Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager -Imaging
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 6+ Months


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Job Description:
This role requires a seasoned professional who can assess current-state document workflows, identify inefficiencies, and drive business process improvements that reduce manual labor and increase accuracy. The Program Manager will oversee all aspects of document intake-including fax, email, physical mail, and other electronic channels-and will be accountable for ensuring documents are properly classified, indexed, routed, and stored in compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. A critical component of this role involves leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies to automate document classification, data extraction, and routing, thereby reducing reliance on repetitive human labor. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in electronic document and content management systems and will serve as the primary subject matter expert for document management technology strategy and operations. The PM - Document Management is responsible for leading and managing a team of document management professionals who support the organization's enterprise document capture, routing, storage, and retrieval operations



Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Staff Leadership and Program Oversight

• Directly manage, mentor, and develop a team of document management specialists, setting performance expectations, conducting evaluations, and fostering professional growth.
• Establish and maintain program governance, including service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and operational metrics for the document management function.
• Coordinate cross-functional project activities, manage timelines, and ensure deliverables align with organizational priorities and resource constraints.
• Provide regular status reporting to senior leadership on program health, risks, and improvement initiatives.

Business Process Analysis and Improvement

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of current document management processes, identifying bottlenecks, redundancies, and opportunities for optimization.
• Develop detailed process flow documentation, functional flow diagrams, and current-state/future-state analyses using industry standard methodologies.
• Design and implement business process improvements that streamline document intake, classification, routing, and archival across all input channels (fax, email, physical mail, electronic submission).
• pply Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent continuous improvement frameworks to measure and sustain process gains.

Document Capture and Routing Technologies

• Serve as the subject matter expert for fax server and document capture platforms, including RightFax and Kofax, managing configuration, rule sets, and integration with downstream systems.
• Design and maintain automated routing rules that interpret
• Design and maintain automated routing rules that interpret inbound documents from fax, email, scanned mail, and other sources, ensuring accurate delivery to appropriate queues, departments, or workflows.
• Oversee the integration of capture technologies with enterprise content management (ECM) platforms and line-of-business applications.
• Evaluate emerging capture and intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions and make recommendations for technology adoption or upgrades.

Electronic Document and Content Management Systems

• Manage and optimize the organization's electronic document/content management system (EDMS/ECM), with handson experience in one or more platforms such as Laserfiche, IBM FileNet, or Hyland (OnBase/Perceptive Content).
• Define and enforce document taxonomy, metadata schemas, retention schedules, and access control policies within the ECM environment.
• Partner with IT and application teams to maintain system health, plan upgrades, and ensure high availability of document management infrastructure.

AI/ML-Driven Automation

• Identify and implement AI/ML-based solutions for intelligent document classification, optical character recognition (OCR) enhancement, natural language processing (NLP), and automated data extraction.
• Develop and refine machine learning models and rule sets that enable the system to sort, classify, and route documents with minimal human intervention, continuously improving accuracy through feedback loops.
• Quantify automation benefits through metrics such as reduction in manual processing hours, error rates, and cycle times; present business cases for expanded AI/ML adoption.
• Stay current with advancements in intelligent automation, generative AI, and document intelligence platforms to maintain a forward-looking technology roadmap.

Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements Management

• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions with business stakeholders across departments to understand document handling needs, pain points, and compliance obligations.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and solution designs that development and infrastructure teams can execute.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, ensuring stakeholder alignment and informed decisionmaking.
• Serve as the liaison between business units, IT, vendors, and compliance teams for all document management initiatives.

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field. Master's degree preferred
• Progress Experience in document management, content management or records management
• Supervisory or program management experience for a document, content or records management team
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple direct reports in an operational or technology environment
• Hands-on experience with RightFax & Kofax (or comparable fax server/doc capture platforms) including configuration, administration, and workflow design
• In-depth working knowledge of at least one enterprise ECM/EDMS platform: Laserfiche, IBM FileNet, or Hyland products (OnBase, Perceptive Content)
• Proven track record of implementing AI/ML technologies for document classification, data extraction, & intelligent routing in a production environment
• Experience designing and documenting business processes, including process maps, swimlane diagrams, functional flow diagrams, and SIPOC charts
• Familiarity with OCR, ICR, barcode recognition, and forms processing technologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and business audiences
• Experience w/ formal requirements gathering, including conducting stakeholder interviews, creating user stories, & managing requirements traceability
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Azure DevOps)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and competing priorities
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project/program management certification (Nice to have)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (Nice to have)
• Certified Information Professional (CIP) or Certified Records Manager (CRM) designation (Nice to have)
• Experience with robotic process automation (RPA) tools such as UiPath, Blue Prism, or Automation Anywhere in conjunction with document workflows (Nice to have)
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks relevant to document retention (e.g., HIPAA, SOX, FOIA, NARA) -(Nice to have)
• Experience with cloud-based content services platforms and migration from on-premises to cloud ECM environments (Nice to have)