Job Details

Position Details:

• Location: This is an on-premise position. Work location is Oakland, CA
• Type: 6 Month Contract (possibility of extension)
• Interviewing: Interviews will be conducted in a rolling format with multiple rounds (25-minute zoom screening followed by 45-minute on-premise panel interviews).
• Proof of certifications & background check required (offer stage)

Job description

This role requires a proven leader with at least 8 years of hands-on project management experience, demonstrating the ability to lead complex initiatives across diverse technical and business domains. The ideal candidate brings a track record of successfully managing high-performing teams, collaborating with external vendors, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders to drive results. Strong communication, organizational agility, and execution discipline are essential for navigating a dynamic, multi-stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project delivery across multiple systems, platforms, and technologies to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Lead operational initiatives that enhance business processes, improve system performance, and elevate service delivery.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams, business stakeholders, external vendors, and implementation partners to ensure cohesive and effective execution
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and risk registers to support disciplined execution.
• Facilitate executive-level reporting, communication, enabling timely decision-making, and alignment with leadership priorities.
• Navigate ambiguity with confidence, drive clarity, and focus in complex, fast-paced environments
• Ensure timely, on-scope, and on-budget delivery of projects and operational initiatives, consistently aligned with business objectives.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (IT, IS, Computer Science, Security, or related field)

Experience

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in project management

Skills and Abilities

Required Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of PM methodologies (Waterfall, Agile/Scrum)
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and a results-driven mindset
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and working with a high degree of ambiguity
• Highly advanced skills associated with end-to-end PMLC for programs/projects of large -scale scope
• Demonstrated project leadership, reporting and management skills
• Demonstrated effective communication (written & verbal) and effective interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to present/communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization
• Able to deliver projects timely within budget and defined scope
• Demonstrated complex problem-solving skills with a ‘can do' attitude
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in higher education, especially within University of California institutions
• Experience managing cybersecurity projects and AI awareness
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification

Blackstone Talent Group is a division of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and solutions firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.