Skills

Communication Teamwork Leadership Jira Salesforce Agile Methodology Scrum Presentation Skills Effective Communication Organization Project Management Agile SDLC

Job Specifications

Title: Project Manager

Location: Austin, TX – Onsite (Locals preferred)

Long Term Project

Note: Required Project Manager local Texas & with any State/Federal client experience

Job Description

Project managers are the people in charge of a specific project or projects within a company. As the project manager, your job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific project you are working on. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team to get the job done. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required and should be noted on the resume. Proof of certification may be requested.

Additional job details and special considerations

This is a Project Manager role to replace the current Program Integrity Case Tracker (PICT) system, the legacy case management system for the Medicaid Program Integrity (MPI), Chief Counsel Division, Surveillance Utilization Review (SUR) Acute Care Surveillance (ACS), and Targeted Queries teams (collectively known henceforth as “OIG Programs”), with a modern solution that supports enhanced functionality, improved operational efficiency, and the flexibility to incorporate future enhancements.

Implements standard project management industry practices for Agile Teams.
Understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology within Agile (Scrum) organizations.
Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with multiple key project stakeholders.
Communicates to clients and IT teams.
Creates project charters, work plans, and other related project artifacts, as necessary.
Provides technical support both during work hours and on-call, as necessary.
Be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes.
Develops and makes presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities.
Serves in an analyst capacity as required. Sometimes on-call support may be required depending on the project phase.

The Worker will need to perform the following tasks and assignments:

Overseeing design and development work
Managing the project with feature-driven Agile methodology, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progress align with project timelines
Developing and managing project plans
Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers
Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings
Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements are translated into technical specifications, guiding, and facilitating the SDLC process
Developing and maintaining solid relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders.
Possessing effective communication and presentation skills
Possessing strong teamwork skills
Transferring working knowledge to current staff

Required

Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations
State or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience
Development Experience
PMP Certification
Agile (Scrum) Experience
Salesforce Experience
State Procurement and Contracting Experience
Jira Experience

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