Project Manager, Technology - Hybrid

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Solutions driven success.

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO Logistics, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

As the Project Manager, Technology, you'll determine areas of potential improvement, lead change management initiatives and oversee project implementation. You'll find yourself immersed in a forward-thinking environment fueled by achievement and a tenacious team spirit. You'll be helping to lead and organize extremely high visibility projects tied back to top priority initiatives. The teams are focused on building industry leading technology solutions to support growth through Information Security, Infrastructure, and development. Join us as we disrupt and transform the transportation industry through technology.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.

What you'll do on a typical day:

  • Create and manage cohesive project programs and plans with identifiable critical paths, task dependencies, risk/issue mitigation processes and major milestones
  • Utilize project management disciplines to guide leadership through change management
  • Advocate for continuous process improvement
  • Cultivate communications and collaborative support with all departments and team members
  • Oversee on-site implementation efforts; create and maintain project schedules and commitments including actions, owners and timeline expectations
  • Provide weekly updates to team; routinely update management with an accurate and valid status of each milestone
  • Act as a liaison between the IT, infrastructure, and security teams
  • Develop customer presentations that illustrate solution components and value propositions
  • Guide project meetings with both internal and external customers
  • Creatively scope, manage and implement projects to meet business needs


What you need to succeed at XPO:

At a minimum, you'll need:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
  • 1 year of experience as a project manager in an IT organization
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Experience with project management disciplines, methodologies and life cycle


It'd be great if you also have:

  • Experience as a Project Manager in an Information Security environment
  • Lean/Six Sigma knowledge and experience
  • PMP certification
  • Database system knowledge
  • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Solid problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to adapt to various situations while simultaneously prioritizing multiple projects


Be part of something big.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

Review XPO's candidate privacy statement here.

More Information on XPO
XPO operates in the 3PL: Third Party Logistics industry. The company is located in Greenwich, CT, Portland, OR, Boston, MA, Ann Arbor, MI and North Richland Hills, TX. XPO was founded in 2011. It has 38000 total employees. It offers perks and benefits such as Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Disability insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Health insurance and Life insurance. To see all 4 open jobs at XPO, click here.
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