Urgent need Contract Project Manager at Austin, TX

Our Fortune 500 client is looking for a Contract Project Manager to work on their project based out of Austin, TX/ Remote.

Job Title: Contract Project Manager

Location: Austin, TX/ Remote

Duration: 6+ months

Job Description:

The essential functions of this Senior Project Manager role are crucial for ensuring the successful delivery and maintenance of high-quality software applications that support the vital educational services provided to the State of Texas. By providing teams a consistent process, you will ensure predictable delivery and efficient use of resources, minimizing costly rework and delays. Championing deliverable quality guarantees the smooth operation of state services and maintains user trust, preventing service disruptions and potential damage to the agency's reputation. Prioritizing stakeholder satisfaction fosters strong relationships and secures buy-in from all involved parties, ensuring the project meets the needs of everyone and contributes to overall success. Through effective leadership, you will empower your team to achieve extraordinary results and contribute significantly to the agency's mission by fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Finally, by articulating a clear vision, you will guide the team's efforts, ensure alignment with strategic goals, and enable proactive planning and risk mitigation, maximizing the chances of project success and long-term impact.

• Process Consistency - Direct, develop, and evaluate Agile processes used by project teams
• Deliverable Quality - Monitor and measure quality of applications and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Stakeholder Satisfaction - Build strong relationships with management, product owners, project team members
• Leadership - Responsible for problem management, issue resolution, and risk identification/mitigation; lead efforts to optimize cycle time and reduce wait time - all to improve value added time
• Vision - articulate a clear view of the application and technology roadmap. coordinate the initiation and planning of diverse projects to meet strategic application and technology roadmap commitments.

This project manager will lead the application team responsible for building a 1st-3rd grade supplemental grant program and also building a statewide IEP module within an existing application.

Required Experience:

• 20 years Required Technology Project Management (specifically software development)
• 8 years Required Agile Coach and Leader
• 8 years Required Software Development Experience
• 8 years Required Jira Project Administrator
• 8 years Required State Agency Experience

Please send your updated word format resume along with your best contact details to .

Looking forward to hearing from you.