Senior Project Manager - Marchon Partners

Applicant MUST reside within New England and be able to show proof of residency with valid state ID.

Marchon’s client is seeking to hire a Senior IT Project Manager to join their collaborative team. The Senior IT Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for managing projects across various workstreams from operations to technical solutions, writing Request for Proposal and Request for Quotes, developing, negotiating, and managing contracts; managing vendors and developing financial requests to fund projects. The PM will work closely with internal business sponsors and technical executives, program directors and IT leads, external technical teams, and vendor consultants to ensure that all project financial requests are approved, contracts are reviewed and completed; as well as business cases are documented to initiate projects; and schedules are documented and on track. In addition, this person will serve as the primary contact for critical IT initiatives and project management projects from start to finish; including conflict resolution, risk mitigations, ensure alignment with MMIS standards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and SAFe certifications are a plus.
• Experience in government grants / funding cycle.
• Five (5) years’ experience in IT project management with a capability of managing complex, cross-functional IT projects.
• Five (5) years of related experience using both hybrid and agile methodologies, in a large IT enterprise environment and managing vendor partners.
• Five (5) years of related experience documenting business cases, contract management, RFP and RFQ; as well as project funding requests.
• Five (5) years of auditing experience, with state government experience highly desirable.
• Proven experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies, with experience in Jira desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation and policy writing skills.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities and in-depth analytical skills.
• Exceptional time management skills, with the ability to effectively delegate and multi-task.
• Proven conflict management skills; decision-making and negotiation skills.
• Proven capabilities in IT financial management.