Program Manager

IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client, The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), is looking to hire a Program Manager to provide high visibility complex projects to successful completion and to enable Operational and System Modernization technical solutions to be deployed and fully operational.

Tasks:

• Provide program/portfolio management across multiple business areas.
• Provide leadership and strategic vision for small to large programs.
• Lead, advise, assist, and review priorities to ensure business delivery value.
• Develop and foster effective communications among all stakeholders across multiple programs.
• Provide governance leadership.
• Conduct feasibility reviews of potential new services and contributing partners.
• Manage project changes, as required.
• Ensure business objectives are met.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA):

• Ability to effectively facilitate, lead, and communicate across the organization (IT and business) and within teams.
• Team player.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Location: St Paul, MN (Hybrid)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• 5 years - Program or Portfolio Management and reporting experience.
• 1 year - Experience using remote collaboration tools such as: Microsoft Teams, Skype, SharePoint, etc.
• Experience with all aspects of the Project Management Office (PMO) lifecycle, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Product Management Lifecycle (PML).
• Experience with conflict management.
• Strong negotiation and partnership building with business, and facilitation of prioritization across multiple business areas.

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• Project Management certification, such as: PMP, CAPM, or PMI-ACP.

NOTE: Candidates must be currently located in the Midwest to apply. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time. We do not provide Visa Sponsorship

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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