Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Daily Task Performed:

1. Lead the design, development, and implementation of the Dealer Communication System (DCS) across multiple business areas.

2. Provide governance and oversight of end-to-end delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, budget, and schedule commitments.

3. Maintain a high-performing team composed of associates, contingent staff, and vendor partners.

4. Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Sales, Parts, Service, Finance, and IT to ensure successful execution.

5. Develop and deliver executive-level dashboards, proposals, and presentations.

6. Monitor and manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial health—ensuring adherence to approved funding and cost targets.

7. Serve as a power user of JIRA, Confluence, and Clarity for project tracking, documentation, and portfolio reporting.

8. Perform detailed budget calculations, variance analysis, and financial reporting to ensure projects remain on-budget.

9. Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure teams to support replatforming and modernization efforts.

10. Ensure onsite leadership presence at the Torrance, CA office approximately 80% of the time.

What will this person be working on

1. Overseeing the migration from legacy ASP.NET systems to a cloud-native, microservices-based architecture on AWS.

2. Managing phased rollouts of dealer capabilities such as VIN inquiry, warranty claims, parts ordering, and service contracts.

3. Driving architectural transformation in collaboration with IT, Enterprise Architecture, and vendor partners.

4. Ensuring integration with over 52 backend systems while maintaining business continuity and compliance.

5. Supporting strategic goals such as improving dealer satisfaction, reducing infrastructure costs, and enabling future innovation.

6. Managing financials and reporting through Clarity and other tools to support portfolio-level visibility and governance.

Position Success Criteria (Desired) - 'WANTS'

IS-related Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

Strong customer mindset and stakeholder engagement skills.

3–5 years managing professionals who lead teams, groups, and vendors.

5–8 years of project management experience (Agile and Waterfall).

5–8 years of technical management experience.

3–5 years working with enterprise organizations such as Legal, Procurement, and Enterprise Architecture.

2–3 years procuring and managing outsourced and offsite partners.

Ability to plan, set, and govern strategic and tactical direction to support organizational goals.

Professional writing skills and experience in management-level presentations.

Technical understanding of mobile, web, and services-based solutions.

Experience with dealer automotive systems, DCS/DMS projects, or similar technology initiatives.

Proven success managing ***M budgets and delivering high-volume transactional applications.

Experience leading application development and portfolio support.

Familiarity with client-server, SaaS, and PaaS platforms.

Experience with Liferay platform implementations (desirable).

Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and Clarity for project tracking, documentation, and financial reporting.