Need - Project Manager 3 -Remote

Role: Project Manager 3

Location: Remote

Client: State of Texas

Department: TEA (Texas Education Agency)

Exp:13+

Skills:

8+ Required - Experience with Scrum Methodology and Project Management Life Cycle

8+ Required - Years with direct project management experience

8+ Required - Experience working with budgets

6+ Required - Years working with software application teams

4+ Required - Experience using Jira

JD:

• This role requires maintaining consistently refined and prioritized backlogs, comprehensive project documentation, and well-structured Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps) to ensure clear scope, accurate timelines, and proactive risk management.
• The position is accountable for improving deliverable quality by reducing defect rates, accelerating resolution times, maintaining an 85%+ QA pass rate, and regularly analyzing return reasons to drive continuous improvement. Success in this role also depends on achieving high stakeholder satisfaction (85% or higher) through responsiveness, transparency, and action on feedback.
• The job further requires leading efficiency improvements by identifying and implementing measurable reductions in cycle time and project waste, while ensuring schedule performance targets are met for user stories and bugs. Collectively, the role demands strong operational consistency, quality ownership, customer-focused communication, process leadership, and strategic roadmap management.

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (Optional):

• The Senior Project Manager will report to the Director of the Information Technology (IT) Program Management Office (PMO).
• The Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in delivering the vital software applications and infrastructure that power the State of Texas s educational system.
• You will be responsible for leading Agile software development teams to execute the full software development life cycle (SDLC), ensuring on-time delivery of projects critical to fulfilling legislative requirements and agency strategic priorities.
• This role demands a strong leader with a proven track record in Agile project management, preferably within the education domain.
• You will have the opportunity to oversee, direct, and evaluate the work of project staff, and collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including agency leadership.
• This position offers considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment, requiring the Senior Project manager to perform advanced levels of project management work.
• 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.
• 1 Process Consistency - Direct, develop, and evaluate Agile processes used by project teams - avoiding project delays and waste, maintaining a prioritized and refined backlog.
• 2 Deliverable Quality - Monitor and measure quality of applications and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• 3 - Stakeholder Satisfaction - Build strong relationships with management, product owners, project team members
• 4 - 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
• 5 - 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 new application for case management for use by multiple divisions in the agency