PM Intermediate

Project Manager
Indianapolis,IN
Hybrid

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Project Management & Execution

• Manage medium to large enterprise projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and aligned with resource constraints.

• Create, review, and maintain comprehensive project management plans, schedules, meeting agendas, minutes, risk/issue logs, and lessons learned repositories.

• Manage projects strictly according to approved organizational governance policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and documentation strategies.

• Utilize the Atlassian tool suite (Jira/Confluence) and Microsoft Project to track milestones, tasks, and deliverables against the baseline; take proactive action to address variances and report status to leadership.

Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with internal IT staff, cross-functional department teams, and external vendor resources.

• Schedule, prepare for, and facilitate productive project meetings and design sessions.

• Communicate project status clearly to stakeholders, escalating risks and addressing issues in a timely, effective manner.

• Foster a collaborative team atmosphere to promote high productivity, morale, and cross-functional alignment.

Portfolio & Governance Support

• Support project portfolio maintenance, resource tracking, and assist in updating governance manual policies and procedures as assigned.

• Partner with the PMO Manager to establish performance expectations, track metrics, and execute related duties to support PMO objectives.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive project management experience successfully leading technology initiatives.

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

• Thorough knowledge and applied experience of PMBOK project management practices, including cost management, benefit analysis, risk management, resource management, and formal change control.

• Thorough knowledge and experience with Agile Project Management and IT governance methodologies, tools, and implementation frameworks.

• Intermediate knowledge of the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence) and Salesforce technology platforms.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft productivity and project management tools, including Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Microsoft Project, and Visio.

Core Competencies & Soft Skills

• Strong leadership abilities with the capacity to lead, motivate, encourage, and influence cross-functional teams to high performance.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to rapidly identify, analyze, and resolve project roadblocks.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across diverse business groups.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, capable of presenting complex updates to leadership and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience delivering projects within state or local government sectors.

• Professional certifications, including:

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

  • Agile Certifications (e.g., PMI-ACP, CSM)

  • Scrum Master Certification (CSM)