At Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers®, we serve only the most craveable chicken finger meals – it’s our One Love! Known for our great Crew and cool Culture, we follow a Work Hard. Have Fun. philosophy. Raising Cane’s is the fastest-growing chicken concept around and is on track to be a Top 10 Restaurant Brand in the United States. Each Crewmember is important to our rapid growth and enduring success. Now is your chance to join the Team and Raise The Bar!
Job DescriptionThe Senior IT Project Manager leads the overall coordination, stability, and delivery of complex, cross-functional software development initiatives that support business priorities across Raising Cane’s. This role owns the full project lifecycle, ensures issue resolution and delivery excellence, establishes project management practices, and mentors project management talent in support of department goals, vision, and strategy.
Your Impact and Responsibilities:
- Lead medium to large, cross-functional software development projects from initiation through completion
- Own issue resolution across all phases of the project lifecycle to maintain project stability and delivery
- Develop, monitor, and maintain project plans, schedules, scope, budgets, and resource estimates
- Assist in financial analysis, project costing, and budget planning in partnership with business stakeholders
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet defined quality and success criteria
- Measure project progress, identify deviations from plan, and take corrective action as needed
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and issues before they impact delivery
- Provide clear, timely project status updates to sponsors, functional leaders, and steering committees
- Define project roles and expectations and lead cross-functional teams, including vendors and consultants
- Establish and implement project management standards, methodologies, tools, and best practices
- Facilitate project reviews, evaluations, and continuous improvement outcomes
- Mentor and develop team members to strengthen execution capability
- 10+ years of experience in a Project Manager role, including 5+ years leading software development initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and PMP certification
- Deep understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall and tools including Jira and MS Project
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and coach project team members
- Ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion in a time-sensitive environment
- Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple shifting priorities
- Flexibility to operate during non-standard business hours and weekends as project needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting a multi-unit Restaurant or retail organization
Travel Requirements:
- Up to 30%
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in a Project Manager role
- 5+ years leading software development initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- PMP certification
- Deep understanding of project management methodologies like Agile and Waterfall
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and coach project team members
- Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Additional earning opportunities such as certified trainer pay, “bird specialist” premiums, and late‑night differentials are explicitly offered on top of base wages. These add‑ons can materially lift hourly earnings for eligible shifts and roles.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Pathways like certifications and role advancement provide clear avenues to increase pay, with noted examples of sizeable bumps from initial starting rates. Recent actions raising shift‑manager pay and publicized multi‑year wage increases reinforce upward movement in targeted roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Standout perks include $10,000 first‑time homebuyer assistance, education programs (including no‑cost high‑school diplomas), flexible scheduling, holiday closures, and broad discount and fitness offerings. This breadth aims to support financial goals and day‑to‑day convenience beyond core pay.
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What We Do
Founded by Todd Graves in 1996 in Baton Rouge, La., RAISING CANE'S CHICKEN FINGERS has over 800 restaurants in 41 states, with many new restaurants under construction. The company has ONE LOVE®—craveable chicken finger meals—and is continually recognized for its unique business model and customer satisfaction. RAISING CANE'S® vision is to grow restaurants, serving our Customers, all over the world and be the brand for craveable chicken finger meals, a great Crew, cool Culture, and Active Community Involvement.
