Pm Intermediate

Project Manager Intermediate

Location: Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid)
Duration: 8+ months, with potential for extension or conversion to full-time

We are seeking an experienced Intermediate Project Manager to manage medium-to-large IT projects, including complex, multi-year initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong project planning, risk management, stakeholder communication, and IT governance skills, along with experience using Atlassian tools, Microsoft Project, and Salesforce.

Important Location Requirement: Candidates must currently reside in the state of Indiana.

• Manage medium-to-large IT projects, ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, and project objectives.

• Develop, review, and maintain project management plans, schedules, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, risk and issue logs, and lessons learned.

• Follow established project governance policies, procedures, and standards.

• Use Atlassian tools to track project milestones, tasks, deliverables, and schedule baselines.

• Identify project variances, implement corrective actions, and report status and risks to project leadership.

• Schedule, prepare for, and facilitate project meetings.

• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and progress to stakeholders; escalate concerns in a timely manner.

• Maintain project documentation and artifacts according to established document management standards.

• Build positive working relationships with business stakeholders, IT teams, agency personnel, vendors, and external partners.

• Support project portfolio maintenance and contribute to updates of governance policies and procedures.

• Promote team collaboration, productivity, and continuous improvement.

• Perform other project management duties as assigned.

• Minimum 5+ years of project management experience.

• Minimum 2+ years of experience managing large, complex, multi-year projects.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, and Visio.

• Intermediate knowledge and hands-on experience with the Atlassian tool suite.

• Intermediate knowledge of Salesforce technology.

• Strong understanding of PMBOK project management practices, including:

  • Cost management and benefit analysis

  • Risk and issue management

  • Resource management

  • Change control

• Experience with Agile project management methodologies and IT governance practices.

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to lead, motivate, and influence cross-functional teams.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships across business and technical groups.

• Experience in state government environments.

• Knowledge of IV-D programs and Child Support Enforcement.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Agile project management certification.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.

• Hybrid work arrangement in Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Collaboration with IT leadership, business stakeholders, project teams, vendors, and agency personnel.

• Responsibility for monitoring project progress, maintaining project documentation, and communicating results to management.