Project Manager

Oxford Global Resources; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 81,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supplemental medical

Dental and vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Oxford Global Resources is seeking a Project Manager to enforce project governance across multiple initiatives within the DHS IT landscape, including Medicaid and Child Welfare. You will build and maintain project plans, identify needed resources, and coordinate procurement for vendor products and services, reporting to the Executive Steering Committee.

The role requires the ability to multi-task, communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels, and adapt to shifting priorities under

Qualifications

• Experience with managing client expectations and service improvement initiatives.
• Experience managing multiple parallel work efforts.

Responsibilities

• Work within a project governance structure and follow required templates and reporting.
• Interact with business and IT teams; educate and drive collaboration.
• Motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Track project progress; modify schedules and provide status updates to the project team.
• Manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product.
• Escalate issues to management as appropriate.
• Provide insight into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program management.

Skills

Project governance experience

Stakeholder management

Schedule management

Vendor procurement coordination

Requirements gathering

Job description

Summary

The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally, the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules, identifying/staffing needed resourcing, completing the procurement of vendor products / implementation services, and submitting funding requests as required. The PM will manage the delivery efforts and report status of each to the Executive Steering Committee. The PM will work with multiple business and platform areas including Information Technology, Medicaid, Child Welfare, and other areas of the Department of Human Services (DHS) potentially including upper level state government committees. The Project Manager will conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deliverables. The PM will be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management and control. The ability to gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identifying resource needs; and transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders. Essential is the ability to multi-task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.

Project Details

• Ability to work within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)
• Ability to interact with, educate, learn from, and drive business and IT teams
• Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervision
• Ability to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment
• Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenarios
• Ability to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriately
• Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product
• Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to project team
• Escalate issues to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate
• Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program management

Job Experience

• Demonstrates experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiatives
• Demonstrates experience managing multiple parallel work efforts

Hourly Rate

59-77

Language Required

English

Benefits

• Oxford provides supplemental medical (we do not offer major medical), dental, vision, life, and disability benefit plans along with a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
• Paid holidays based on eligibility and paid sick leave for applicable jurisdiction, as required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Oxford is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oxford will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Accommodation

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