IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Merrimack, NH

Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -112026-109300

Date Posted: 11/02/2026

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Description:

On-site in Merrimack, NH

Our client seeks an IT Project Manager to support technology projects within Stock Plan Services. The role will plan, track, and manage scope, dependencies, risks, releases, and status. It will partner with product, program, and engineering leaders to embed iterative delivery practices, ensure delivery predictability, and drive quality outcomes. The position will foster accountability, continuous improvement, and effective communication across teams.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55.00 to $60.00/hr. w2

JN -112026-109300

Responsibilities:

• Align project scope, objectives, and roadmaps with product, business, and technology strategy.
• Manage multiple low to medium complexity projects or a single high-visibility, complex initiative.
• Partner with product, program, and technology leaders to create plans, identify risks and dependencies, and define release schedules.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure transparency through structured communications.
• Lead events that support backlog prioritization, planning, and execution across initiatives.
• Track and report delivery health using leading and lagging indicators.
• Facilitate trade-off discussions using empirical delivery data to meet milestones.
• Drive shared accountability for delivery against capacity, quality standards, and business value.
• Identify, manage, and communicate risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate communications and training plans to support execution.
• Implement and refine delivery processes using data insights and historical trends.
• Optimize workflows and sequencing for continuous delivery and reduced context switching.
• Identify lifecycle-based strategy updates and improvements to maximize outcomes.
• Enforce engineering excellence for quality standards, technical debt, incidents, and change processes.
• Account for integrated release management and readiness across teams.
• Motivate and guide teams to foster ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Experience Requirements:

• 5-7 years in project or delivery management within a large enterprise technology environment.
• Proven ability in project planning, roadmap development, scheduling, resource management, and budgeting.
• Risk and dependency management with release readiness oversight.
• Data-driven process improvement with metrics to improve predictability and efficiency.
• Strong stakeholder communication and influence skills with transparent reporting.
• Performance monitoring and KPI management.
• Change leadership and adaptability with modern delivery practices.
• Proficiency with iterative delivery frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, and Six Sigma.
• Understanding of SDLC phases from requirements to deployment and their systemic implications.
• Professional communication skills to present to senior leaders.
• Understanding of technical concepts including REST, SOAP, and APIs.
• Mainframe and cloud project experience preferred.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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