Mariah Szarek

We seek an experienced Technical Project Manager who can start a long-term project in Northern New Jersey, leading a new software integration imitative involving AI.

As a IT Project Manager, you'll be expected to manage a significant new project and potentially other projects around the client's software product portfolio.  You'll be expected to utilize your business knowledge, and project management experience, to successfully drive project outcomes and milestones. You will be expected to support and coach others involved in the integrated project teams.

Project Managers are expected to ensure that their projects deliver on the required, quality, outputs detailed in their Project Charters, within the specified time and financial constraints. Focus is on project and program management, coordination of delivery team resources, communicating project status to all stakeholders, and closely monitoring and maintaining detailed project plans. It is expected that status reporting, issue and risk management is undertaken on a timely basis.

The project manager will be expected to follow the in-house project lifecycle from inception to completion using standard project lifecycle practices and artifacts.  (a blend of agile and waterfall methodologies)

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Build and maintain project plan, including approach, scope, tasks, durations, work effort, dependencies, budget, planning assumptions, risk profile, resource allocation, and deliverable definitions
• Coordinate and facilitate core and extended project track meetings Make project-level decisions and manage track team leads and day-to-day team activities
• Responsible for identifying and managing project risk factors, and anticipating and resolving project issues
• Proactively provide project status to project team and stakeholders complying with all reporting requirements
• Utilizing and ensuring project adherence to client's standard project management processes and tools to manage project teams across the entire project life cycle
• Measuring project progress against agreed objectives and success criteria
• Escalating unresolved issues to the Program Director

Skills:

• Minimum of 6 to 8 years' experience in project management disciplines, with experience planning and executing projects and programs, preferably in a product development environment
• Experience working on projects utilizing Azure DevOps, PowerPoint, and Excel
• 3 days/week onsite in Northern NJ office (Tues thru Thurs)
• Strong project management skills with experience in organizing, prioritizing, planning, and executing projects from definition through implementation, involving internal personnel and third-party contractors
• Requires excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment skills, strong supervisory skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively with project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management
• Knowledge of other initiatives within the portfolio to leverage knowledge and networking
• Self-motivated and output focused
• Flexibility to travel as required to regional locations in the US
• Drive and demonstrated success working independently in a virtual environment
• Capable of strategic thinking and of moving strategic plans into action
• Capable of managing multiple project workstreams simultaneously

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IT Project Manager (Contract)

Location: New York, NY – Hybrid | Contract Role

Our client is seeking a contract IT Project Manager to support the planning, coordination, and execution of technology initiatives within the organization. Reporting to the Application Development Director and the CIO, this individual will be responsible for managing application development projects from concept through deployment while contributing technical expertise and collaborating with development resources.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on technical experience, a collaborative mindset, and a strong interest in both traditional and emerging technologies, including low-code and AI-integrated platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Independently manage technology projects from inception through deployment, while working under the guidance of the Application Development Director and CIO as needed.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document business and technical requirements.

• Oversee development processes including testing and deployment phases.

• Provide direction to developers and help integrate tools such as GitHub Copilot to enhance code quality and troubleshooting.

• Contribute technical input on projects involving a range of technologies including .NET, VB, PHP with JavaScript, Python, SQL, SharePoint, and REST API integrations.

• Work on emerging technology projects, including the use of no-code platforms (e.g., Glide) and industry-standard frameworks to create AI agents and agentic workflows.

• Manage stakeholder communications, expectations, and priorities across multiple concurrent projects.

• Embrace feedback, guidance, and ongoing learning to stay aligned with organizational needs and technology direction.

• Promote flexibility, openness to training, and willingness to grow with the team and evolving tools.

Education & Experience:

• 5–7 years of professional experience managing technology projects.

• Prior hands-on experience in application development or integration work using:

• .NET, VB, PHP with JavaScript, Python, SQL

• REST APIs and SharePoint

Skills & Competencies:

Project Management & Delivery:

• Strong ability to independently manage application development projects across all lifecycle stages.

• Comfortable navigating complex requirements and stakeholder dynamics.

Technical Fluency:

• Knowledgeable in both traditional programming languages and modern no-code/low-code platforms.

• Familiar with AI integration and building production-grade workflows using agentic frameworks.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Willing to take direction and collaborate closely with supervisory staff.

Growth Mindset:

• Eager to learn and adopt new technologies.

• Flexible and adaptable to evolving project needs and priorities.

