Job#: 3039745 Job Description: NC DHHS IT Project Manager
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina (Hybrid)
Role Overview
An experienced IT Project Manager with in-depth knowledge of public health is sought to lead a large-scale IT project. This management role involves working with multiple internal and external stakeholders, project teams, and vendors to develop and implement a new IT solution. The position requires interaction with all staff levels, including executive leadership, business executives, and IT personnel to execute project requirements and manage stakeholder expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the project sponsor and Project Portfolio Managers (PPMs) to identify and prioritize initiatives.
- Collaborate with Project Portfolio Management to develop and manage divisional roadmaps.
- Develop Business Cases and Cost-Benefit analyses for prioritized initiatives.
- Manage and obtain necessary approvals for initiating projects.
- Participate in the construction of Statements of Work.
- Manage vendor onboarding and relationships.
- Establish and implement a program governance model.
- Identify key requirements from cross-functional teams and vendors.
- Manage budget and funding channels for productivity.
- Track, maintain, and present program details, progress, status, and risks to management.
- Maintain clear and effective communication with all project stakeholders.
- Manage resource allocations and expectations.
- Collaborate with the State DIT to ensure program compliance with the State IT Roadmap and security requirements.
- Present program status in committee and executive meetings.
Required Qualifications
The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual with a strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent leadership, negotiation, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills. Additional qualifications include:
Experience:- Proven experience in the management of a portfolio of multiple projects at different stages of development.
- Demonstrated experience working effectively with all levels of staff, clients, and other IT personnel.
- Experience in acquiring and utilizing necessary resources and skills within agreed parameters of cost, timeframes, and quality for a program.
- Experience in proposing and leading strategic initiatives.
Skills:- Ability to communicate effectively, tailoring messages to the audience and their needs.
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to identify and plan systematic corrective action to reduce errors and improve quality by examining root causes.
- Demonstrated ability to provide advice and leadership in improving the quality of IT projects.
- Ability to build, influence, lead, and motivate effective teams towards end results.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP/PgMP Certification.
- Agile (PMI-ACP) Certification.
- Experience managing or supervising programs involving legacy system replacement projects.
- Experience collaborating with State and Local Government.
- Experience in complex, cross-functional team environments.
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