsors, stakeholders, and decision-makers to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Identify, track, and resolve project issues, risks, and dependencies with diplomacy and sound judgment.
• Ensure adherence to project management best practices, SDLC processes, and quality standards.
• Apply strong analytical skills to evaluate project activities, data, and outcomes.
• Provide technical contributions (approximately 20 percent) related to integrations, infrastructure, system implementations, or related areas.
• Support continuous improvement within the PMO through documentation, process alignment, and best-practice adoption.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
  and
  8 to 10 years of project management experience
  delivering complex IT projects of significant size and scope.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills across diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, risk, and procurement.
• Strong resilience, diplomacy, influence, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance customer expectations with project realities.
• Solid understanding of technical domains relevant to
  enterprise IT.

Other Desired Skills

• Proven experience with
  Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of project management tools and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience developing detailed project plans with robust work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Experience in people, change, risk, and conflict management.
• Ability to motivate teams and drive consensus-oriented decision-making.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and facilitation capabilities.
• Ability to navigate complex issues and make well-informed decisions under pressure.
• Experience with
  MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio), Smartsheet, ServiceNow Project Portfolio Manager (PPM), Zoom, and Slack.
• Experience with enterprise applications such as
  Oracle EBS, Oracle HCM, and PeopleSoft HR or Student
  preferred.
• Experience in IT infrastructure management, application integrations, and data integration across platforms.
• Knowledge of QA and testing practices.
• Understanding of web application architecture, application integration, technology tiers, and object-oriented concepts.
• PMP certification is required.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently performs desk-based computer tasks, sitting, and fine manipulation.
• Occasionally stands or walks and writes by hand.
• Rarely uses a telephone or lifts, carries, pushes, or pulls objects up to 10 pounds.

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit, please contact
Marisa Fidone, SF Bay Area Recruiter
, at
or
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Please do not inquire, call, or email regarding this job posting if you are a third-party recruiter or staffing agency. We are only accepting applications directly from candidates.