Senior Project Manager

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

·        Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project and operations and oriented work efforts.

·        Develop project plans estimating the time, equipment, and staff requirements for current or proposed systems and projects, ensuring all projects are delivered on time within the stipulated scope and budget.

·        Lead the initiation, planning, and implementation of the project (s) and ensure technical feasibility in collaboration with teams.

·        Lead and develop project plans and track to completion managing risks, issues, and constraints

·        Coordinate with internal and external parties for the execution of projects according to requirements.

·        Manage relationships between internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders.

·        Define business and technical priorities toward developing project requirements and policies.

·        Oversee the development of MMIS policies through collaboration with various teams to identify policy needs and create drafts for leadership approval.

·        Manage and monitor systems operations and resources to research, track problems, and resolve and/or implement.

·        Lead activities to support routine operations invoice management, budget tracking, and reporting.

·        Coordinate with Business Analysts, SQA, Development, and other teams and peer managers to ensure timely and precise operations and projects.

·        Institute appropriate controls to manage project scope and track changes through periodic reviews and/or evaluations.

·        Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports on progress against planned, risks, and mitigation strategies.

·        Monitor results against established timelines, deliverables, tasks, and associated technical specifications to mitigate project delay or failure.

·        Prepare systems or program documentation including but not limited to, data flow diagrams, flow charts, file layout, input/output documentation, and project narratives.

·        Effectively manage more than one project simultaneously.

·        Effectively communicate with business teams, technical staff, and leadership across multiple disciplines to convey technical concepts in simple business terms.

·        Adhere to Client project management methodology, policy, and procedures, as well as quality assurance standards .

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of experience in IT project management with a capability of managing complex, cross-functional IT projects; experience working in a Project Portfolio Management environment a plus
• Two (2) years of related experience in a supervisory capacity managing a small to medium sized team in a large IT enterprise environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to independently analyze document findings and recommend solutions.
• Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation and policy writing skills
• Proven experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies, with experience in Jira desired · Hands-on experience with ORACLE software and databases, SQL, and Oracle SQL Developer
• Broad knowledge of analysis and design standards
• Broad knowledge of cloud computing and/or infrastructure
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Project)
• Methodical and detail-orientated to support invoice management, budget tracking, and reporting.
• Exceptional time management skills, with the ability to effectively delegate and multi-task.
• Proven conflict management and managerial skills; decision-making and negotiation skills

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate a plus