Project Manager 3 - Deputy PM for TDLR

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation requires the services of 1 Project Manager 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Project Manager 3, Project Management and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
• All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation requires the services of one (1) Project Manager 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Project Manager 3, Project Management and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
• All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
• The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) requires the services of one (1) Project Manager 3 meeting the general qualifications of a Project Manager 3 Category Type, Core Technology and the specifications outlined in this solicitation.
• Candidate will work as the Deputy Project Manager for the Legacy Systems Replacement Project (LSRP). Candidate will work closely with the LSRP Project Manager and the Manager of the Project Management Office (PMO) to perform complex to advanced project and contract management work.
• This includes leading and coordinating cross-functional workstreams across the entire project
• lifecycle from facilitating requirements-gathering sessions, through managing system integrations and data migration, to overseeing comprehensive testing cycles and software rollout. Additionally, the candidate will drive the development of project reports and executive dashboards to ensure transparency, while assisting with contractor deliverables and change requests, invoicing, budget tracking, and maintenance and operations (M&O).

WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
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.

Required

• Full-time experience managing large, complex IT modernization projects throughout all development phases (from inception to Maintenance & Operations), including structured design, project estimation, scope control, risk mitigation, and corrective action p 10 Years
  Experience leading and coordinating cross-functional project activities, establishing project goals, analyzing complex data, and executing executive-level communication, negotiation, and facilitation. 10 Years
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating complex business systems, user/stakeholder needs, and executing Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and process mapping to streamline operations. 8 Years
• Experience utilizing the Texas Project Delivery Framework methodology. 5 Years
• Experience documenting detailed requirements for enterprise IT solutions and simultaneously consolidating requirements across geographically dispersed program areas with varying business needs. 5 Years
• Experience leading and orchestrating comprehensive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles for large-scale enterprise IT rollouts, including establishing testing entry/exit gate criteria, managing business unit validation schedules, and tracking defect burn 5 Years
• Experience designing, scheduling, and orchestrating comprehensive end-user training strategies for enterprise-wide software rollouts, including utilizing the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) methodology to improve internal business units and regional division staff 5 Years
• Experience working with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and Data Center Services (DCS), specifically including the implementation of cloud-based solutions. 3 Years

Preferred

• Direct experience managing Salesforce implementation or migration projects within a government or highly regulated licensing environment. 5 years
• Experience coordinating UAT specifically for Salesforce or major cloud SaaS platform implementations, including managing sandbox testing environments, validating user-story acceptance criteria, and organizing cross-functional end-user testing groups. 4 Years
• Experience managing organizational change readiness and end-user training specifically for Salesforce or modern cloud-based CRM systems, including compiling role-based training artifacts, coordinating sandbox training environments, and tracking user-adopt 4 years
• Experience working directly with a Texas State Agency as an employee or contractor in a dedicated Project Manager role. 4 Years
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification 4 Years
• Experience managing Agile or Hybrid (Waterfall/Agile) project delivery teams, particularly for cloud SaaS implementations. 3 Years