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Senior IT Project Manager (Contractor)

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
Senior level
Lead and deliver infrastructure and cloud migration projects (IaaS/PaaS), manage multiple project teams, stakeholder communications, budgets, risks, vendor coordination, and project governance from planning through execution.
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We’re looking for a dynamic and results-driven Senior Project Manager to join us on 2-6-month contract and lead high-impact customer and internal infrastructure projects. In this role, you will coordinate multiple project teams, keep stakeholders aligned, and drive initiatives from launch through successful delivery. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with solid IT and infrastructure expertise, communicates confidently with senior stakeholders, and thrives on turning challenges into practical, innovative solutions.

If you’re a proactive PM who can bring structure, momentum, and clarity to complex projects, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

·       Lead clients' infrastructure & cloud migration engagements, including cloud migration strategy, application cloud suitability/readiness assessment, migration planning, sourcing options, business case and execution coordination

·       Lead design, implementation and migration to new IT infrastructure and cloud (IaaS/PaaS) environments

·       Manage a portfolio of large, long-term, and complex projects that may span multiple lines of business

·       Develop individual project plans complete with budgetary information and resource planning

·       Works with functional Managers for project timeline and resource management

·       Customer relationship management; Interfaces directly with customer's IT and executive management;

·       Change and risk management Status reporting on project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership,

·       Host a project meeting for each project under your direction

·       Refine project budget as needed to ensure timeliness and fiscal responsibility

·       Coordinate with vendors and suppliers as needed


Requirements

·       Bachelor’s degree in computer- or business-related discipline required

·       5+ years of experience in project management

·       2+ Years of Program and Project Planning including experience with Cloud Transformation Projects and Programs

·       Good experience and understanding of project controls, processes, governance and management

·       Understanding and knowledge across wider Cloud adoption and technology enablement (Microsoft, AWS, Public Cloud etc..)

·       Knowledge of transition management, user adoption and customer success is of interest for certain engagements

·       Professional in approach with maturity and excellent customer facing skills

·       Ability to complete projects on time and within the stated budget

·       Excellent communication, organization, time-management and leadership skills

·       Expertise with project management, collaboration, and time management tools

·       Experience with process improvement PMP or PRINCE2 Certification

·       Knowledge on SAP or Unix, Linux, VMware, Citrix, Azure technologies will be added advantage

·       Experience into O365 is must

HQ

Protera Westchester, Illinois, USA Office

1 Westbrook Corporate Center,, Westchester, IL, United States, 60154

Protera Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

1 Westbrook Corporate Center Suite 560 Westchester IL, Chicago, United States, 60154

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