Senior IT Project Manager

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! 

The 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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