Medicaid Eligibility Program Manager

KLA Industries, Inc.; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to steer complex eligibility projects from plan to go-live, coordinating state agencies, vendors, and delivery teams to ensure timely policy changes and accurate renewals.

You'll lead risk management with RAID logs, manage scope and budget under federal funding rules, and support testing, readiness, and training to land changes smoothly for staff and members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PM experience in large, multi-stakeholder tech or policy implementations.
• 3+ years in Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or public assistance programs.
• Experience with state agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
• Strong planning, RAID management, and reporting using MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira or similar.
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Clear, calm communication with executives, policy experts, and technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage Medicaid eligibility and enrollment projects, including system changes, policy implementations, and operational improvements.
• Build and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and milestones across state agency, vendor, and delivery teams.
• Manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions through a disciplined RAID log, escalating early and clearly.
• Lead implementation of new federal and state requirements, including H.R. 1 provisions such as community engagement requirements and more frequent renewals, within mandated deadlines.
• Coordinate with eligibility system vendors, managed care organizations, and adjacent programs such as SNAP and MMIS.
• Facilitate status meetings, steering committees, and working sessions, and document decisions and action items.
• Prepare clear status reports and executive briefings on progress, risks, and decisions needed.
• Manage scope, change requests, and budget against contract and funding requirements, including federal funding documentation where applicable.
• Support testing, readiness, training, and go-live planning so changes land smoothly for eligibility staff and members.

Skills

Project management

Medicaid eligibility

Stakeholder management

Planning & RAID

Executive communication

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

KLA Industries, Inc. seeks a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to steer complex eligibility projects from plan to go-live, coordinating state agencies, vendors, and delivery teams to ensure timely policy changes and accurate renewals.

You'll lead risk management with RAID logs, manage scope and budget under federal funding rules, and support testing, readiness, and training to land changes smoothly for staff and members.