IT Project Manager
About the job
- An undergraduate degree such as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of technologies used in large global organizations with complex and distributed operating environments.
- Expertise in multiple project life-cycle methodologies for technical projects, including software development life cycle approaches such as waterfall, Rational Unified Process, and Agile; infrastructure deployment frameworks; project management methods such as Critical Path Method, Critical Chain, and Prince; and process quality management methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, and Information Technology Infrastructure Library.
- Understanding of professional services firm culture and ways of working.
- Knowledge of program and portfolio management principles defined by industry standards bodies.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project 2007 or later, including establishing and managing the critical path, shared enterprise resources, and project status.
- Highly developed facilitation skills.
- Practical application of estimation and risk management techniques.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and conflict-management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to execute integrated plans in at least two large, complex, international technical projects.
- Political awareness and sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics in a rapidly changing organization, with the ability to adapt personal style accordingly.
- Experience integrating business-process and organizational-change-readiness components in a cross-functional or enterprise project.
- Plan and manage implementation of projects or program components, delivering within scope, budget, and schedule while maintaining alignment with business goals.
- Identify and fully integrate work streams and dependencies, including technical, business-process, and organizational-change-readiness work performed by globally dispersed team members.
- Communicate project information, issues, risks, and status to stakeholders through appropriate methods and channels.
- Apply the Global IT Project Framework and project-management best practices, including integration management.
- Address or escalate issues that may affect successful project outcomes.
- Establish credible schedules with effort-based, resourced tasks or activities; regularly status schedules; manage the critical path; and manage time-phased project budgets through variance analysis and reforecasting.
- Manage and motivate project staff and allocate appropriate people to project roles while accounting for the complexities of major global projects and diverse teams.
- Understand project expertise requirements and acquire resources externally.
- Manage complex resourcing issues involving shared, non-dedicated, matrixed, or non-direct-reporting resources.
- Manage virtual teams comprising onshore and offshore members from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Project Management Institute Project Management Professional certification is preferred.
- Program Management Professional certification is a significant plus.
- Experience with infrastructure projects is strongly preferred.
- Identity and Access Management experience is a plus.
- Formal training in facilitation is preferred.
About the company
Stefanini is a global technology and business consulting firm that helps organizations with digital transformation. It provides services across seven specialized units—Consulting (Technology and Business Agility), Analytics & AI, Banking & Payments, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing 4.0, and Digital Marketing—to deliver end-to-end solutions. The company works by combining advisory work, implementation, analytics, AI, and security across projects, using an integrated, end-to-end approach to drive measurable results for clients. Stefanini differentiates itself through its large international footprint (present in 41 countries with over 38,000 employees) and its status as the most internationalized tech company in Brazil. It emphasizes co-creating solutions with clients and applying AI-first methods to transform businesses. Its goal is to help clients achieve real, lasting digital transformation and build a better future through practical, collaborative technology work.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Jaguariúna, Brazil
Founded
1987
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- BNamericas reported 2026 revenue growth target of 15-18%, up from 2025.
- Stefanini keeps a R$2 billion M&A budget through 2027 and reviews 20 targets.
- Cyber Smart Defence and Escala 24x7 expand cybersecurity and AWS capabilities across Europe and cloud services.
What critics are saying
- 2025 growth fell to 4-5%, far below earlier 15% expectations.
- Marco Stefanini said 2026 hiring slows as automation and attrition reduce headcount growth.
- If AI and cloud platforms commoditize services, Stefanini’s consultant-led model loses pricing power by 2027.
What makes Stefanini unique
- Stefanini split into seven business units in April 2025, sharpening specialized delivery.
- Its Cyber unit deepened with Cyber Smart Defence merger initiation on August 28, 2025.
- Forty-plus acquisitions built reach across 46 countries and 35,000 employees.
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