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Looking for a Senior Program Manager.
JOB TITLE: Program Manager
LOCATION: Austin, TX (This position is a hybrid position; however, on-site meetings will be required, as specified by executive management, and may be held on any day of the week. Candidates must reside in Texas and preferably in the Austin metropolitan area.)
START DATE: Approx. 4/1/24
DURATION: Initial contract for 864 hours through 8/31/24 (end of fiscal year) with anticipated extension for FY 2025.
JOB DESCRIPTION/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Under the direction of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) chief of staff, the program manager is responsible for overseeing a large-scale, heavily information technology influenced master project that includes multiple subprojects, with a focus on successfully driving delivery of strategic and transformational change through proven leadership and direction. The program manager will develop and maintain a high-level timeline for both master and subprojects, in coordination with a cross functional team; detailed timelines for each project, to include an integrated project schedule, when needed. The program manager will lead meetings and report regularly to executives and the associated steering committees on project status, including budget, scope, schedule, resources, issues, and risks in collaboration with the project team. The program manager will have strong working knowledge and skills in waterfall and agile (including SAFe agile) project management methodologies.
Program Manager Duties:
Provides overall leadership, direction, and oversight of all aspects of the projects.
Enforces Committee-established project roles and responsibilities.
Identifies and plans for needed resources.
Assists with and manages project and procurement timelines, including the sequence and cadence.
In coordination with any assigned HHS employee or contractor to facilitate and manage various project times and resources to ensure a successful procurement
Develops, maintains, stores and archives project plans, artifacts, and required documentation for each procurement, project, and subproject in coordination with the project team.
Serves as the primary point of contact for project communications and status reporting.
Coordinates stakeholder participation in project planning, execution, change control, and closeout, maximizing involvement during each.
Performs risk management, to include identifying and documenting risks, and recommending and employing risk-mitigation strategies.
Performs other duties as assigned as required to complete each project.
This position is a hybrid position; however, on-site meetings will be required, as specified by executive management, and may be held on any day of the week.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years
Required/Preferred
Experience
8
Required
IT program management experience: Excellent communication skills, verbal and written. Developing clear, concise project documentation. Team management through team meetings, task assignment, mentoring, facilitation and training.
8
Required
Progress monitoring and use of risk management practices. An ability to keep leadership informed on project issues and progress. Effective management of resources in a mixed functional and matrixed project environment.
8
Required
Expert problem resolution skills. Comprehensive experience with Waterfall and Agile project management lifecycles (analysis and planning to development and deployment/implementation).
8
Required
Successful management of complex projects with a multi-year budget of $10 million or more.
8
Required
Experience with Microsoft Project, Office, Visio, and dashboard tools, such as PowerBI or Tableau.
8
Required
Experience with multi-step selection methods.
8
Required
Experience with managing multiple competing priorities, conflict management, and negotiation/facilitation.
5
Preferred
Experience leading highly complex strategic transformation and business-process re-engineering efforts.
5
Preferred
Experience in highly complex IT procurements with a Texas state agency.
3
Preferred
Work experience managing matrixed organizational and cross-divisional initiatives.
3
Preferred
Work experience managing projects for state and federal agencies.