Information Technology Project Manager

Information Technology Project Manager

Location: Successful candidate will be on site with staff in Pierre and/or Sioux Falls at least quarterly

Duration: 24 months with a possibility of extension (expected start date June 1st, 2026)

Client is seeking a qualified individual(s) to provide project management support for DSS program areas working on technology implementations. Active implementations requiring support include Provider Enrollment and Credentialling, and MMIS System Modernization, Medicaid HR-1. Project list is not exhaustive and may change as agency priorities and needs change.

Activities include but are not limited to:

• Lead a team of business and data analysts to oversee the design, development, and implementation of various information system transformation projects.
• Assists with defining strategic direction of enterprise level IT implementations.
• Define business and technological requirements, consult with product owner, subject matter experts, and scrum teams to define business needs and objectives.
• Provides project management of highly complex large scale enterprise IT projects and smaller scale projects.
• Lead and coordinate efforts of development team and vendors to ensure solutions are implemented successfully.
• Support business and operations staff with analysis and testing activities for information system changes.
• Prepare project status reports and documentation as needed to facilitate executive decision making and communicate project progress and risks.
• Ensures project governance and monitoring controls are in place and followed.
• Responsible to ensure project design, development, and implementation are on time and budget.
• Mentor state personnel in project management and train state resources to take over this function.

Qualified candidates should have the following skills and experience:

• Successful experience managing information technology solutions.
• PMP certification or equivalent working experience.
• Knowledge of various software development methodologies (agile, waterfall, DevOps, etc.).
• Experience in successfully applying project management and project governance principles.