Job Title: Information Technology Project Manager
Location: Las Vegas, NV (Remote)
Employment Type: Contract (12 months)
Industry: Manufacturing
Compensation: $75.42/hr.
Schedule: 40 hrs/Week. - (1
st shift)
About the Opportunity:
- The IT project manager will serve as the project manager for IT-supported initiatives at Varian, a client company.
- As a PM, you will be responsible for the successful execution of projects, from project initiation through final closeout.
- You will lead a portfolio of IT initiatives aimed at transforming and raising the performance level of Varian business lines, business functions, and regions.
- You will team up with technical and business teams to deliver initiatives for integrated and intelligent value chain management.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- You will organize interdisciplinary teams (business & IT) to manage complex business and technical risks.
- You will support multi-functional teams of business experts in identifying and solving complex data and system dependencies.
- Direct all phases of projects from inception through completion.
- Work closely with a project sponsor and cross-functional teams to develop the scope, deliverables, needed resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives.
- The program manager will also collaborate with other members of the PMO team to implement tools and processes to enable a high-functioning, high-impact, analytically driven IT organization.
- Responsible for the cost, schedule, quality, and technical performance of the assigned project(s).
- Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Lead and drive multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, vendor management, logistics, and services to ensure successful project execution.
- Provide regular updates to the team, management, and PMO on work performed, plans, budget, and overall status.
- Identify project problems and obtain solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
- Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department.
- Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for managers and stakeholders.
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 2+ years of experience in Project management.
- 2+ years of experience in Project leadership.
- 2+ years of experience using Microsoft Office applications.
- 2+ years of experience in ITIL & ITSM processes.
What Sets You Apart:
- Good interpersonal/people skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with leadership and key stakeholders.
- Basic PC/computer proficiency.
- Proven ability to manage projects, priorities, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience with Monday.com.
- Experience with Azure DevOps.
- Experience with Workday or ERP/HCM systems.
- Experience supporting global teams or working across multiple time zones.
- Prior experience in program management environments.
- Communication skills.
- Good project and program management capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence and communicate upward to leadership.
- Good stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills.
- The ideal candidate would be expected to be resourceful and a self-starter.
- You will work in a matrix-style organization that requires excellent coordination skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Advanced communication skills (Both oral and written).
- Advanced presentation skills.
- Proficient in utilizing business tools such as: E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with HCM (Workday) or equivalent ERP product and productivity software.
- Ability to facilitate business process and value stream mapping sessions.
- Ability to facilitate workshops to develop business requirements and solutions.
- Knowledge of IT Infrastructure services and architecture.
- Information security & data privacy as applicable in the healthcare industry.
- IT systems in a quality regulated medical environment, or equivalent in another regulated industry.
- Current IT technologies and standards.
- Working knowledge of Lean, Agile and CCPM methodologies.
- Project Management experience within large/complex business-driven projects; PMP certification.
- Experience in working with C-level and senior leadership.
- Vendor/supplier management.
- ITIL Certification or process knowledge.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- Candidate may be asked to travel to support global or domestic sites.
- International travel is a key component of the travel-designated requisition.
- Candidate must be comfortable with occasional travel as business needs require.
- Flexibility working with global teams and international time zone overlap.
- Availability during Eastern or Central Time Zone business hours.
- Willingness to travel internationally (for the travel-designated requisition).
- 20% travel possible (national and international).
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Jul 22, 2026