IT Software Project Manager

Senior Technical Acquisition Partner - Smith Johnson

Job Title: Senior Technical Acquisition Partner / Project Manager

Location: Salt Lake Valley area, UT (Hybrid, 2 days per week)

Status: Contract to hire

Eligibility: Must be currently living in Utah, have a Green Card or US citizenship; no third parties.

Contract to hire opportunity. Eligible for medical, dental, life, disability; 70% medical/dental covered, full life/disability, PTO/holiday accrued monthly, 3% retirement matching plan.

This position reports to the Director of Project Management. The person leads information‑system projects to achieve business objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business, or related field preferred.
• Eight years of experience managing complex software development and implementation projects. Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, software development, and vendor integrations.
• Strong influential leadership, written and verbal, interpersonal, expectation management, organization, time management, multi‑tasking, problem solving, negotiation, adaptability, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, team building, escalation, critical thinking.
• Certification such as CAPM, PMP, or demonstrated knowledge of PMBOK.
• Proficiency in project management software (MS Project, Jira, Confluence, other), methodologies, best practices; also Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience developing and improving project management processes.
• Understanding of SDLC.
• Willingness to work with technical teams on project deliverables.
• Commercial insurance knowledge preferred.

• Lead and coordinate project efforts: scoping, estimation, resource allocation, schedule and budget creation, task execution, status tracking and reporting, issue, risk, and change management.
• Coordinate integration and development of system applications to meet business needs and enhance efficiency.
• Monitor cross‑functional teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives, schedule, and budget.
• Manage large, complex projects with little supervision; self‑motivated and proactive.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and industry standards.
• Conduct post‑project evaluations and identify best/lessons learned.
• Manage waterfall and agile methodology projects.

• Coordinate and apply appropriate project management techniques and methodologies to increase probability of success.
• Facilitate communication among all parties.
• Coordinate project efforts to maximize resource efficiency.

• 8+ years of experience managing complex software development and implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, software development, vendor integrations.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and emotional intelligence skills.
• Build positive relationships.
• Quick study.
• Strong PM skills with complex software development and vendor implementations.
• Bachelor’s Degree.

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