Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Hartford, Connecticut (Hybrid)

6+Months

Phone+Skype

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The PMO will ensure the platform is in full alignment with several other systems and modules. The CT-KIND Project is a collaborative effort between BITS and the Business Staff who work together in teams for the design, development, deployment and training. DCF is replacing their legacy system, LINK, with a federally compliant system using a hybrid methodology. CT-KIND is being built modularly and but is intended to be initially deployed in a "Big Bang" single release.

The duties and expectations of the Project Manager are as follows:

• Provide oversight, guidance and direction to Project Staff and the PMO vendor
• Work collaboratively with the Customer Success Manager
• Vendor management ensuring all vendors are abiding by a defined integrated schedule, monitor and manage contract terms and language to ensure vendors, including the PMO vendor and Systems Integrator, deliver accordingly.
• Work closely with technical staff on the project, ensure the appropriate documentation of requirements and the necessary IT resource planning and allocation
• Continual assessment and remediation of identified risks, gaps, dependencies, and impediments
• Oversight of State and Federal technical regulations and compliance functions
• Assistance in identifying and prioritizing data exchanges/interfaces
• Collaboration with the Business/Program staff for the development of training and to assess customer satisfaction/feedback

The following outlines the preferred qualifications for this position:

• 10 years in project management, planning, tracking of projects, overseeing IT projects, schedules/roadmaps from conception to completion.
• Experience in a Child Welfare organization is a plus
• Best practices related to modular system integration, SDLC requirements /models, and software development and scrum/agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects
• Project delivery preferably as a private sector Client Partner
• Experience with interoperability and data exchanges/interfaces
• Knowledge of industry best practices and standards (e.g., NIST, FOIA, CJIS, SSA, etc.), preferred
• Proven communication skills, well-organized, and influential leadership skills, with demonstrated experience working in collaboration, excellent interpersonal and documentation skills
• Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff, coaching and mentoring
• Change Management experience and expertise
• Project budgeting, resource planning, allocation and capacity planning skills and experience
• Experience with technology requirements for human service systems (e.g., business processing modeling, architecture, SDLC, interoperability, system integration, data management, security, etc.)
• Experience with iterative and incremental development and the ability to adjust to changing requirements, policy changes and legislative mandates
• Experience in best practice related to government procurement of technology vendors
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, or other related disciplines from an accredited institution, MBA preferred; a combination of education with significant project management and delivery experience will be highly considered