  This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence at one of the company’s NYC offices (located across all five boroughs) 2–3 days per week, or approximately 50% of the time. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Benchmark IT, LLC and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: https://bmarkits.com/privacy-policy/

Fractional IT Director – Growth-Focused Services Company

Location: Hybrid – Connecticut HQ (with remote flexibility) Engagement: Contract / Fractional (could be long-term part-time, also has potential to convert to full-time) Our direct client is a successful company, a leader in their field, and is seeking a hands-on, strategic technology leader to guide their IT strategy and execution as they scale. This role begins as a fractional/contract engagement but could evolve into a long-term leadership position.

You’ll work closely with executive leadership, business teams, and external partners and IT vendors to both deliver high-impact projects now and define the long-term technology roadmap that supports the company's growth goals.

Key Immediate Projects

• Lead analysis of and potential replacement of the CRM platform

• Oversee email system migration to unify Google and Microsoft (environments.

• Drive cross-functional process improvements to streamline operations.

• Translate business needs into actionable, scalable tech solutions while managing vendor relationships.

• Long-Term Strategic Focus

  • Develop and present a comprehensive technology roadmap aligned with business objectives.

  • Assess and optimize IT infrastructure, security, and scalability.

  • Advise on data strategy, system integrations, and AI and automation initiatives.

  • Contribute to executive-level planning and innovation efforts.

• Experience desired:

  • Proven experience in technology leadership roles 

  • Experience managing both infrastructure and applications .

  • Ability to work across diverse stakeholders

• If you’re a results-driven technology leader who thrives in high-growth environments and enjoys blending strategic planning with execution, we’d like to talk.

  Send your resume today and a brief note on your fractional leadership experience, for immediate consideration

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Software Solutions Lead - Long-term contract - Hybrid  Our direct client in Northern NJ is looking to hire an experienced Software Solutions Lead, to help design software functionality which will enable the business to tackle new types of client opportunities.   The client has a large, custom application which is used globally in their business, and the system is flexible to accommodate new business workflows.  In this role, the Solutions Lead will be part of a large software development practice, using their Technical software design skills and knowledge of custom software functionality, to work with the business and the technical teams to define, build and deliver new application functionality for the business.  This is an immediate hire position, as a long-term contractor (18-36 months +) with eventual potential to convert to an employee, if mutually desired.   The client is located in Northern NJ, the position is hybrid with 2 days working from home and 3 days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays in the office, in order to collaborate closely with SME's and technical team members.  Also open to candidates to work in the Dallas, TX or Orlando, FL area.   Desired Experience: - 8+ years working on custom software development projects -  5+ years experience as a Solutions Lead, Solutions Engineer, Software Development Manager, or Product Owner/Manager - Experience with commercial software product development, or large-scale internal corporate software product experience is a must.  - Experience in custom Microsoft/Azure development environments, is a plus.   - Excellent interpersonal and communications skills This company is a well-known global firm, a leader in their field.  They are consistently rated as a Top Place to Work.    Immediate interview and hire!   By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Benchmark IT, LLC and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: https://bmarkits.com/privacy-policy/  

Technical Writer For our direct client in Northern New Jersey, we seek an experienced Technical Writer who has experience working in large software-development environments, to help document parts of an enterprise software product.  this is a 6-month contract with likely renewal beyond - it does require work onsite generally 3 days/week, Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday onsite, with Mondays and Fridays from home.  Responsibilities:

- Translate highly technical documentation into user-friendly business-speak documents.

- Create executive summaries or other concise deliverables for leadership.

-  Work collaboratively with other product team members to create and maintain effective documentation that helps customers understand the various features and elements of the software platform - create technical documentation - create help documentation

 

Personal qualifications

- Attention to detail

- Exceptional verbal communication and technical writing skills

- Proficient at communicating/interacting professionally with diverse groups, clients, executives, managers, and subject matter experts.

- Ability to develop and proof-read high quality and complex documentation to identify erroneous or unexpected statements which cannot be validated/verified.

- Ability to maintain knowledge of a broad range of related documentation to ensure all linkages are called out and maintained as the corpus of documentation is reviewed and enhanced.

- Understanding of technical terminology (thematically), does not require deep knowledge of any specific technology.

- Must be comfortable working in a global environment.

- Experience working for a global firm and/or professional services firm a plus.

 

Technical skills/competencies:

- Any exposure to knowledge of PaaS Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus Immediate interview and start! Send resume today for immediate consideration!   By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Benchmark IT, LLC and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: https://bmarkits.com/privacy-policy/