Project Manager

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Position: Project Manager

Location: Remote

Duration: 10 months

client: Texas Health and Human Services

Job Description:

The Program Manager position will involve management of all aspects of the project and will report to the IT Data Analytics Support Director.

High-level responsibilities may include:

• Ensuring constant communication with the Office of Data Analytics & Reporting to function as a blended, partnered team with IT

• Working seamlessly and smoothly with various IT and business stakeholder areas to ensure that project deliverables are compliant with state, federal, and other applicable agency standards.

• Establishing a strategic roadmap for projects in coordination with the TSS vendor and all divisions of HHS and federal stakeholders.

• Conducting procurement exercises as necessary to acquire vendor services for assessment or to outsource the effort to a long-term vendor

• Establishing timeline and resource requirements for successful execution of the project. Coordination with key stakeholders and sponsors to obtain approval of resources and timeline.

• Creation of project management deliverables necessary for this project.

• Management of the day-to-day operations and scrums of various projects, and oversight and coordination team established for this initiative.

• Risk identification and coordination of resolution with project leadership.

• All other duties as assigned.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years	Required/Preferred	Experience
8	Required	IT project management experience.
8	Required	Work experience in the information technology industry with at least 5 years of experience involvement in data management solutions (i.e., data warehouses, data lakes, etc.), data analytics/business intelligence, web-based (J2EE) development
8	Required	Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
8	Required	Experience in developing clear, concise project documentation
8	Required	Team management through team meetings, task assignment, mentoring, facilitation and training.
8	Required	Progress monitoring to plan through effective use of risk management practices
8	Required	Keep leadership updated on project issues and progress
8	Required	Expert problem resolution skills
8	Required	Complete experience with the project management lifecycle (PMLC) and software development lifecycle (SDLC) required.
8	Required	Tracking full project budget and entering actual costs in project tracking tool
8	Required	Leading project sprints using Agile methodologies, including planning increments, backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrums and retrospective, and Kanban
6	Preferred	Prior experience in the Healthcare Industry, specifically public health.
6	Preferred	Work experience managing multi-agency or multi-IT department initiatives.
6	Preferred	Work experience within a Health and Human Services agency.
5	Preferred	Emphasis on managing relationship weekly activities of TSS Sprint Teams with the State of Texas.
5	Preferred	Effectively manage resources in a mixed functional and matrixed project environment
5	Preferred	The ability to develop, document and execute project management plans, work plans and quality plans
5	Preferred	Involved in the full lifecycle from analysis and planning to development and deployment
5	Preferred	Experience in building and managing IT project teams with emphasis on ability to motivate individuals to excel and exceed expectations.
1	Preferred	Experience with Family Health Services programs at HHSC