Job Description :

IT Project Manager

Raleigh, NC

Long Term

 

Senior Project Manager to manage IT Project management activities which includes project management, project support and project methodology activities

·       This position will lead project/program, meetings with IT project teams, IT support teams, IT management, and IT Division senior support function staff.

·       This position will ensure coordination and communication between IT and Business Unit

·       Managing IT project activities to ensure adherence to procedures and standards

·       Primary ongoing responsibility is to manage projects of medium to large size with large scope and complexity.

·       Focuses on driving project commitments, including communications with sponsors, stakeholders, etc. to meet stakeholder expectations.

·       Position could lead one or more medium or one large sized project.

·       Projects managed could include enterprise implementation efforts, projects consisting multiple technology discipline, projects that involve other state/federal agency and/or significant business process re-engineering efforts.

·       The projects are managed using agile methodology.

·       This position will lead project/program, meetings with IT project teams, IT support teams, IT management, and IT Division senior support function staff.

·       This position will ensure coordination and communication between IT and Business Unit

 

Required skills include:

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.

•       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

•       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 Management prefers applicants with the following:

•       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

•       Experience in health care industry

•       Knowledge of DPH programs

•       Experience planning and managing data conversion activities

•       Experience building rollout plans

             

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