Senior IT Project Manager - Legacy Modernization

Contract Length: 12 months

Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY

Hybrid: 3 days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced, analytical, and proactive Senior IT Project Manager to oversee a large-scale government agency legacy system modernization initiative. This role requires independent project oversight, strong technical understanding, vendor accountability, risk mitigation, and executive-level reporting.

Senior IT Project Manager Responsibilities: Oversee complex enterprise modernization projects, including legacy system replacement, application integration, and data migration. Independently assess project health, identify risks, analyze trends, and recommend corrective actions. Manage vendor performance against Statements of Work (SOWs), contractual deliverables, milestones, SLAs, and KPIs. Lead vendor discussions, challenge project updates, resolve escalations, and enforce accountability. Maintain project plans, risk and issue registers, dependency trackers, change control documentation, and governance reporting. Evaluate requirements traceability, deliverable acceptance criteria, and implementation readiness. Coordinate with technical teams, system integrators, business stakeholders, and executive leadership. Prepare accurate, insightful status reports and strategic recommendations for executive steering committees.

Senior IT Project Manager Required Qualifications: Proven experience leading complex IT modernization or legacy system transformation projects. Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, risk assessment, and independent decision-making skills. Strong vendor oversight experience, including SOW compliance, deliverable validation, and performance management. Ability to understand technical architectures, system integrations, data migration, and project dependencies. Experience with PMO governance, project planning, stakeholder management, and executive reporting. Demonstrated ability to proactively drive project outcomes with minimal supervision. Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Senior IT Project Manager Preferred Qualifications: Experience overseeing Salesforce implementations or enterprise CRM modernization. Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD processes. Experience with public-sector or government technology modernization initiatives. Proficiency with MS Project, SharePoint, Excel, and project performance dashboards.