Project Manager III - Technical

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Requirements

• Plan, organize, and manage all phases of assigned IT projects, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery tracking.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, work breakdown structures, estimates, and key delivery milestones.
• Monitor and communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and timely escalation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensures collaboration between technical, business, and vendor partners.
• Responsible for ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards, technical requirements, and compliance expectations.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, support backlog clarity, and promote effective teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove project blockers, evaluate alternative solutions, and drive alignment on decisions.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including requirements, test plans, decision logs, and change requests.
• Support testing, validation, and user acceptance processes to ensure successful implementation and smooth transition to operations.
• Manage project budgets, vendor deliverables, and change orders to ensure financial accountability.

Benefits

• bonuses
• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave