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Retained Recruitment for IT Project Managers

IT Project Managers lead the planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects — ensuring the right outcomes are delivered on time, on budget, and to specification. We find the professionals your team needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–35 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $80,000 – $140,000
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What Does a IT Project Manager Do?

Defining project scope, schedule, and resource requirements, managing project risks and dependencies, communicating status to stakeholders, facilitating project ceremonies in agile or waterfall methodologies, managing vendor deliverables, and conducting project retrospectives.

What We Screen For

PMP certification or equivalent project management experience, 3+ years of IT project management, familiarity with project tooling (Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Asana), and experience managing projects with both technical and business stakeholders. Agile/Scrum experience is expected in most environments.

💡 Hiring Insight

The strongest IT project managers combine process rigour with practical flexibility — they know when to follow methodology and when to adapt. Ask candidates about projects that went off track and how they recovered them.

Typical Compensation
$80,000 – $140,000
PMP-certified IT PMs with enterprise infrastructure or ERP implementation experience command the top of this range.
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Recruiting a IT Project Manager — FAQ

Most IT Project Manager searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 35 business days. The strongest IT project managers combine process rigour with practical flexibility — they know when to follow methodology and when to adapt. Ask candidates about projects that went off track and how they recovered them. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
PMP certification or equivalent project management experience, 3+ years of IT project management, familiarity with project tooling (Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Asana), and experience managing projects with both technical and business stakeholders. Agile/Scrum experience is expected in most environments.
The best IT Project Managers are almost always employed and not browsing job boards. The strongest IT project managers combine process rigour with practical flexibility — they know when to follow methodology and when to adapt. Ask candidates about projects that went off track and how they recovered them. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works your role exclusively — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening technically, and presenting only candidates who genuinely match your brief.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for IT Project Manager roles typically ranges from $80,000 – $140,000. PMP-certified IT PMs with enterprise infrastructure or ERP implementation experience command the top of this range. We include real-time compensation benchmarking in every retained search.
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