Job Summary:
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking an Associate Project Manager for the Office of Technology Services. This role involves implementing project management methodologies for complex IT initiatives and ensuring successful project execution through documentation, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities:
• Implements OTS methodology for highly complex information technology initiatives and business processes.
• Provides project management, documentation, quality assurance, scope assessment, risk assessment and to ensure supported projects are implemented successfully.
• Analyzes highly complex system changes to ensure compliance with state policies and practices and assess impact to application and users.
• Leads meetings with users to confirm needs are met by proposed changes.
• Meets with Agency Project Directors, Program Leaders, and Analysts to facilitate successful project implementation and completion.
• Communicates with customers to establish user requirements, determines system specifications, and oversees user support materials and specialized user training.
• Assists with the development of standards, including documents for project initiation, requirements definition, project plans, training guides, testing plans, scope definition, communication, dashboards, and risk management.
• Maintains high degree of proficiency in Project Management industry standards by acquiring and maintaining Project Management Professional or similar certification, or working towards the acquisition of such certification.
• Reports project progress to leadership and other stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Five years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• A master's degree plus two years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion
Company:
The N.C. Founded in 1877, the company is headquartered in Raleigh, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.