Senior IT Project Manager

Company Overview

Our client is an organization operating within the Semicon sector, focused on manufacturing. The company serves the North American and Asian regions and is committed to delivering quality solutions, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth. Additional information about the organization will be shared with selected candidates at the appropriate stage of the recruitment process.

Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Calabarzon

Work Setup: Onsite

Compensation Flexibility: Open to negotiation for highly qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects involving global teams and stakeholders across multiple time zones, ensuring delivery within approved scope, timelines, and budgets.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, in accordance with established IT Project Management Office (PMO) methodologies and standards.
• Develop, maintain, and organize project documentation, including project charters, schedules, budgets, organizational charts, change requests, and project closure reports.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, vendors, external partners, and other stakeholders.
• Establish and implement project communication plans to ensure timely updates on project status, milestones, dependencies, risks, and key developments.
• Identify, assess, track, and mitigate project risks and issues to minimize disruptions and maintain delivery schedules.
• Manage project changes and ensure all adjustments comply with project-level, departmental, and organizational policies and requirements.
• Plan and facilitate project meetings by preparing agendas, documenting minutes and action items, and maintaining meeting records to support accountability and progress tracking.
• Monitor project performance, identify process inefficiencies, and implement improvements to reduce rework and optimize delivery outcomes.
• Develop and maintain post-Go-Live support plans in coordination with project teams to ensure a smooth transition to ongoing operations.
• Drive moderately to highly complex IT initiatives that support strategic business objectives, organizational effectiveness, and return on investment.
• Implement change management activities to ensure stakeholders and project teams are informed, trained, and prepared to adopt new systems, processes, and ways of working.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience managing multiple IT projects, ranging from small-scale initiatives to complex projects involving system implementations and business process changes.
• Proven experience leading moderately to highly complex projects, including initiatives involving confidential information and enterprise-level visibility.
• Strong project planning, coordination, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking abilities, including experience delivering project updates and presentations to executives.
• Experience collaborating with global teams and managing project activities across multiple time zones.
• Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools, including Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong understanding of project meeting preparation, facilitation, documentation, and follow-through.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships across departments and organizational levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including evaluating project data, identifying improvement opportunities, and implementing solutions to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Experience developing and executing change management strategies to support stakeholder readiness, user training, and the adoption of new systems and processes.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate project progress, risks, concerns, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior management.
• Experience applying change management principles and methodologies in IT project environments.
• Experience coordinating and managing third-party contractors assigned to project teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development and keeping up with emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
  
  

Required Skills & Technologies

• Project Management: Project planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, issue resolution, budget control, and project closure.
• PMO Methodologies: Project governance, documentation standards, change control, and compliance.
• Project Management Tools: Smartsheet, Jira, and Microsoft Office.
• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Stakeholder Management: Executive reporting, cross-functional coordination, global team collaboration, and vendor management.
• Communication and Reporting: Presentation delivery, project status reporting, meeting facilitation, and documentation.
• Change Management: Change implementation, stakeholder engagement, user training, and adoption readiness.
• Project Optimization: Data analysis, process improvement, dependency management, and delivery efficiency.
• Post-Implementation Support: Go-Live planning, operational handover, and post-Go-Live support coordination.
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  
  

About Paxsigna

PaxSigna is a specialist talent solutions division of the Lennor Group focused on Technology, Semiconductor & Electronics, and Advanced Engineering. We partner with startups, growth-stage businesses, and multinational enterprises to connect exceptional talent with transformative opportunities across highly specialized markets.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

PaxSigna is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration based on their qualifications, experience, capabilities, and business requirements.

DATA PRIVACY NOTICE

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your personal information may be collected, processed, stored, and shared with authorized stakeholders solely for recruitment-related purposes in accordance with applicable data privacy laws and regulations.

LEGAL NOTICE

PaxSigna is a specialist talent solutions division of the Lennor Group. Recruitment and talent acquisition services are facilitated through Lennor Metier Consulting Philippines, Inc., the group's duly registered operating entity in the Philippines.

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