Project Manager

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Leading team members through process mapping and requirements gathering
• Serving as the day-to-day point of contact for the project
• Oversight of the various system implementation phases and processes
• Overseeing acceptable user acceptance testing
• Certifying that the solution is ready for deployment and is fully implemented as planned
• Change management
• Overall vendor management
• Project closeout

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong management and leadership skills
• The ability to set and maintain adherence to project goals with internal team and IT vendor
• Maintain project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports for executive management and the board
• Cooordinating project team members and developing and tracking schedules and individual responsibilities
• Implementing IT strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Demonstrated experience in effective team building and communication skills
• Knowledge and experience in successfully executing Software as a Service (SaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS) implementation with strong vendor management skills
• Experience assisting Commonwealth of Virginia agencies in planning, developing, and validating functional and technical requirements to support the implementation of IT solutions
• Knowledge of current Commonwealth of Virginia policies, standards, procedures, and practices, particularly those related to VITA