Senior Project Manager

DataStaff, Inc is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in Raleigh, NC.

*This position is hybrid

Job Description:

Work with multiple internal and external stakeholders and selected vendor(s) to analyze, plan, and implement a new system.

Work with senior-level business executives, IT personnel, business program resources and Vendor staff to execute project requirements and manage stakeholder expectations.

Manage the day-to-day activities for the project and complete all input to the Project Management (Touchdown) system as needed.

The project will be utilizing the agile methodology.

Working with the business leaders and SMEs to obtain a thorough knowledge of the needs of a new IT system

Developing and maintaining detailed project schedule, budget and monitoring expenditures

Developing and maintaining all required project management artifacts following the PMBOK guidelines

Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget, quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the State

Working closely with the team conducting alternative analysis and writing documentation (including an RFP if required).

Working with vendors to manage deliverables to ensure that all the milestones are met

Ensuring that project plans and schedules are established and maintained, ensuring that deliverables are completed timely and accurately

Establishing project governance, conducting formal presentations, coordinating with all project stakeholders and ensure that appropriate project controls are instituted

Serving as an IT project liaison to the business client

Working with business stakeholders to develop necessary project management, change management, risk management, rollout, and training plans

Working with the technical team to ensure technical readiness during implementation

Developing and maintaining all required State CIO project documentation

Knowledge and Experience:

Results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic

Must be able to demonstrate excellent IT Project Management, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Capable of leading effective project meetings that are tailored to the audience

Ability to create simple to complex project plans, timelines and work breakdown structures using project management tools

Must have proficiency in project management, agile, scrum, and Kanban software tools

Must have strategic planning skills with good understanding of roadmap development.

Ability to write and present effective project materials, including presentations and status reports

Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, clients and other IT personnel

Proven experience with working collaboratively with business/program partners

Ability to effectively identify and resolve system or business process/project issues

Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effective teams towards end results

Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in a high-demand dynamic environment

Strong analytical skills

Strong written and oral communication skills, including development of project

Must have experience writing RFPs/technical writing

Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development

Ability to help manage Scrum team backlog and/or Kanban Flow, and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Version One etc.)

Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance team that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values and principles and practices

Proficient in conducting all the Scrum ceremonies within a collocated as well as distributed teams

Experience in facilitating release planning

Experience managing or supervising legacy system upgrade and/or replacement projects

Experience collaborating with State and Local Government

Knowledge of Public Health Programs is preferred

Experience planning and managing data conversion activities

Experience building rollout plans

Required Skills:

8 Years - Project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts

8 Years - Demonstrated Project Management experience on system deployments with multiple clients.

8 Years - Proven track record of delivering projects and work streams with aggressive timelines and deliver within scope, budget and schedule

8 Years - Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability.

7 Years - Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications.

3 Years - Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills.

3 Years - Demonstrated oral and written communication and presentation skills.

7 Years - Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project)

7 years - Experience with MS Office and SharePoint

5 Years - Demonstrated experience with both Waterfall and Agile Projects

8 Years - Demonstrated experience with vendor management on a large IT project/system implementation

8 Years - Demonstrate technical architecture/infrastructure knowledge and experience, including experience with multiple hardware platforms and operating system

8 Years - Demonstrate technical knowledge and analysis skills with hands-on experience in development, data base design, and web-based technologies

3 Years - Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development

3 Years - Ability to help manage Scrum team backlog and/or Kanban Flow, and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Version One etc.)

Desired Skills:

5 Years - Demonstrated experience working with DCFW programs

3 Years - Extensive understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups

5 Years - Experience in health care industry

7 Years - Experience leading and Implementing COTS and SAAS Projects

5 Years - Experience writing RFPs/technical writing

3 Years - Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance teams that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values

5 Years - PMP Certification from PMI. Scrum Master certification is a plus

This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.