IT Project Manager

Join a dynamic technology team as an IT Project Manager supporting enterprise initiatives in a hybrid environment. This six-month opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who can manage multiple workstreams, keep projects on track, and communicate clearly across technical and business partners.
Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise IT projects from kickoff through delivery, ensuring scope, timelines, and objectives stay aligned.
• Coordinate project plans, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Track financial performance for large-scale initiatives, including burn rate, estimates to complete, baselines, and resource planning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, document progress, and support successful execution of technology efforts.
• Facilitate meetings with partner teams, capture action items, and follow up to keep work moving forward.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, status updates, reports, and logs across tools such as Smartsheet and other PM platforms.
• Identify project variances and recommend corrective actions or escalations when needed.
• Support the intake process by documenting timing, deliverables, and any changes in scope.
• Work closely with senior project leadership to complete assignments and manage project materials.

Skills

• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise IT projects or technology implementations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Experience handling project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and communication plans.
• Strong financial tracking skills, including forecasting, burn rate management, ETCs, and baseline management.
• Ability to coordinate with technical and business teams in an enterprise environment.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Planview, or similar platforms.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organization, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify risks and present practical recommendations.
• Familiarity with waterfall, iterative, and hybrid delivery approaches.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working within an enterprise PMO.
• Background supporting application development or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Exposure to Agile coordination tools such as JIRA.
• SharePoint experience.
• Comfort working with distributed or remote teams.
• Ability to manage administrative project tasks with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills for documentation and reporting.

Horizontal is committed to building an inclusive and welcoming environment where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. We believe equitable hiring practices and a culture of belonging help create stronger teams and better outcomes for everyone.
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Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $37 - $71 per hour based on qualifications and experience.