We are seeking an experienced Program Manager – Senior Manager to lead and oversee multiple enterprise-level IT projects across the Bureau of Information Technology in Tallahassee, Florida. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex, cross‑functional technology projects, overseeing project resources and budgets, coordinating with executive leadership, and ensuring successful project delivery in accordance with organizational objectives and established project management standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee multiple concurrent enterprise-level IT projects throughout the complete project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, and formal closure.
- Develop and maintain project management documentation, including project charters, integrated project schedules, scope statements, budget plans, risk registers, issue logs, stakeholder registers, and status reports.
- Monitor project schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, budgets, staffing, contractors, and resource allocation to ensure successful project execution.
- Coordinate with executive leadership, project sponsors, business stakeholders, technical teams, subject matter experts, and external vendors to ensure alignment on project objectives and priorities.
- Facilitate project governance activities, including steering committee meetings, project review boards, executive briefings, and go/no-go decision meetings.
- Apply PMI/PMP project management methodologies and utilize Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches based on project requirements.
- Track project performance using KPIs, Earned Value Management (EVM), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), and Cost Performance Index (CPI).
- Manage project constraints involving scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, and risks while implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Prepare and review procurement documentation, Statements of Work (SOWs), solicitation documents, vendor evaluation criteria, and contract deliverable acceptance criteria.
- Prepare weekly project status reports, monthly executive dashboards, and ad hoc reports for senior leadership.
- Identify, assess, mitigate, and escalation of project risks, issues, and dependencies while maintaining contingency and mitigation plans.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior project managers and project coordinators while coordinating cross-functional project teams.
- Support organizational change management activities, including user communications, training coordination, and implementation transition planning.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or successful completion of a recognized industry project management curriculum.
- Minimum of 7 years of IT work experience.
- 7+ years of experience managing complex, cross‑functional projects.
- Experience managing projects across multiple technologies and programmatic areas.
- Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, resource management, stakeholder management, risk management, and change management techniques.
Preferred Experience
- Experience working with State Government or Public Sector IT projects.
- Strong experience with Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
- Experience with executive-level reporting, project governance, vendor management, procurement, and budget oversight.
- Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
Work Location
Candidates must be willing and able to work onsite in Tallahassee, FL.