
Project Manager, Technology Solutions
- Chicago, IL
- $100,000-130,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead end-to-end project management for infrastructure initiatives including hardware upgrades, cloud migration, network expansion, disaster recovery, and security deployments.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, work plans, schedules, and resource needs in partnership with technical and business stakeholders.
- Track progress, manage risks and issues, and ensure accountability for project milestones and outcomes.
- Collaborate with infrastructure architects, systems engineers, security, and service delivery teams to ensure successful project integration and transition to operations.
- Act as the bridge between IT and external vendors, ensuring clear communication and SLA adherence throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate change control, release planning, and operational readiness processes.
- Develop and deliver project status updates, executive dashboards, and risk/issue logs to technical and business stakeholders.
- Provide transparency around timelines, dependencies, budget, and resourcing across multiple workstreams.
- Escalate risks and drive resolution strategies with urgency and alignment.
- Follow and help enhance project management standards and templates in line with IT PMO practices.
- Support continuous improvement efforts in delivery methodology, vendor coordination, and project governance.
- Ensure compliance with IT security, regulatory, and operational policies in project execution.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience managing complex IT infrastructure projects across networking, cloud, data center, or security domains.
- Strong working knowledge of project management practices (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid).
- Experience coordinating internal resources and third-party vendors in technical project delivery.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, communicate across levels, and influence without direct authority.
- Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud environments.
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, or ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of infrastructure domains such as Active Directory, O365, VPN, firewalls, SD-WAN, and endpoint management.
- ITIL Foundation certification or experience with ITSM practices.