Role: Project Manager
Location: Des Moines, IA (Hybrid – onsite 2–3 days/week as needed)
Interview Type: Video or In-Person (TBD)
Interview Dates: February 11th, 12th, and 13th (please ensure candidate availability)
Start Date: 03/02/2026
End Date: 06/30/2026 (renewal expected through 06/30/2027)
Role Overview
The Project Manager will be part of the PMO team responsible for IT project governance, planning, execution, and control across multiple initiatives
Key Responsibilities
- Manage projects within established governance frameworks, templates, and reporting
- Develop project schedules, resource plans, funding requests, and procurement activities
- Lead delivery efforts and provide regular status updates
- Conduct project meetings and ensure quality standards and deliverables
- Work across multiple business and technical teams, including senior stakeholders
- Manage scope, risks, timelines, and parallel initiatives
- Drive process improvements across portfolio and program management
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong PMO and project governance experience
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in fast-paced, service-oriented environments
- Proven ability to break down complex initiatives into actionable plans
Required / Desired Skills
· Direct management of system integration projects.
· Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities.
· Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting).
· Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects.
· Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures.
· Strong process and gap analysis skills.
· Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment.
· Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements.
· Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines.