Project Manager - Business Ops

Insight Global; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-impact business operations projects across finance, contracts, staffing, and external communications. The role collaborates with internal staff, external vendors, and other state agencies to align initiatives with strategic priorities and applies formal project management methodologies.

Responsibilities include developing master schedules, managing budgets, governing risks and change, reporting progress, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related IT field, business administration, project management, or a closely related degree from an accredited institution, and 3-5 years of experience managing business ops, finance, contracts, staffing, external vendor projects or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and monitor integrated master schedules and project budgets.
• Considerable knowledge of vendor management and ensuring contract deliverables are met.
• Experience leading projects using methodologies such as waterfall, agile, or hybrid models.
• Experience using a wide variety of project management software, including Microsoft Project and other web-based platforms such as Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, Workday, or Monday.

Responsibilities

• Lead all components of business operations projects.
• Develop comprehensive and time-sensitive project management plans, including scope, requirements, acceptance criteria, risk management, communication plans, change management, and detailed project schedules.
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies for project delivery, ensuring effective monitoring and control of scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Implement formal change management processes for identifying, documenting, tracking, and incorporating changes to projects.
• Manage project resources and team activities, providing feedback and ensuring project performance aligns with plans.
• Provide regular project reporting, including progress, risks, and blockers, for internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize domain knowledge in finance, contracts, and staffing to support and align projects and processes across the organization.
• Coordinate closely with internal and external partners, including internal staff, external vendors, and other state agencies.
• Provide project management oversight of vendors to ensure alignment across business operations and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate efficient coordination and planning by serving as a central point of contact across organizations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Vendor management

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Asana

Smartsheet

Workday

Monday

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading complex, high-impact, and confidential business operations projects across several domains including finance, contracts, staffing, and external communications. The role works closely with internal staff, external vendors, and other state agencies to ensure business operations alignment with the strategic program priorities. This role requires expertise in applying recognized project management methodologies.

Project Management

• Serve as the project manager for all components of business operations.
• Develop comprehensive and time-sensitive project management plans, including scope, requirements, acceptance criteria, risk management, communication plans, change management, and detailed project schedules.
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies for project delivery, ensuring effective monitoring and control of scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Implement formal change management processes for identifying, documenting, tracking, and incorporating changes to projects.
• Manage project resources and team activities, providing feedback and ensuring project performance aligns with plans.
• Provide regular project reporting, including progress, risks, and blockers, for internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize domain knowledge in finance, contracts, and staffing to support and align projects and processes across the organization.

Stakeholder and Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate closely with internal and external partners, including internal staff, external vendors, and other state agencies.
• Provide project management oversight of vendors to ensure alignment across business operations and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate efficient coordination and planning by serving as a central point of contact across organizations.

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Skills and Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related IT field, business administration, project management, or a closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution, and 3-5 years of experience managing business ops, finance, contracts, staffing, external vendor projects or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and monitor integrated master schedules and project budgets.
• Considerable knowledge of vendor management and ensuring contract deliverables are met.
• Experience leading projects using methodologies such as waterfall, agile, or hybrid models.
• Experience using a wide variety of project management software, including Microsoft Project and other web-based platforms such as Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, Workday, or Monday.

Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification