We are looking for an experienced IT Manager to lead and optimize our technology infrastructure in a dynamic and fast-paced food distribution environment. This position requires a hands-on leader who can manage daily operations, oversee technical teams, and drive strategic projects to maintain and enhance critical IT systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, exceptional leadership skills, and a commitment to ensuring seamless technology operations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage and maintain network infrastructure, including firewalls, servers, and key business applications, to ensure optimal performance.<br>• Provide hands-on support by addressing help desk tickets and resolving hardware, software, and network-related issues.<br>• Lead and mentor a small IT team, fostering a proactive, solutions-driven work culture.<br>• Oversee network security measures such as firewalls, VPNs, and access controls to ensure compliance with industry standards.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams onsite to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges in real time.<br>• Monitor and maintain IT systems using tools like SolarWinds and Nagios to ensure system health and reliability.<br>• Develop and implement configuration management processes to streamline IT operations.<br>• Ensure effective identity management using Active Directory and other relevant technologies.<br>• Manage backup technologies to safeguard critical data and support disaster recovery initiatives.<br>• Evaluate and recommend improvements for IT systems to align with organizational goals.
<p><strong><em>Robert Half is partnering with our client, a Fortune 500 company in the telecommunications and media space, to hire a Project Manager for a 7-month contract supporting high-impact business initiatives.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Location</strong>: Mt. Laurel, NJ or Downtown Philadelphia (hybrid – 4 days onsite, 1 day remote)</p><p><strong>Duration</strong>: 7-month contract with potential to extend</p><p><strong>Pay Rate</strong>: $53–58/hour (W2)</p><p><strong>Hours</strong>: 40 hours/week</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Position Overview:</strong></p><p>The Project Manager will lead complex, cross-functional projects while also supporting internal communication and employee engagement initiatives. This role requires a strategic and detail-oriented professional who can manage timelines, budgets, and resources, while ensuring projects are delivered on time and aligned to business goals. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, proactively manages risks to prevent delays, and effectively drives both project execution and internal engagement efforts.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead end-to-end project planning and execution, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget</li><li>Partner with stakeholders to define project goals, success metrics, and business requirements</li><li>Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations across all project phases</li><li>Build and manage cross-functional teams, driving accountability and alignment</li><li>Proactively manage risks and implement mitigation strategies to avoid delays</li><li>Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders</li><li>Ensure adherence to company processes, quality standards, and best practices</li><li>Negotiate with vendors, contractors, and internal teams to secure resources and services</li><li>Maintain and expand internal communication and employee engagement initiatives, including:</li><li>Company newsletters</li><li>All-hands meeting preparation and coordination</li><li>Cultural and team engagement activities</li><li>Educational and knowledge-sharing initiatives</li><li>Manage and optimize Modern SharePoint environments to support communication and collaboration</li><li>Drive adoption and expansion of AI tools and knowledge across teams to improve workflows and efficiency</li><li>Utilize tools such as PowerPoint, SharePoint, and internal knowledge platforms to support project documentation and communication</li></ul>
<p>Senior Product Owner (Product Owner IV)</p><p>Location: Philadelphia, PA 19103</p><p>Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 4 days onsite per week</p><p><br></p><p>Position Overview</p><p>We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead feature development and product delivery within a complex enterprise ecosystem. This role is responsible for translating business needs into well-defined product requirements and ensuring successful delivery across cross-functional teams.</p><p>The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguous environments, quickly establishes context, and independently drives outcomes while collaborating closely with engineering, design, and operations teams. This role requires deep engagement in both business and technical considerations, with ownership from concept through delivery.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>Product Strategy & Requirements Ownership</p><ul><li>Define and deliver product features by translating business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and solution documentation</li><li>Own product requirements lifecycle from concept through delivery</li><li>Analyze customer behavior and workflows to drive product improvements</li></ul><p>Cross-Functional Collaboration</p><ul><li>Act as the primary liaison between product, engineering, QA, and business stakeholders</li><li>Align cross-functional teams on product goals, dependencies, and timelines</li><li>Partner with large, distributed teams to ensure successful delivery</li></ul><p>Agile Delivery & Execution</p><ul><li>Support Agile workflows, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and feature refinement</li><li>Provide ongoing support to engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle</li><li>Track feature progress and deliver incremental product value</li></ul><p>Technical & Solution Alignment</p><ul><li>Work closely with architects and engineers to validate technical approaches</li><li>Ensure product solutions align with system capabilities and operational workflows</li><li>Navigate complex systems and interdependencies across multiple team</li></ul>
<p><strong>Product Owner</strong></p><p><strong>Duration: Through 12/31/26 - Extensions Likely</strong></p><p><strong>Hybrid In Philadelphia, PA</strong></p><p><strong>This is a W2 Only Position</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We are looking for a Product Owner to join a Scrum team supporting digital product delivery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This Long-term Contract position will serve as the voice of the customer and business, helping translate strategic goals into well-defined work that can be delivered incrementally. The ideal candidate will work closely with product, technology, architecture, and operations partners to guide priorities, validate outcomes, and keep the team aligned on value-driven execution.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Work with business, technical, and architecture partners to convert strategic objectives into practical product features delivered through iterative sprint cycles.</p><p>• Prepare and refine user stories so the team consistently has a pipeline of work ready for upcoming sprints, including clear acceptance measures for completion.</p><p>• Manage and sequence the team backlog to support business goals, maintaining transparency around priorities and upcoming delivery items.</p><p>• Review completed stories during the sprint and formally approve work by confirming it meets defined acceptance criteria and customer expectations.</p><p>• Clarify backlog items for the development team so requirements are understood well enough to support efficient execution.</p><p>• Participate actively in core Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives, to help remove ambiguity and maintain momentum.</p><p>• Gather input from sprint demonstrations and convert feedback into backlog updates or future iteration planning.</p><p>• Coordinate with product managers and peer product owners when features span multiple teams and require alignment across shared dependencies.</p>
We are looking for an experienced IT Manager specializing in platform research systems to join our team in Piscataway, New Jersey. This is a contract position offering an exciting opportunity to lead cutting-edge initiatives in high-performance computing and storage environments. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background and proven leadership skills to manage complex IT systems and support research-driven technology needs.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee the administration and engineering of IT systems, including hardware, virtualization technologies, and large-scale environments.<br>• Lead a team of IT professionals, providing guidance and support to ensure successful project execution.<br>• Manage high-performance computing systems, including Linux at scale, job schedulers, and workload performance optimization.<br>• Implement and maintain high-performance research storage solutions, including parallel file systems and disaster recovery processes.<br>• Configure and optimize high-speed interconnects, GPUs, and node provisioning within clustered environments.<br>• Develop and manage automation and configuration management processes using scripting languages and tools.<br>• Ensure security best practices are adhered to, including identity integrations, access controls, and vulnerability management.<br>• Collaborate with researchers, central IT teams, and vendors to address technical needs and challenges.<br>• Utilize project management skills to plan, execute, and deliver IT initiatives effectively.<br>• Support container technologies and software environment management for research applications.