Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Motion Recruitment; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Sr Technical Project/Program Manager in Durham, NC to lead complex healthcare-focused programs and coordinate with IT and business teams. This contract role spans 12 months with high extension potential, and involves ad hoc client meetings as needed.

You will drive governance, manage multiple workstreams, and align executive stakeholders while delivering on schedules and quality expectations in a heavily matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of project/program management experience.
• Experience leading large-scale programs with multiple workstreams.
• Proven ability to drive governance forums and executive reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Led system implementations or business transformation programs, governance forums, steering committees, or executive reporting.
• Serve as technical coordination point for projects and initiatives of high complexity and may lead multiple projects concurrently.
• Accountable for ensuring that deliverables from business and technology partners are produced and approved according to multiple project schedules.
• Accountable for managing allocated resources from multiple delivery partners while working within approved hours and scope.
• Mentors and provides feedback to team members to create a highly functioning team in a heavily matrixed environment.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Ambiguity management

Healthcare domain knowledge

Job description

Title: Sr Technical Project/Program Manager - Durham, NC (for ad hoc meetings w/ their client so maybe once a week or less)

Job Type: contract (12 months to start with very high probability of extension)

Hiring manager is ideally looking for someone with a background in healthcare, health plan, payer, insurance, TPA, PBM, claims, enrollment, or benefits administration.

What you will be doing:

• Led system implementations or business transformation programs, Experience leading governance forums, steering committees, or executive reporting.
• Serve as technical coordination point for projects and initiatives of high complexity and may lead multiple projects concurrently.
• Accountable for ensuring that deliverables from business and technology partners are produced and approved according to multiple project schedules.
• Accountable for managing allocated resources from multiple delivery partners while working within approved hours and scope.
• Mentors and provides feedback to team members to create a highly functioning team in a heavily matrixed environment.

Required Experience:

• 5 - 8 years' experience in project/program management.
• Led large-scale, complex programs with multiple concurrent workstreams
• Demonstrated ownership of program integration across workstreams
• Experience leading high-visibility initiatives with significant executive exposure
• Evidence of leading, driving, influencing, aligning, and resolving issues
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability, not just project administration
• Able to operate effectively in ambiguity and create structure
• Progressive increase in scope, complexity, and responsibility throughout career
• Strong stakeholder management skills clearly demonstrated
• Experience working directly with Directors, VPs, and Executive leadership
• Proven ability to influence decisions and manage competing priorities
• Strong communication and executive presence

Plusses:

• Experience managing work across both IT and business organizations: IT / Technology, Operations, Legal / Compliance / Risk, Customer Service / Call Center, Finance, Training / Organizational Readiness