IT Project Manager II (Chicago, IL)

Job title: IT Project Manager II

Work address: 320 South Canal Street, 50th Floor, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60606

Duties: Performs information technology (IT) project management. Manages, plans, schedules, and controls a software build through all stages and environments, including deploying software releases. Defines and creates IT project schedules, timelines, and milestones and monitor the progress. Defines project scope, goals, and deliverables. Manages and coordinates software release deployment and post go-live activities. Implements and manages the software release processes for code through test and production environments. Creates and maintains software release calendar and deployment schedule. Creates all required release artifacts. Conducts Release Readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and Go/No-Go reviews. Coordinates with teams to prioritize enhancements and defects into releases. Provides IT project status to the leadership and senior management on a regular basis for the release. Collaborates with Development and DevOps teams to define the new releasing process to support frequent deployments into production. Coordinates with development team, QA team, and DevOps team to ensure the quality of software code. Monitors and keeps all the environments in synchronization for any application changes. Guides Agile teams with best practices and roadmap to for the Agile process. Lead SOC2 audit process and engagement with the external auditors. Supervises 4. Telecommuting / work from home permissible.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field plus 3 years of experience handling large project management, including software lifecycle and deployment processes, or related experience OR Master’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field plus 1 year of experience handling large project management, including software lifecycle and deployment processes, or related experience

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Must have experience with: Project Management process (MS Project); Release Management process (ServiceNow); Software Deployment Process (Octopus); Change Management Process (ServiceNow); Agile Process/Scrum Methodology (Azure DevOps); Healthcare Insurance Domain; and Risk, issue, and Dependency documentation (SharePoint). Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Base salary:  $139,901 - $186,000 / year

Pay Transparency Statement in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the New York City pay transparency ordinance, and any other similar laws or ordinances: Alight takes into consideration a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, and internal equity when determining an offer for a successful employment candidate, and Alight does so on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Therefore, an offer may fall anywhere in between the estimated minimum base salary for this role of $139,901 /year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $186,000/year (for full time employees). Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight-Benefits-US22

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum :

139,901.00

Maximum :

186,000.00

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.