Information Technology Project Manager
Location: Successful candidate will be on site with staff in Pierre and/or Sioux Falls at least quarterly
Duration: 24 months with a possibility of extension (expected start date June 1st, 2026)
Client is seeking a qualified individual(s) to provide project management support for DSS program areas working on technology implementations. Active implementations requiring support include Provider Enrollment and Credentialling, and MMIS System Modernization, Medicaid HR-1. Project list is not exhaustive and may change as agency priorities and needs change.
Activities include but are not limited to:
- Lead a team of business and data analysts to oversee the design, development, and implementation of various information system transformation projects.
- Assists with defining strategic direction of enterprise level IT implementations.
- Define business and technological requirements, consult with product owner, subject matter experts, and scrum teams to define business needs and objectives.
- Provides project management of highly complex large scale enterprise IT projects and smaller scale projects.
- Lead and coordinate efforts of development team and vendors to ensure solutions are implemented successfully.
- Support business and operations staff with analysis and testing activities for information system changes.
- Prepare project status reports and documentation as needed to facilitate executive decision making and communicate project progress and risks.
- Ensures project governance and monitoring controls are in place and followed.
- Responsible to ensure project design, development, and implementation are on time and budget.
- Mentor state personnel in project management and train state resources to take over this function.
Qualified candidates should have the following skills and experience:
- Successful experience managing information technology solutions.
- PMP certification or equivalent working experience.
- Knowledge of various software development methodologies (agile, waterfall, DevOps, etc.).
- Experience in successfully applying project management and project governance principles.