Senior IT Project Manager | Hybrid, Denver, CO

How you'll make an impact:

• Maintain relationships with Optiv business units and IT stakeholders as well as vendors and development resources.
• Build and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide a single point of contact during the project for all aspects of the initiative.
• Communicate with stakeholders on project performance and escalate project issues both verbally and through written status reports.
• Conduct and coordinate meetings and provide project updates to appropriate parties.
• Meet regularly with the team to aid in identifying issues and strategies.
• Responsible for coordination and collaboration of project events, meetings, and technical resources and must have experience with third party relationships.
• Take proactive steps to protect Optiv from project issues and risks.
• Proactively monitor and report on project budget, timelines and deliverables.
• Ensure a common understanding by setting expectations in accordance with the Project Plan, in order to align the stakeholders and team members.
• Provide project metrics to IT leadership for decision support.
• Research, collect and evaluate project data necessary to meet project reporting and evaluation requirements.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and project management techniques.
• Provide recommendations for improvement of project management processes currently in use.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university (a combination of education and demonstrated experience in the industry may be considered)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or achieve certification within 1 year of hire.
• Agile Project Management experience; Scrum Master a plus
• Five or more years of experience as a Senior IT Project Manager required.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, and MS Teams required.
• Proficiency with ServiceNow Project Management a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Outstanding time management and organizational skills required.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to work closely with outside professional services or internal services.
• Experience with leading projects for business applications, finance, and HR.
• Experience with leading multiple, concurrent waterfall, hybrid or agile projects.