Head of IT Project Management (m/w/d)

Project Manager

Working for the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Project Manager will be assigned to high priority projects for the Agency. The PM will interact with multiple business units and vendors.

Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects will find this position attractive.

The Agency is seeking a consultant to act as Project Manager on multiple IT projects. This position will work under the direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Building a project plan and executing to that plan;

Managing project risks and issues;

Ensuring that all deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in a timely fashion;

Reporting on project status and strategies orally and in writing;

The Project Manager will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project plans, portfolio/program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.

A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a project schedule.

Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel

Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing risks to project plan tasks

Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts

Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory

Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time

3+ years of Project management

• Strong background in project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment
• Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP or PMI)

Ability to learn content

Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to give presentations to executive management.

Proficiency in English is required.