Hi Partner,
This is regarding an excellent job opportunity with my client.
Position: Project Manager
Location: Raleigh, NC
Duration: 12 months
Either Webcam Interview or in Person
Responsibilities:
· Developing and maintaining detailed project schedule, budget and monitoring expenditures
· Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget, quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the State
· Leading and performing hands-on analysis of the business and technical environments, and writing RFP
· Working with vendors to manage contract deliverables, oversee all vendor activities 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 and supervising implementation activities
· Developing and maintaining all required State CIO project documentation
· Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance teams 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
Required Skills:
· The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent IT Project Management, negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills.
· 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 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.)
Preferred:
· Candidate with PMP Certification.
· Scrum Master certification is a plus.
· Experience managing or supervising legacy system replacement projects
· Experience collaborating with State and Local Government
· Healthcare related experience is required
· Knowledge of Public Health Programs is preferred
· Experience planning and managing data conversion activities
· Experience building rollout plans
· Experience working with early childhood data systems
Please send me your updated resume and expected pay rate.
| Skills: | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts involving vendor management | Required | 7 | Years |
| Demonstrated Project Management experience on system deployments with multiple clients | Required | 7 | Years |
| Proven track record of delivering IT projects within budget, scope and schedule. | Required | 7 | Years |
| Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications. | Required | 7 | Years |
| Strong supervision, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills. | Required | | |
| Demonstrated presentation, training skills, oral and written communication skills. | Required | | |
| Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project) and MS Office | Required | 7 | Years |
| PMI certification Project Management Professional (PMP) and Scrum Master Certification | Highly desired | | |
| Capable of leading effective project meetings that are tailored to the audience | Required | 7 | Years |
| Ability to create simple to complex project plans, timelines and work breakdown structures using project management tools | Required | 7 | Years |
| Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, clients and other IT personnel | Required | 7 | Years |
| Proven experience with working collaboratively with business/program partners | Required | 7 | Years |
| Ability to effectively identify and resolve system or business process/project issues | Required | 7 | Years |
| Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effective teams towards end results | Required | 7 | Years |
| Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in a high-demand dynamic environment | Required | 7 | Years |
| Must have experience writing RFPs/technical writing | Required | | |
| State government experience and experience working with early childhood data systems | Highly desired | | |
| Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development. | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
| Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance teams that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values and prin | Highly desired | 3 | Years |
Please send your updated resumes at