Project Manager

This is a remote position.
Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver complex IT initiatives within a Quality-focused environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a separation project from initiation through implementation, ensuring successful delivery while operating in a fast-paced, low-structure environment. This role requires a highly independent leader with strong SDLC knowledge, Waterfall project management expertise, and proven IT delivery experience.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery
- Lead and manage end-to-end project execution, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.

- Drive planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and project closure activities.

- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and status reports.

- Coordinate project resources, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple teams.

Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, quality teams, and external stakeholders.

- Facilitate project governance meetings, steering committee updates, and executive reporting.

- Manage stakeholder expectations and proactively communicate project risks, issues, and mitigation plans.

SDLC & Waterfall Governance
- Ensure adherence to established SDLC processes and project governance standards.

- Lead requirements gathering, solution planning, design reviews, testing coordination, deployment planning, and post-implementation support.

- Apply Waterfall methodology effectively throughout the project lifecycle.

Risk & Issue Management
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and dependencies.

- Escalate critical issues appropriately and develop resolution strategies.

- Monitor project health and implement corrective actions when necessary.

Quality & Process Excellence
- Support initiatives within the Quality function and ensure compliance with organizational standards.

- Establish quality metrics and monitor project performance against defined objectives.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and lessons-learned activities.

Change & Organizational Readiness
- Support organizational changes associated with project implementation.

- Facilitate communication and readiness activities to ensure smooth transitions.

- Coordinate training and knowledge transfer activities where required.

Required Skills & Experience

- Support a separation project

- Work full-time in the Quality space

- Ability to run projects end-to-end independently

- Strong understanding of SDLC

- Strong understanding of Waterfall methodology

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IT delivery experience

- Ability to operate effectively in low-structure environments

- Capable of self-orienting and navigating ambiguity quickly

Originally posted on Himalayas