Minneapolis , Minnesota
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
Bring your expertise in IT project leadership to a role where you’ll guide complex technology initiatives from start to finish in a dynamic, remote environment. This position offers the opportunity to partner with cross-functional stakeholders, support enterprise-scale delivery, and help drive meaningful business outcomes through strong project governance and collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple complex IT projects through all phases, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Define project scope, goals, deliverables, schedules, and resource needs in alignment with business objectives.
- Track budgets, forecasts, and financial performance to help ensure projects stay within approved parameters.
- Identify risks, issues, and dependencies early and work proactively to keep initiatives on track.
- Maintain clear project documentation, communication, and governance practices throughout the project lifecycle.
- Partner closely with business leaders, IT teams, and vendor partners to align delivery with strategic goals.
- Facilitate status updates, steering committee meetings, and executive-level communications.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and provide guidance to junior project managers or business analysts when needed.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO processes, templates, tools, and standards.
- Support organizational change efforts related to technology implementations.
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8–15 years of overall professional experience, including 5–10 years in IT project management.
- Proven experience managing large enterprise IT projects with significant budgets.
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid approaches.
- Excellent communication, leadership, organization, and attention to detail.
- Experience managing budgets, forecasts, reporting, and project financials.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, or ServiceNow.
Preferred Skills
- PMP certification.
- Certified ScrumMaster or PMI-ACP certification.
- Experience developing presentations and executive-ready PowerPoint materials.
- Background supporting infrastructure, application, or cloud-related projects.
- Experience working in PMO environments or helping improve project management processes.
- Familiarity with quality management system-related initiatives.
Horizontal is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where every team member is valued and respected. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences to apply and bring their unique perspectives to the team.
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