Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Systems Analyst

Project Manager

Richmond, VA

Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Financial Services

Reference : JN -

Date Posted: 01/08/2026

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Hybrid 3 days on site in Richmond, VA

Industry leading technology & banking organization ranking in Fortune 100

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. W2 Pay Rate $40-$45/hr

• Manage the various aspects of the project using formal project management practices, lead meetings, and drive results.

• Includes project planning, tactical implementation, and close out, ensuring that all project requirements are met.

• Includes intermediate level ability to develop detailed plans and schedules and track progress across the team, providing proper oversight, and knowing when to escape roadblocks to leadership.

• Partner and collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver.

• Be proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint OR Google Sheets and Slides (Is a MUST).

• Have great attention to detail (Is a MUST)

• Be able to proactively and effectively communicate and present to leaders and stakeholders as needed. This includes slide/dashboard creation.

• Help problem solve and recommend solutions

• Traditional Project management – leading meetings, driving results, working cross functionally across teams in cyber, compliance, legal, ESM

• Not looking for a Technical PM – looking for more of a business / operations PM rather than a Technical/IT PM or Agile Delivery Lead

• Working with leadership stakeholders

• Important to have MS Excel or PowerPoint or the equivalent of Google Slides/Sheets – must have – expectation that they can provide presentations and dashboards to leadership about status of project

• Tracking around status of certain suppliers that need to be remediated and brought up to standards

• Not expecting this PM to take action on the remediation

• If there are roadmaps or bottlenecks, these are escalated

• Keep tracking up to date for status reporting

• Build relationships easily

• Collaborate across teams

• What we don’t need:

• Not looking for strictly tech or agile related project manager

• Plus to have financial industry experience, but not a must-have.

• Several years of Project Management experience

• Handling one project – not performing people leadership, but performing oversight of this supplier status tracking & reporting

• Bachelors Degree required

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position.

All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including…