Genius Road

Senior IT Project Manager #3310

Genius Road  •  Austin, TX (Hybrid)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Senior IT Project Manager
Contract:  12-18 months + extension
Location:  Austin, TX (ONSITE 4 days/week)
*NO CTC or 3rd Party Vendors will be accepted**

We are seeking an experienced Sr. IT Project Manager to lead complex, enterprise-level IT and business initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating projects from initiation through completion while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, governance standards, and established project management methodologies. This role requires exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills to successfully deliver high-impact projects across cross-functional teams.

Required Qualifications
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent project management certification.
  • Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including PMI/PMBOK, Agile, and Hybrid approaches.
  • 8+ years of experience managing large-scale, complex IT or business transformation projects in a structured enterprise environment.
  • Strong background leading IT system implementations, enterprise applications, or data management projects.
  • Excellent experience developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and project documentation.
  • Proven ability to manage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders across technical and business teams.
  • Extensive experience with risk management, issue tracking, change control, and project governance.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide executive-level reporting and presentations.
  • Hands-on experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
  • Experience ensuring compliance with organizational governance, policies, procurement requirements, and project management standards.
  • Experience managing projects in public sector or government environments, with knowledge of government procurement processes and contract frameworks.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, risk management, and communication plans.
  • Define project objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and business units to ensure successful project execution.
  • Monitor project performance, track progress against milestones, and proactively identify, escalate, and resolve project risks and issues.
  • Facilitate stakeholder meetings, status updates, and executive reporting to ensure transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Manage project scope changes through established change control processes while maintaining governance compliance.
  • Oversee vendor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are met when third-party resources are engaged.
  • Ensure adherence to organizational policies, governance standards, procurement requirements, and project management best practices.
  • Maintain project documentation, reporting, and administrative activities throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Lead project closeout activities, including final deliverable acceptance, lessons learned, and project documentation.

If you are an experienced and certified project manager with a proven track record of delivering complex enterprise initiatives, we encourage you to apply!

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Genius Road

About Genius Road

2025 Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces!

Genius Road, LLC, is a boutique technical, telecom and executive recruiting firm with a difference.

We’re not resume aggregators, but corporate matchmakers – connecting you with candidates who fit your requirements, your culture and your environment. For permanent positions, we bring you new hires with staying power, culling through our extensive network to identify the perfect all-around fit.

If you have a temporary need for additional technical or telecom expertise, we’ll find the right mix of people who can jump right in and start producing.

Just as important, we make the process easier. Instead of inundating your inbox with random resumes, we create individual profiles of our recommended talent that give you a comprehensive view of the top candidates. So, you’ll see, in a glance, not only what these individuals can do, but who they are as human beings and how they’ll fit in your organization.

Combine all this with a proven track record, an unshakable professionalism and a fierce commitment to customer service, and it’s easy to see what sets us apart.

We call it a smarter approach to recruiting. Our customers say it’s “Pure Genius“

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Year Founded
2010
Website
geniusroad.com
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