Project Manager III

About the Role

We are seeking an uncommon Project Manager III who thrives on driving initiatives forward with precision, professionalism, and a relentless commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes aligned with organizational goals. This role requires keen analytical skills to assess project performance, track key metrics, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders. You will ensure the successful delivery of projects from initiation to completion, meeting deadlines, adhering to budgetary constraints, and achieving predefined objectives.

We value team players and self-motivators who conduct business in a manner that reflects positively on the company. If you are highly committed, team-oriented, and uphold professionalism, trust, honesty, and integrity, we want to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Lead, oversee, and manage project activities using methodologies such as traditional/waterfall, agile/lean, and/or hybrid approaches.
• Serve as a Scrum Master for agile projects, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure adherence to Scrum principles and maximize team productivity.
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to ensure seamless project execution, maintaining focus on delivering projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Implement change management principles throughout the project lifecycle to facilitate smooth transitions and stakeholder acceptance.
• Develop comprehensive project scopes and objectives in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with organizational goals.
• Ensure optimal resource allocation and availability, and perform project time management tasks such as schedule development, activity sequencing, and critical path analysis.
• Generate detailed project documentation, including Project Charter, Vision and Scope Statements, logs and registers (Risk Register, RA2ID2, Issues Log, Stakeholder Register), Communication Plan, RACI, Project Reports, Test Management Plans, meeting agendas, minutes, COAs, and decision matrices.
• Facilitate effective communication and documentation of key meeting discussions and decisions, ensuring salient points are accurately captured.
• Utilize verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs, while measuring project performance using relevant systems, tools, and techniques.
• Report and escalate project issues to management as necessary, identifying and addressing risks, decisions, dependencies, and assumptions to minimize disruptions.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with clients and stakeholders, serving as the primary liaison to ensure their needs are met throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct thorough risk management activities to identify and mitigate potential project risks, and establish relationships with third-party vendors.
• Analyze healthcare administration business functions and system capabilities to determine operational objectives, gathering and evaluating information to inform project requirements.
• Document software requirements specifications, including use cases and non-functional requirements, and facilitate communication between customers and development teams.
• Construct workflow charts, diagrams, and graphic models to record system requirements, and participate in peer reviews to validate requirements and system design adherence.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding test results and changes to end-product requirements, and conduct ad hoc analyses to investigate operational issues and propose solutions.
• Continuously improve systems by studying current practices, designing modifications, and collaborating with stakeholders to implement enhancements.
• Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills across various organizational roles, conducting comprehensive reviews of workflows, documentation, and user surveys to identify and address business issues.
• Fulfill Scrum Master responsibilities, including coaching the team on agile practices, removing impediments, and fostering a collaborative and self-organizing team environment.
• Perform any other duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in fulfilling project management and Scrum Master responsibilities.

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of Project Management experience with a strong emphasis on IT/Software Implementation projects.
• Proven track record in IT/Software Implementation projects.
• Expertise in developing comprehensive formal Project Management Plans encompassing scope, cost, schedule, quality, communications, risk, stakeholders, resources, change, and project integration.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Project (Professional or online versions).
• Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring and controlling project work, including Earned Value, Estimate to Complete, Schedule and Cost Variances, Schedule and Cost Performance Indexes, Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled, and Budgeted Cost of Work Performed.
• Ability to effectively lead and coach project teams in the development of Work Breakdown Structures and estimation methods such as Analogous Estimating, Parametric Estimating, 3-Point Estimating (or PERT), Expert Judgement, Bottom-Up Estimating, Top-Down Estimating, and Comparative Estimating.
• Active PMP, CSM, and CSPO certifications required.
• Healthcare industry experience required.
• Demonstrated expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledgeable and experienced in Azure or AWS.
• Experience managing security and compliance.
• Knowledge of SOC 2, HITRUST, FedRamp/FISMA frameworks.
• Ability to guide staff in the fundamentals of iterative development, agile software development processes, and procedures.
• Experience with Atlassian software, specifically Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and branch strategy.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience in Azure or AWS Cloud Infrastructure.
• Experience with interface engines and establishing interfaces for web applications.
• Experience with API and Web Development.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Fully Paid Life Insurance
• Fully Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development and Tuition Assistance Program
• 401(k) Program with Employer Match