IT Project Manager - Hardware

About us

We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios. Small accounting firms in Illinois use our engagement letter and e-signature tool, and most heard about us from a colleague. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

The role

We're looking for a project manager with enough technical background to follow an architecture discussion and spot when a date is fiction. AL Labs needs another IT Project Manager - Hardware to manage infrastructure and application projects across IT and engineering. Remote position. Most of the team is in Chicago, but nobody is required to come in. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

What you'll do

Run kickoffs, weekly status meetings and steering committee updates. Plan cutovers and go-live runbooks with rollback steps. Coordinate work across engineering, infrastructure, security and business teams. Hold vendors and system integrators to deliverables and milestones. Organize user acceptance testing and sign-off. Write status reports that say plainly whether the project is on track.

Requirements

3+ years managing technical projects in IT, software or infrastructure. Proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar tools. Strong budget and vendor management skills. Clear, concise written and verbal communication. Experience with both Agile and waterfall delivery.

Preferred

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). Data center or cloud migration projects. PMP, PMI-ACP or PRINCE2 certification.

Compensation and benefits

Rate: $138,000 - $159,000 a year

Health insurance. 401(k) with company match. Paid time off. Flexible schedule. Employee discount. Gym membership reimbursement.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at AL Labs.