Lead IT Project Manager

The Mutual Group

$140K — $170K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in technology project delivery with experience on large, complex cross-functional initiatives.
  • Hands-on expertise in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), SaaS, and data ecosystems such as Snowflake and Databricks.
  • Advanced skills in managing project fundamentals: schedule, scope, budget, and change management.
  • Proficient in Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like Jira and MS Project, alongside data quality tooling.
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills to interface effectively with senior leaders.
  • Experience in vendor management and familiarity with security best practices in technology projects.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline, with PMP or similar certifications as a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage project delivery scope, milestones, and governance for app and data initiatives.
  • Lead execution and coordination of analysis, building, testing, and delivery phases using Agile or waterfall methodologies.
  • Manage dependencies and integrate release plans across adjacent workstreams to ensure cohesive delivery.
  • Oversee the implementation of modern tech solutions including cloud migrations and SaaS integrations.
  • Control project fundamentals such as budget forecasts and vendor management, ensuring quality and measurable outcomes.
  • Identify and mitigate risks proactively, addressing potential security concerns in cloud platforms.
  • Communicate project status to executive leadership, translating technical complexities into business outcomes.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with incentive plans for eligible employees.
  • 401(K) retirement plan including company match of up to 6%.
  • Free insurance options for life, long-term and short-term disability.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness incentives to promote healthy living.
  • Generous paid time off including personal, holidays, and volunteer days.
  • Flexible work schedules with hybrid or remote options.
  • Educational assistance programs for further learning opportunities.
Full Job Description
Department:
Information Technology

Job Description:

We're hiring a Lead IT Project Manager to deliver large, complex, multi-year technology projects-while providing light program oversight across related workstreams. You'll drive end-to-end execution for modern platforms (cloud, SaaS, digital/web) and cloud data solutions-owning scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risk, and stakeholder communications through adoption and benefits realization.

Work Arrangement:
  • Employees who live within 30 miles of the TMG home office are expected to follow a hybrid or in-office schedule. The initial training period may require additional in-office days.


Accountabilities:
  • Own complex project delivery: define scope, milestones, critical path, dependencies, and benefits for app, platform, and data initiatives; run effective governance (standups, RAID, change control, steering).
  • Lead execution hands-on across analysis, build, test, cutover, and stabilization using Agile, hybrid, or waterfall with integrated plans spanning app + data workstreams (ETL/ELT, models, pipelines).
  • Coordinate adjacent workstreams (program lens): manage cross-project dependencies, shared environments, data platform tenancy, and integrated release plans.
  • Deliver modern solutions: cloud migrations, SaaS implementations, API/iPaaS integrations, digital/web upgrades, and cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Azure Synapse) including data lakes/warehouses, streaming, and analytics.
  • Control project fundamentals: schedule, scope, budget/forecast (CapEx/OpEx), vendor/SOW management, quality gates, and measurable outcomes including data quality, lineage, and SLAs for data products.
  • Proactive risk/issue management: quantify exposure, drive mitigations/contingencies, and escalate with options-covering data privacy/PII, residency, and security risks in cloud data stacks.
  • Executive-level communication: concise status, dashboards, readouts, and decision logs for IT leadership and business sponsors; translate data-platform complexity into business outcomes.
  • Operational readiness & adoption: training/comms, support models, SLO/SLI definition, cutover/rollback plans, and post-go-live hypercare for both application and analytical platforms.
  • Improve delivery practices: promote test automation, DevOps/CI/CD, DataOps/ML Ops, and data-driven insights (burn-down, cycle time, predictive risk); leverage AI-assisted PM tooling where valuable.
  • Architecture & security alignment: ensure solutions are secure, resilient, compliant, and cost-effective; work with Architecture/Data to enforce governance, catalogs, and access controls.
  • Enable multi-member/tenant scale by standardizing shared APIs, common data models, and reusable platform components for faster onboarding at lower cost.


Qualifications:
  • 10+ years delivering technology projects; proven track record leading large, complex cross-functional initiatives (app + data platform).
  • Hands-on experience with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), SaaS, digital/web, and cloud data ecosystems (e.g., Snowflake/Databricks/BigQuery/Synapse, DBT, Kafka/Kinesis, Airflow/Azure Data Factory).
  • Mastery of schedule, scope, budget, quality, resources, risk/issue, dependency, and change management-including data migration/cutover planning.
  • Fluent in Agile/Scrum/Kanban and hybrid/waterfall; tools like Jira/Confluence, Smartsheet or MS Project, and portfolio dashboards; familiar with data lineage/quality tooling.
  • Executive presence and crisp communication; able to drive decisions with senior tech and business leaders using metrics from platform and data domains.
  • Vendor/SOW management; familiarity with DevOps/CI/CD, DataOps, security/privacy (e.g., encryption, tokenization, role-based access), and regulated environments.
  • Bachelor's in a technical or business field (or equivalent). PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or PgMP are a plus.


Pay Range:

Anticipated Hiring Range:
  • $140,000 - $170,000 annual base salary depending on experience, qualifications, and geographic location


Benefits:

We are proud to offer our full-time regular employees a robust benefits suite that includes:
  • Competitive base salary plus incentive plans for eligible team members
  • 401(K) retirement plan that includes a company match of up to 6% of your eligible salary
  • Free basic life and AD&D, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance
  • Medical, dental and vision plans to meet your unique healthcare needs
  • Wellness incentives
  • Generous time off program that includes personal, holiday and volunteer paid time off
  • Flexible work schedules and hybrid/remote options for eligible positions
  • Educational assistance


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