Mgr.IT Project I

Summary:

We’re seeking an experienced Project Manager to manage ongoing application release cycles. This individual will oversee two critical applications — one with higher delivery volume — ensuring seamless planning, execution, and delivery of monthly enhancements across development, testing, and deployment phases. The ideal candidate has a strong background in application development project management, agile delivery, and release coordination, with the ability to balance structure, communication, and hands-on execution.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Release Management & Execution

• Oversee monthly, off-cycle, and dependency-driven releases for two or more applications.
• Manage release scope and ensure alignment with business priorities.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and production deployment activities.
• Track dependencies, risks, and issues to ensure on-time delivery.
• Support defect prioritization, resolution, and continuous process improvements.

Planning & Coordination

• Create and manage JIRA tickets for all release activities.
• Capture requirements and validate details with requestors (issues, impacts, feasibility).
• Facilitate release and scope lock meetings to finalize delivery content.
• Support capacity planning and level-of-effort (LOE) management with the Release Team.
• Participate in PI Planning and assist with roadmap visibility.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Partner with Business and IT stakeholders to ensure release readiness and visibility.
• Lead sprint ceremonies (stand-ups, retrospectives, demos) as needed.
• Provide weekly and monthly leadership status updates.
• Coordinate timesheets and task tracking for team members without dedicated PM coverage.
• Escalate and help resolve blockers impacting release execution.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process enhancements related to release cadence and JIRA workflows.
• Drive alignment on agile delivery best practices and documentation.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience as a Project Manager or Scrum Lead in application development or IT delivery.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and SDLC processes.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, release management, and agile planning tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage concurrent releases and dependencies across teams.
• PMP, CSM, or related certification preferred.