Project Manager

Project Manager

The ideal candidate should have experience managing software products and/or leading product development, a demonstrated ability to collaborate, and drive progress. Preferably, this individual will also have experience managing and/or configuring applications in Salesforce.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the DOL Salesforce Modernization Product Manager, Associate Deputy Commissioner of Technology, Deputy Commissioner, external vendors & DOL business stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, success criteria and strategic alignment.
• Create and maintain project documentation such as project charter/scope, project plans, status reports and operational checklists.
• Create project work plans (dependency diagrams) & schedules including identification of resource skills necessary to deliver full project scope
• Load and track project work plans & schedules in PMO's enterprise reporting tool (e.g. MS Project Online)
• Manage program scope, schedule, budget and resources to successfully fulfill business and technical requirements with high customer satisfaction – communicating this regularly to the Associate Deputy Commissioner of Technology, Analytics and Digital Transformation
• Facilitate technical support as needed including but not limited to architectural reviews, compliance reviews and various project artifacts
• Manage project issues and risks to prevent potential barriers to project success; Escalation point for DOL Risk and Issue mitigation/resolution within DOL and other agencies (EOTSS and EOED).
• Primary point of communication between DOL, vendors and other Commonwealth of Massachusetts agencies to coordinate and manage meetings; collect feedback and action items from interactions with vendors and track/manage them in PMO system.
• Understand Modernization goals, objectives, schedules and functionality; communicate them clearly to the development team(s) at vendors and within the Commonwealth.
• Develop image acceptance test plans, validate test plans with business & drive image testing/acceptance process
• Responsible for ensuring all team members have access to the proper systems for interacting with other team members, reviewing materials and testing functionality in the systems and product demos.
• Maintain budget spreadsheets, tracking billing from vendors, informing progress and alerting DOL senior management of discrepancies.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in IT project management with capability of managing complex, cross-functional IT projects. experience working in a project portfolio management environment involving external delivery partners and multiple software vendors.
• Strong issue & problem management skills, including root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills are required.
• Masters-level knowledge of Microsoft's entire productivity suite including Office 365, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive, Project Online. Power BI a plus.
• Prior project management of large public sector IT projects, with understanding of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts practices, policies and budgeting is a major plus.
• Familiarity with organizational change management including end user training Experience creating and implementing plans according to project goals and objectives
• Working knowledge of project management concepts as defined by PMI
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum and ITIL concepts, Theory of Constraints a plus

Additional Qualifications:

• Knowledge of implementing Salesforce and/or driving large Salesforce deployments is a significant advantage.
• Experience managing a software or services project including end-to-end product development and leading a team.
• Proven ability in both waterfall and agile technology delivery methods. Understanding of agile milestones and ability to facilitate all aspects of the agile and/or waterfall methods of product management.