Apply now: Project Manager, Hybrid - Oak Brook, IL. Start date is ASAP for this 6-Month Contract-to-Hire position.
Job Title: Project Manager Location-Type: Hybrid, Oak Brook, IL - 3 days/week onsite, Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday Start Date: ASAP Duration: Contract-to-Hire, 6 months Compensation Range: $50-$55/hr Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship Job Description:- The client is seeking a mid-level Project Manager to simultaneously drive two cross-functional technology initiatives, ensuring stakeholder alignment, on-time delivery, and clear communication across business and technical teams.
Job Summary- Manage and coordinate two concurrent projects, keeping deliverables, timelines, and priorities aligned across both initiatives
- Facilitate cross-functional meetings with business stakeholders, development teams, QA, and other technical groups
- Gather, organize, and maintain business and technical requirements, tracking dependencies and outstanding decisions
- Partner with the QA Lead to coordinate test plans and align testing activities across multiple teams with varying release schedules
- Coordinate development, testing, and deployment activities across teams operating under different Agile methodologies
- Track meeting minutes, action items, and project deliverables, following up with stakeholders to maintain accountability
- Provide regular project status updates, communicate risks and blockers, and escalate issues as needed
Minimum Requirements:- 5-7 years of Project Management experience managing cross-functional IT or technology projects
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously with different stakeholders, priorities, and timelines
- Proven cross-functional coordination skills, bringing together business teams, development teams, QA, and technical stakeholders
- Strong communication and follow-through, with the ability to facilitate meetings, document decisions, track action items, and hold stakeholders accountable
- Experience coordinating requirements, managing dependencies, and driving projects to completion
- Familiarity with Databricks, cloud integration projects, or AI-related initiatives
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence for project tracking and documentation
- Familiarity with Agile delivery environments, comfortable coordinating teams with differing development and release processes
- Proactive, organized, and self-sufficient, able to drive progress and escalate blockers independently
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience on Salesforce-related projects or exposure to Salesforce, Zuora, or similar platform integrations
- Experience coordinating multiple technical teams operating under different Agile processes
- Background in or exposure to manufacturing environments
- Comfort leading grooming sessions and communicating best practices to marketing and sales stakeholders
