What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager position at MARS IT?
MARS Solutions Group is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager in Milwaukee, WI. Our client is an insurance firm looking for high-quality talent to make a difference. They are known to respect a traditional work week and often extend contracts for added job security and stability.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a high-visibility Technology Platforms organization supporting enterprise engineering teams. This role will lead and coordinate multiple small-to-medium sized technology initiatives that have broad organizational impact, particularly in the areas of development platforms, API enablement, and shared engineering capabilities.
The ideal candidate is a proactive and technically savvy project manager who can independently drive workstreams, manage cross-functional coordination, and communicate effectively with both technical teams and leadership. This position is well-suited for someone with a strong technology background-ideally someone who has worked closely with engineering, platform, infrastructure, or backend development teams.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and manage multiple concurrent technology initiatives across the Technology Platforms organization.
- Drive execution of domain blueprint activities through completion.
- Coordinate schedules, meetings, deliverables, and follow-ups across distributed technical teams.
- Track and manage risks, issues, dependencies, blockers, and mitigation plans.
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with leadership, stakeholders, and partner teams.
- Support annual planning, intake processes, and organizational roadmap activities.
- Monitor metrics and delivery progress against organizational goals and timelines.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure alignment on priorities and execution.
- Support Agile delivery practices and help teams maintain efficient workflows.
- Provide status reporting, project documentation, and leadership updates.
- Help facilitate coordination across API, platform, infrastructure, and development enablement initiatives.
- 5 years of project management experience in a technology-focused environment.
- Strong experience managing schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and drive initiatives with minimal oversight.
- Experience working with cross-functional technical teams in Agile environments.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Technical background or prior experience working closely with engineering teams.
- Familiarity with APIs, backend systems, SDLC processes, or platform/infrastructure initiatives.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
- Experience using tools such as Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, Asana, Monday.com, or Smartsheet.
- Experience supporting distributed or remote teams.
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