Project Manager

1 week ago

St Paul, MN, United States Apex Systems Full time

Project Manager

Saint Paul, MN

Hybrid work week

Project / Program Planning & Management

  • Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
  • Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
  • Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
  • Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.
Team Leadership
  • Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
  • Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
  • Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
  • Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
  • Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Stakeholder Management
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
  • Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
  • Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Risk & Issue Management
  • Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
  • Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Budget & Resource Management
  • Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.
  • Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
  • Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.


Transformation & Organizational Change Management
  • Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Process Improvement
  • Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.


Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects

o Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors:Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.

• Associates degree counts as two years of experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience

• Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.

• PMP Certification

• CSM Certification

• 2 years' experience with Microsoft Project

• 1 years' experience with Azure Dev Ops

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

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