IT PMO Project Manager 3662884

Axiom Path

  • Union City, New Jersey
  • 12 days ago
  • Remote

    Highlights

    The technology organization is building a more structured Project Management Office designed to improve project visibility, accountability, prioritization, and execution while maintaining the flexibility required in a fast-moving environment. This Project Manager will join a small, collaborative PMO and initially support a major enterprise systems initiative before taking ownership of additional technology integrations and high-priority projects.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationUnion City, New Jersey (
    Remote
    )

    Description

    Be Part Of A Dynamic Team

    Join a growing organization strengthening how technology initiatives are planned, governed, and delivered across the enterprise. The technology organization is building a more structured Project Management Office designed to improve project visibility, accountability, prioritization, and execution while maintaining the flexibility required in a fast-moving environment.

    This Project Manager will join a small, collaborative PMO and initially support a major enterprise systems initiative before taking ownership of additional technology integrations and high-priority projects. The environment is well suited to a practical project leader who communicates openly, surfaces risks early, and keeps teams focused on measurable business outcomes.

    What's In Store For You

    • Remote opportunity for candidates residing in an approved U.S. hiring state.
    • Contract-to-hire opportunity with the intention of building a long-term internal PMO team.
    • Join a newly developing PMO with an opportunity to help establish effective delivery practices.
    • Work across enterprise technology initiatives without being restricted to one application or technical specialty.
    • Gain exposure to high-priority systems migrations, integrations, and business transformation initiatives.
    • Partner directly with business leaders, IT teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders.

    How You Will Make An Impact

    • Independently manage multiple IT and enterprise projects from initiation through delivery.
    • Initially support a major HR technology migration and integration initiative before assuming ownership of subsequent project phases and system integrations.
    • Build and maintain project schedules, milestones, RAID logs, status reporting, stakeholder communications, and delivery documentation.
    • Facilitate planning sessions, project meetings, stakeholder discussions, and delivery reviews.
    • Identify risks, delays, dependencies, and resource constraints early rather than waiting until project deadlines are threatened.
    • Provide clear and transparent project reporting to both delivery teams and senior stakeholders.
    • Hold teams accountable for milestones while maintaining a collaborative working environment.
    • Challenge unrealistic timelines or assumptions constructively when project conditions require it.
    • Apply Agile/Scrum practices where appropriate while remaining flexible enough to support Waterfall or Hybrid delivery.
    • Coordinate business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and implementation partners.
    • Support the continued development of consistent PMO governance, reporting, and project-delivery practices.
    • Transition over time into additional high-priority technology and business initiatives across the enterprise.

    Are you an experienced IT Project Manager ready to make an impact?

    • Bring approximately 3–6 years of hands-on IT or enterprise technology project management experience.
    • Demonstrate successful ownership of technology implementations, integrations, migrations, software projects, digital transformation, or comparable enterprise initiatives.
    • Have experience taking projects from planning through execution and delivery.
    • Show strong judgment around project risks, dependencies, escalation, and milestone management.
    • Communicate effectively with both senior leadership and hands-on delivery teams.
    • Be comfortable providing transparent updates when projects are at risk or off track.
    • Have experience working within Agile/Scrum environments, along with familiarity with Waterfall or Hybrid delivery.
    • Be capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously with limited oversight.
    • Bring experience with project-management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, ClickUp, Planner, monday.com, or comparable platforms.
    • Demonstrate a collaborative but confident communication style and the ability to push back professionally when necessary.
    • Vendor-management or organizational change-management experience is beneficial.
    • Scrum Master, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, or related project-management certification is preferred but not required.
    • Deep expertise in HRIS or any other specific enterprise application is not required

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