Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or 6+ years of experience in integrated information systems projects.
Recent lead PM experience on at least one integrated IT systems or infrastructure project within the last 5 years.
Authorized to work in the U.S. for the full engagement.
Located in one of the 50 U.S. states and able to work remotely.
Available to start within 30 days of client notice to proceed.
Able to work Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, with occasional after-hours work.
Willing to work only on client-issued equipment and adhere to security policies.
Responsibilities
Lead complex, multi-year IT modernization projects from planning to operational transition.
Develop project charters outlining scope, deliverables, and stakeholder roles.
Build integrated project schedules with dependencies and milestones.
Create budgets, secure funding, and prepare procurement requests.
Ensure projects stay within 10% of approved schedule and budget, documenting variances.
Oversee system integration, testing, and production readiness, including after-hours cutovers.
Serve as the primary liaison between IT leadership, business departments, and vendors.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on high-impact projects for a large public-sector technology department.
Engagement with a diverse portfolio of over 100 IT projects.
Potential for professional growth in a dynamic environment.
Collaboration with IT leadership and various business departments.
Flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.
Full Job Description
Cornerstone Concilium is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support the Project Management Office of a large public-sector technology department in San Francisco. The department delivers infrastructure and services to more than 33,000 employees, and its PMO oversees a portfolio of 100+ IT projects.
You will lead technology modernization projects from initiation through implementation and operational transition. Assignments may span infrastructure, applications, network and voice modernization, cybersecurity, cloud, and related systems.
Position Description
Lead complex, multi-year IT modernization projects through planning, implementation, and operational transition.
Develop project charters that define scope, deliverables, stakeholder roles (RACI -Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed), communication plans, and risk, issue, and change controls.
Build integrated project schedules with dependencies, critical path, task owners, milestones, and baselines.
Develop bottom-up budgets, secure client-department funding through interdepartmental agreements, and prepare procurement requests and RFPs.
Keep projects within 10% of approved baseline schedule and budget, documenting variances and change requests.
Oversee system integration, testing, UAT, deployment, and production readiness, including occasional after-hours cutovers.
Serve as primary liaison between IT leadership, business departments, and vendors; manage vendor performance and contract deliverables.
Report status, risks, and metrics to executives and governance bodies through dashboards and progress summaries.
Lead change management, including communication, training, and user adoption.
Required qualifications
Education and experience, one of:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field and 2+ years implementing and managing integrated information systems projects; or
6+ years implementing and managing integrated information systems projects.
Recent lead PM experience: within the last 5 years, served as lead IT Project Manager on at least one integrated IT systems or infrastructure project, with direct ownership of scope, integrated schedule, budget, and risk/issue management.
Authorized to work in the United States for the full engagement.
Located in, and working remotely only from, one of the 50 U.S. states.
Available to start within 30 days of client notice to proceed.
Able to work Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, plus occasional approved after-hours cutovers.
Available to personally attend a client interview.
Willing to work only on client-issued equipment and to follow the client's security and AI-use policies.
Preferred qualifications
Able to commit to working on-site in San Francisco (SoMa / Civic Center area) every Monday and Tuesday. San Francisco residency is not required.
Two strong IT project examples from the last 5 years where you personally owned delivery, with measurable outcomes and schedule/budget results.
Public-sector or government IT experience, including governance, procurement, and interdepartmental funding.
Experience in infrastructure, network and voice modernization, cybersecurity, cloud, or enterprise applications.
Certifications such as PMP, CAPM, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL (helpful, not required).
Strong written and verbal communication; able to translate technical topics for executive audiences.
