IT Project Manager

Job Title: IT Project Manager 

Job Location: Torrance, CA (Hybrid) 

Salary: $105,000-$140,000/yr DOE 

The IT Project Manager will plan and manage projects across IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, and Business Intelligence. This position will coordinate cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, consultants, and vendors to deliver projects within the approved scope, schedule, and budget.

• Manage multiple IT projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Develop project charters, plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and status reports.
• Coordinate project activities across Infrastructure, Applications, BI, cybersecurity, and business teams.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, design reviews, testing, user acceptance testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Track project milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and action items.
• Lead project meetings and communicate progress, challenges, and required decisions to leadership.
• Manage project scope and follow established change-control processes.
• Coordinate vendors and consultants and track their schedules, costs, commitments, and deliverables.
• Support statements of work, purchase orders, invoice reviews, and vendor-performance monitoring.
• Ensure projects follow IT governance, cybersecurity, compliance, documentation, and change-management requirements.
• Maintain complete project documentation and support the transition of completed projects to operational teams.
• Assist IT leadership with project prioritization, resource planning, and portfolio reporting.

Typical Projects

• Network, server, cloud, cybersecurity, and end-user technology projects
• ERP and enterprise-application implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements
• Data warehouse, reporting, dashboard, and BI projects
• Application modernization, system migration, and process-automation initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Four to seven years of project-management experience, including experience managing IT projects.
• Experience with Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, BI, or data-related projects.
• Knowledge of standard project-management methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with project planning, budgeting, risk management, vendor coordination, and status reporting.
• Strong communication, organization, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Experience using tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, SharePoint, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, CAPM, Scrum Master, or a similar certification.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Infor LN or Deltek Costpoint.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Cognos, SQL, cloud platforms, and system integrations.
• Understanding of ITAR, CMMC, cybersecurity, and formal change-control requirements.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams and external consulting partners.

Stellant Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (e.g. Green Card holder), or a protected individual as defined by the International Traffic in Arm Regulations (ITAR).