Boyd Gaming Corporation

Sr IT Project Manager

Boyd Gaming Corporation • $90K — $130K *
Las Vegas, NV 89110In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of project management experience, preferably in IT
  • Experience with infrastructure upgrades and cloud migrations
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards
  • Excellent leadership, negotiation, and mediation skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Experience in gaming or hospitality sector is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain the project management plan following best practices.
  • Ensure adherence to project timelines and business milestones.
  • Delegate tasks effectively to project team members.
  • Manage project scope, schedule, and budget changes as they arise.
  • Prepare project status reports for stakeholders and clients.
  • Conduct project kickoff meetings and articulate roles and expectations.
  • Analyze risks and develop mitigation strategies throughout the project.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on synergy.
  • Opportunity to work on diverse IT projects across multiple locations.
  • Engagement with business stakeholders to drive project success.
  • Professional development through exposure to industry best practices.
  • Access to resources promoting continuous learning and improvement.
Full Job Description
Job Description
  • Create and maintain the project management plan ensuring PM methodology is adhered to.
  • Ensure project timelines, business milestones and project deliverables are met.
  • Delegate tasks on the project to team members best positioned/responsible to complete them.
  • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs.
  • Create all PM artifacts as required.
  • Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders throughout the project.
  • Adjust schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change.
  • Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with business owners, project sponsors, all project team members
  • Negotiate conflicts and resolve issues that arise during the project.
  • Determine staffing requirements and form project teams.
  • Develop budget requests for resources.
  • Identify the elements of risk or issue in a project.
  • Analyze and prioritize risks and issues and assess their potential project impact.
  • Develop and maintain RIDA logs.
  • Conduct project kickoff meetings, communicate individual roles and project expectations.
  • Continuously monitor the actual cost of a project versus the budget
  • Monitor the project identifying resource needs, performing quality reviews, and escalating scope, budget, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
  • Formulate recovery plans or assessing impact if not recoverable and escalates as appropriate.
  • Prepare status reports to convey project scope, goals, milestones, budget, risk, status, change requests, and critical issues to the client and project team.
  • Conduct formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
  • Collect and conduct lessons learned.
  • Use past experiences to identify potential areas of improvement.
  • Other duties as assigned by Management.

IT Specific:
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise IT architecture, infrastructure, and system integration principles.
  • Hands-on understanding of network environments, cloud platforms, and multi-site technology deployments.
  • Expertise in data migration strategies, API integrations, and system interoperability across enterprise platforms.
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory compliance standards, and risk mitigation within IT environments.
  • Interpret technical documentation, solution designs, and vendor specifications to ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards.
  • Collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, and vendors by translating business needs into technically sound solutions.


Qualifications

IT Experience and Knowledge Required:
  • Infrastructure upgrades (network refresh, Wi-Fi deployments, hardware rollouts)
  • Cloud migrations
  • Cybersecurity and compliance initiatives
  • Multi-property or multi-site technology rollouts
  • Data integrations and system modernization efforts
  • Bachelor's degree in an information technology-related discipline preferred; an equivalent level of experience or combination of education and experience may be substituted.
  • Must be able to effectively manage several projects simultaneously.
  • At least 4+ years of project management experience is preferred.
  • Four (4) years of project management in an IT environment preferred.
  • Gaming and/or Hospitality experience a plus.
  • Must have excellent leadership, negotiation, and mediation skills.
  • Must have excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
  • Must have excellent planning and organizational abilities.
  • Must be able to effectively collaborate with employees at all levels of the Company.
  • Ability to facilitate large group meetings.
  • Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients and other departments.
  • Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Ability to deliver and work through ambiguity.
  • Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
  • PMP certification or equivalent industry recognized certification preferred.

About Boyd Gaming Corporation

Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company. It operates through three segments: Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, and Midwest & South. The company owns and operates 29 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Its portfolio includes hotels, casino, breweries, resorts, and spa. Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Learn more about Boyd Gaming Corporation
Size
15,114 employees
Market Cap
$5.6 billion
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Net Income
-$134.7 million
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+8.9%
Revenue
$2.1 billion
NASDAQ
BYD
* Ladders Estimates

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