A consumer products company in New Jersey is currently seeking an experienced professional to join their staff as their new IT Project Manager. In this role, the Service Delivery Manager will be responsible for delivering multiple strategic efforts across various departments focused on App Development.
***This is a Hybrid opportunity requiring the qualified professional to work onsite at least 3 days a week.**
 
Responsibilities:
The IT Project Manager will:

• Creating visibility into the project activities and milestones while balancing the desire to follow an agile and iterative software development process
• Partnering with other digital delivery groups to align ongoing efforts
• Contributing to the team by participating in solution definition and removing roadblocks
• Attaining full knowledge of the functional area and helps the project teams to focus on achieving desired business outcomes
• Surfacing challenges that require cross-team coordination or leadership intervention prior to them impacting scope, cost or the timeline
• Helping the team in identifying development opportunities and challenging the team to actively work on improving their performance
• Managing budgets, forecasts and vendor teams; coordinating vendor selection and contracting
• Ensuring alignment of project objectives with the overall IT strategy and roadmap
• Ensuring project or framework-specific governance is implemented
• Performing other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience managing in a Digital Environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of IT standards, policies and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of Traditional and Agile frameworks
• Advanced knowledge of Tools for Managing and Reporting team progress
• Proficient working with technology platforms
• Experience in applying traditional and Agile frameworks that are best suited to the needs of the project to deliver value
• Strong experience in managing large, complex projects

Desired Skills:

• Training and certifications in traditional Project Management and/or Agile methodologies
• Experience in a Manufacturing area