IT Project Manager

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. The IT Project Manager will own end-to-end delivery for multiple technology projects, driving scope, schedule, budget, and cross-functional execution from initiation through closeout while collaborating closely with Product and Engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the full project lifecycle for multiple concurrent projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closing, using established project management practices in a SAFe/Agile environment
• Define and manage project scope, goals, deliverables, and resource needs in collaboration with stakeholders, Product Owners, and Engineering leads
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans (e.g., using Smartsheet and Jira Plans), including schedules, budgets, RAID logs, communication plans, and change-control processes
• Lead integrated planning across product, engineering, UX, QA, release management, and external vendors to ensure readiness for delivery milestones
• Manage delivery risks, constraints, and dependencies; provide transparent milestone tracking, decision logs, and status reporting with clear escalation when needed
• Coordinate non-production issue triage sessions (e.g., WAR/MIM rooms) as needed across Dev, QA, and Staging to support release readiness and timelines
• Maintain accurate Planview updates for assigned projects, ensuring key milestones, dependencies, and project attributes remain current
• Ensure weekly time tracking is completed and reviewed for assigned teams; surface trends and variances to the Program Management Leader
• Facilitate clear communication and collaboration among project team members, stakeholders, and external vendors
• Serve as a liaison between Product Owners, Development Teams, and partner teams to maintain alignment on priorities, requirements, and delivery expectations
• Provide clear, concise communication on delivery status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to project stakeholders and leadership
• Plan and facilitate project governance routines (e.g., checkpoint reviews, milestone reviews, and steerco readouts), ensuring decisions and actions are captured and driven to closure
• Identify, track, and drive mitigation for project risks and issues; escalate blockers and decision points to leadership as appropriate
• Manage cross-team dependencies and deliverables through integrated plans, clear ownership, and active follow-up against timelines
• Monitor project progress, performance, and financial metrics; prepare regular status updates, dashboards, and stakeholder communications
• Manage scope, schedule, and cost changes by assessing impacts, aligning on tradeoffs, and driving change requests through agreed governance
• Partner with compliance, security, and business stakeholders to ensure projects align with organizational standards, policies, and regulations (e.g., HIPAA)
• Coordinate required delivery evidence and project artifacts with teams to support audits and operational readiness
• Own end-to-end testing planning and readiness in partnership with QA and Product, coordinating UAT, regression, integration, and performance testing activities
• Ensure testing requirements (including NFRs) are defined, tracked, and aligned with acceptance criteria and agreed exit criteria
• Ensure timely creation, review, and approval of testing artifacts (e.g., test strategy, test plans) and communicate readiness status to stakeholders
• Coordinate integration testing and environment readiness, including external vendors and system dependencies
• Drive effective defect management, including prioritization, status reporting, closure, and root cause analysis in partnership with Engineering and QA
• Conduct post-project reviews and lessons-learned sessions to identify areas for continuous improvement
• Coach teams on consistent project practices (planning, reporting, risk management) and contribute to improving how work flows across teams
• Contribute to the development and refinement of project management (Agile PMO) best practices and tools within the organization

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience
• 4+ years of project management experience, with demonstrated ownership of cross-functional technology projects; healthcare industry experience is a plus
• Proactively manages end-to-end JIRA process improvements, including access, configuration, and optimization of Jira, Confluence, and other required business tools
• Proficiency with project and work management tools (e.g., Jira, Jira Plans, Smartsheet, Planview) and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid)
• Experience with risk management, budget management, and resource allocation/time tracking
• Familiarity with change management principles
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, including experience translating delivery status, risks, and tradeoffs for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated experience managing scope, timelines, dependencies, and delivery commitments in a dynamic environment
• Working understanding of the software delivery lifecycle (SDLC) and the ability to partner effectively with engineering and product teams
• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills
• Project management certification (e.g., CAPM or PMP) is preferred
• Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, SAFe) are a plus