Job Title: IT Project Manager - Application Development & Delivery
Location: Hybrid, 4 days a week onsite outside of Chicago, IL (60532)
Job Type: Contract

We are looking for a hands-on and personable Project Manager to join our client Mon-Thu onsite and Friday remote outside of Chicago, IL. You will be an integral part of the Portfolio Delivery team using a blend of Agile and Waterfall methodologies to oversee IT app development projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project & Agile Delivery Management Expertise:

• Manage program, portfolio, and product management.
• Extensive experience in program and project management, including deploying tech solutions, setting up PMOs, and managing large/global projects.
• Proficiency in various frameworks such as Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum, and being fluid with them.
• Budget and P&L management.
• Risk management.

• Operations Management Skills:
• Background in managing application portfolios and leading large offshore teams.
• Stakeholder and vendor management.
• Strategic and Hands-on Execution:

• Experience across several different industries.
• Ability to implement change and drive transformation across various organizational layers, coach project teams, and improve productivity. Proactive.

Delivery Management:

• T-Shirt sizing: project estimation and capacity planning tool that helps you track how much time or effort an initiative will take.
• Continuous improvement.
• Business process optimization.
• Value stream mapping.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Background as a university adjunct professor and/or PM trainer.