Project Manager

• Work with business and IT management at all levels of the organization to understand and document the business case for technical initiatives.
• Create and manage through completion Business Case Project Proposals Federal and State Funding Requests Requests for Proposals (RFP) Request for Quotes (RFQ) documentation.
• Contribute to efforts to create and maintain MMIS APD (Advance Planning Document) iterations.
• Lead procurement teams in reviewing vendor responses through to the selection and contract negotiation phases.
• Lead cross collaboration efforts in design development test and implementation of IT solutions.
• Ensure all project initiatives have a project plan and traceability risk/issues list and project MS SharePoint documentation site.
• Ensure coordination of resource support across MMIS Business Analysis SQA (Systems Quality Assurance) and Development teams; as well as peer managers to align with capacity planning practices.
• Institute appropriate controls to manage project scope and track changes through MMIS Change Advisory Board (CAB).
• Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports on progress against planned risks and mitigation strategies.
• Prepare systems or program documentation including but not limited to data flow diagrams flow charts file layout input/output documentation and project narratives.
• Effectively communicate with business teams technical teams and leadership across multiple disciplines to convey technical concepts in simple business terms.
• Adhere to MMIS standard project management methodology policies and procedures as well as quality assurance standards. Also where applicable comply with the external agencies standards when integrating or leveraging external staff or solutions.

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Five (5) years experience in IT project management with the capability of managing complex cross-functional IT projects.
• Five (5) years of related experience using both hybrid and agile methodologies in a large IT enterprise environment and managing vendor partners.
• Five (5) years of related experience documenting business cases contract management RFP and RFQ; as well as project funding requests.
• Five (5) years of proven experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and negotiate the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication & negotiation skills and experience in supporting technical and non-technical staff.
• Ability to multi-task and flexibly adjust to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience with Conflict resolution consensus building and mediation skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing resources under a matrix reporting structure.
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate technical requirements breaking down complex problems into manageable components for evaluation.
• Prior experience in government or public-sector environments is an advantage.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g. Microsoft Project JIRA or similar).

Education and Certifications :

Bachelors degree in information systems Business Administration or other related field or equivalent work experience

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and SAFe certification are pluses