Project Manager, Information Technology

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to elicit, clarify, and document business and technical requirements.

• Translate requirements into technical specifications / user stories / functional designs.

• Plan project scope, schedule, cost estimates, resource allocation, and budgets.

• Monitor project progress, track milestones, deliverables, and ensure quality of output.

• Manage risks, issues, dependencies escalate appropriately propose mitigation plans.

• Communicate regularly with clients and stakeholders about status, changes, roadblocks.

• Ensure change management is handled (scope changes, requirements drift) and impact assessed.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (developers, QA, UX, operations) to ensure smooth execution.

• Mentor or guide team members where necessary help improve processes (e.g. estimating, sprint retrospectives).

• Conduct post-project reviews gather lessons learned and integrate improvements.

• Maintain documentation of project artifacts: project plans, status reports, budget reports, risk logs, etc.
  
  Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

  • Several years (e.g. 2-4+) of experience managing software development projects.

  • Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or others).

  • Hands-on experience working with developers and having enough technical literacy to understand code, architecture, APIs, integrations etc.

  • Proven track record managing budgets, project costs, timelines, and scope.

  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written) client-facing experience.

  • Leadership & people management / ability to influence across teams.

  • Good problem-solving skills, attention to detail.

  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. JIRA, Asana, Trello, Microsoft Project) and reporting tools.

  • Certifications are a plus: PMP, PRINCE2, CSM / PSM, PMI-ACP etc.

  • Experience with distributed or offshore teams.

  • Experience in estimating / quoting software projects (effort estimation)

  • Experience with technical architecture, or ability to review design decisions.

  • Exposure to regulatory / compliance issues (if relevant to your projects)