MUST BE LOCAL TO CHICAGO - Hybrid Schedule (2-3 day a week)

Looking for a IT Project Manager

• Must have experience in Financial Services or Banking

• Application Development, infrastructure project experience

• Agile and Waterfall experience

• Nice to have - Azure DevOps experience

• PMP Cert Nice to have

• Experience working with C suite, stakeholders, 3rd parties and Budget/ Forecasting.

• Project planning, process improvement

• PMO experience.

The Project Manager is an individual with experience handling large scale initiatives with minimal guidance. They will be responsible for supporting the development team, clearing organizational roadblocks, and keeping the delivery process consistent.

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with Upper management and stakeholders.

• Develop project plans, timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

• Identify, obtain, and adjust resources needed to achieve project goals.

• Negotiate with department managers for the acquisition of required personnel.

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

• Delegate tasks and assignments to appropriate team members.

• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

• Track progress on project milestones, deliverables, timeline, and budget.

• Manage cross-functional teams effectively.

• Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide appropriate solutions.

• Provide escalation path for problems, issues, or risks that project teams cannot resolve or manage on their own, such as a shortage of funding, resources, or deadlines that cannot be met.

• Follows delivery and governance framework during the entire delivery lifecycle

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.  If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

§ Medical, dental & vision

§ Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

§ 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

§ Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

§ Short and long-term disability

§ Health Spending Account (HSA)

§ Transportation benefits

§ Employee Assistance Program

§ Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.