IT Project Manager Sr

Dayforce is a global human capital management company seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to join their Shared Services Technology team. This role is responsible for leading business-critical technology projects, managing project scope, resources, and stakeholder communications, while ensuring successful project delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Lead large, business-critical technology projects from initiation through completion
• Own project scope, plans, schedules, milestones, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, communications, financial tracking, and project outcomes
• Serve as the primary project leader, aligning cross-functional teams around objectives, deliverables, ownership, and success measures
• Drive project governance, including project charters, kickoff meetings, status reporting, time reporting, financial tracking, and stakeholder communications
• Communicate project progress, risks, issues, blockers, decisions, and required actions clearly to business, IT, executive stakeholders, and project sponsors
• Manage changing priorities, resource constraints, stakeholder requests, and ambiguity through structured planning and transparent communication
• Escalate risks, issues, and key decisions with recommended options and clear next steps
• Apply PMBOK principles, governance standards, and established project management methodologies
• Partner with the IT Service Effectiveness team to support organizational readiness, change management, solution delivery, and go-live activities
• Facilitate migration and cutover planning, including sequencing, ownership, dependencies, validation, and rollback planning
• Lead productive meetings, document outcomes, and ensure follow-up actions are completed
• Identify dependencies, risks, blockers, and opportunities across related programs to improve delivery efficiency
• Proactively resolve issues, remove obstacles, and ensure successful project delivery
• Coach, mentor, and influence project team members, contractors, and stakeholders to drive accountability and successful execution
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, processes, tools, and governance

Requirements:

• 8+ years of project management experience
• 5+ years of experience managing vendor-driven projects
• 5+ years of experience applying Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum
• Experience building and managing relationships across large enterprise organizations while influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and public speaking skills
• Ability to clearly communicate project status, risks, issues, decisions, and roadblocks
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Proactive mindset with strong ownership, sound judgment, and a process-driven approach
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure, application integration, systems automation, and IT operations
• Candidates must be eligible to meet applicable government security requirements
• For U.S. candidates, this includes U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, Green Card status, or naturalized citizenship, and the ability to obtain U.S. security clearance
• For Canadian candidates, the ability to obtain (or currently hold) Canadian Protected B security clearance and a minimum of five years of residency in Canada are required
• Bachelor's degree required; degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred
• PMP certification
• Experience using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Jira, and Confluence
• Experience supporting IT infrastructure, application integration, systems automation, or IT operations initiatives
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools, custom GPTs, or AI agents to improve project management processes