Project Manager - Information Technology

Summary

As a part of Barnes & Thornburg Information Technology, a Project Manager will manage IT projects. The candidate should have experience in leading projects, managing tasks and timelines, working collaboratively across an organization, coordinating both internal and external resources to ensure timely project implementations, and executing functional adoption.

Responsibilities

• Simultaneously manage multiple projects with a focus on scope, schedule, quality and cost
• Develop and execute project requirements, work plans, tasks, and reporting needed for IT leadership and other stakeholders across all phases of each project
• Coordinate, prepare for and conduct project team meetings
• Facilitate decisions to drive toward overall business objectives
• Track issues and risks while ensuring resolution through probing questions; actively identify and support team in removing obstacles, waste and distractions that might impede project delivery
• Report risks and deviations in scope, cost, schedule and quality as appropriate, seeking approval for mitigation plans
• Participate in PMO process improvement initiatives and support PM onboarding for new staff
• Embrace learning and apply lessons learned from each project to others
• Manage Agile and Waterfall projects as defined in PMO process documentation
• Generate or review project requirements
• Work with external vendors as needed
• Respond to ServiceNow incidents and reporting needs in a timely manner while working through immediate project tasks
• Others duties as assigned

The employee must be able to perform all essential job duties and responsibilities of this position satisfactorily and as outlined, with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodation requests may be accommodated, absent undue firm hardship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years Project Management experience
• PMP certification desired

The ideal candidate will have

• Demonstrated project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills including oral and written communication
• Familiarity with different project management approaches (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Detail orientation and attention to deadlines
• Self-starting mentality and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects of varying complexity simultaneously
• Customer service aptitude and a team approach to meeting goals and objectives
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience using project management tools such as MS Planner and Project for the Web

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature, etc.

This job description describes the general requirements of this position. It does NOT contain a comprehensive listing of job duties or responsibilities required in this job. Subject to firm needs, duties and responsibilities of this position may change at any time, on a temporary or permanent basis, and with or without notice.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy.

We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.

This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.

Compensation Range

$100K - $125K