Project Manager

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Project Manager

Starting Salary Range: $80,000-$110,000

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) seeks a Project Manager to join the Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) division. The Health Benefit Exchange operates Virginia's Insurance Marketplace with a mission to increase access to affordable and reliable health coverage for Virginians who are not insured by their employer, Medicaid, or Medicare. Launched in November 2023, the Marketplace is Virginia's own state-based health insurance marketplace where consumers can shop for, compare, and purchase health insurance plans. Reporting to the Program Operations Manager, the Project Manager supports IT program operations by managing projects and collaborating with business users and stakeholders to develop project plans, scope, outcomes, and requirements. The SCC offers a hybrid work schedule, long-term career growth, and professional development opportunities including on-the-job training, certifications, and designations.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet scope, outcome, timeline, and budget requirements
• Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Work with stakeholders and business users to elicit and define project scope, outcomes, and requirements
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among team members
• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
• Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain aligned with desired outcomes
• Perform quality control on the project throughout the duration to maintain the standards expected
• Adjust schedules and targets on the project as needs change
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project outcomes
• Collaborate with vendors to develop, maintain, and execute project schedules to achieve required enhancements on schedule; includes working with internal division stakeholders to meet project timelines
• Actively participate in meetings, record decisions and action items (with assignments), and prepare reports
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including plans, progress reports, meeting notes, financial statements, and/or final project documentation
• Ensure adherence to strategic roadmaps and provide input to prioritization efforts by analyzing project alignment with key regulatory deadlines, operational risk exposure, and projected impact on program integrity
• Translate business needs into functional specifications to guide vendor solutions, system enhancements, and process improvement
• Perform related work as needed

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