Request Technology Looking for Website Development Project Manager at Chicago, Illinois Full Time

Website Development Project Manager

*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full time role*

*Hybrid, in office 1-2 days a week*

A prestigious company is in the search for a IT Solution Delivery Lead. This is a technical project manager position that will be Managing the domain and execution of E-commerce b2c websites. They will be overseeing website implementations. This person will be leading the development team, not doing the development themselves.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering teams to define and validate the technical approach, strategy, and deliverables for the project
• Estimate effort at varying levels (eg high level, module level) and using various techniques
• Lead, facilitate, and attend meetings; provide project status reports to management; prepare and deliver work products/prototypes
• Leads teams, partners with delivery teams, architects and the business to co-create, design, deploy and run reliable, available and maintainable systems and services
• Work with business partners across different functional areas to understand their needs, and lead prioritization and business value discussions.
• Use your business acumen, technical skills, and knowledge of web applications to estimate effort, engage IT resources, partners, and lead solution delivery.
• Maintain a sense of urgency towards timelines and results. Meet commitments, work through challenges, and complete tasks on time and on budget.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer or architect
• 2+ years leading teams of developers
• 5+ years of experience building websites
• 2+ years of experience with agile development practices
• Demonstrated ability to speak to the delivery approach(es) and considerations for different sizes and scales of projects and articulate pros and cons
• Experience serving as a liaison between both business and technical teams to drive effective, timely solutions that fulfil both strategic and operational needs
• Background in consulting is a plus
• Domain experience in digital marketing is a plus
• Experience with at least 3 of the following: NodeJS/PHP/Drupal/GraphQL/Magento/ReactJS/Azure will be a plus
• Ability to rapidly define target architectures in line with modern architecture & design best practices
• Experience in negotiation and communication at a leadership level