Job title: Project Manager
Location: Remote for candidates located in any city of Texas
Interview: Phone/ Skype
Visa: USC, GC, TN,
Linkedin must have
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.
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