IT Application Project Manager

Job Title: IT Application Project Manager
Location: Columbia, SC
Job Type: Direct Perm/Salaried
Work Model: Onsite

Overview
The Project Manager will lead complex, high impact initiatives focused on enterprise technology and business transformation. This role is responsible for delivering hybrid Agile projects, including large-scale application migration and modernization efforts, while ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder expectations. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership capabilities, experience navigating legacy environments, and a proven ability to drive modernization and change across cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex, high-impact hybrid agile initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• Manage the application migration and modernization project, overseeing transition from legacy systems to new operational environments to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure business continuity.
• Develop and present executive-level project updates and presentations to stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration among business leaders, product owners, and technical teams to meet project goals.
• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Coach and mentor junior project managers and project staff to enhance delivery capabilities.
• Support enterprise-wide planning and systems integration efforts, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
• Manage multiple high-impact projects simultaneously, demonstrating strong leadership and coordination skills.
• Oversee contract negotiations, vendor management, and adherence to state procurement and fiscal policies.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading complex, large-scale projects with multiple dependencies and moderate-to-high levels of risk.
• Demonstrated experience managing application migration, system modernization, or legacy platform transformation initiatives.
• Strong background delivering projects using hybrid Agile methodologies, with the ability to adapt Agile practices to enterprise or regulated environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams including business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and executive sponsors.
• Experience managing the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, risk mitigation, and project closeout.
• Proficiency with Agile and project management tools such as Microsoft Planner (Premium), JIRA, or similar platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• PMP, SAFe, or other recognized project or Agile certification.
• Experience supporting large-scale initiatives within state government or public sector environments, including familiarity with governance models, policies, and oversight structures.
  Knowledge of state or public-sector procurement, fiscal controls, budgeting cycles, and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing vendors, system integrators, or consulting partners in accordance with public-sector contracting standards.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.