Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager: State&Policy Delivery

Key People; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to lead complex eligibility initiatives in the Gulf South region. The role focuses on coordinating state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams to keep plans on track and ensure members receive the coverage they qualify for.

You will drive integrated project plans, manage risks, and implement new federal/state requirements on time, while coordinating with Medicaid systems, SNAP, and MMIS partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, including large, multi-stakeholder technology or policy implementations.
• 3+ years of experience on Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, or other public assistance programs.
• Experience working with state agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
• Strong planning, RAID management, and reporting skills using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar tools.
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.

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.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

RAID management

Planning

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Key People is seeking a Medicaid Eligibility Project Manager to lead complex eligibility initiatives in the Gulf South region. The role focuses on coordinating state leaders, vendors, and delivery teams to keep plans on track and ensure members receive the coverage they qualify for.

You will drive integrated project plans, manage risks, and implement new federal/state requirements on time, while coordinating with Medicaid systems, SNAP, and MMIS partners.