Sr. Project Manager

Apex Systems

Frankfort (KY)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401K with company match

ESPP

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Project Manager with extensive experience in business analysis and enterprise software projects. You will plan, coordinate, and manage all project phases, from requirements to deployment, collaborating with stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.

You will develop BRDs, use cases, and test plans, driving change management and UAT activities while ensuring adherence to SDLC standards and governance.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required or higher with relevant experience.
PMP certification preferred for senior PM/BA roles.
Minimum 10 years managing large-scale IT projects and 7+ years in business analysis for enterprise software.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, organize, and manage all phases of IT projects.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and budgets.
Coordinate release planning, testing activities, deployments, and post-implementation support.
Facilitate meetings with stakeholders and leadership, and track risks and issues.
Ensure compliance with applicable standards and SDLC processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

BRD/FRD/UML

Vendor management

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps/Jira/ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PMP Certification preferred

10+ years IT project management experience

7+ years BA in enterprise software

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

Azure DevOps

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

Job#: 3046660

Job Description:

Responsible for planning, coordinating, organizing, and managing all phases of the project.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, resource assignments, and budgets.
Manage project scope, schedule, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and change requests.
Coordinate project activities among business stakeholders, vendors, technical teams, infrastructure, security, and executive leadership.
Facilitate project meetings, steering committee meetings, status meetings, and executive briefings.
Monitor vendor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are completed on time and meet quality expectations.
Track project budget, invoices, procurement activities, and contract deliverables.
Prepare weekly and monthly project status reports and communicate project health to management.
Ensure compliance with Commonwealth of Kentucky, CHFS, DHSS, and OATS project management standards and SDLC processes.
Coordinate release planning, testing activities, production deployments, and post-implementation support.
Proactively identify and mitigate project risks and resolve issues before they impact the project schedule.

Business Analysis Responsibilities

Work closely with business stakeholders to understand business processes, operational needs, and project objectives.
Facilitate business requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews.
Document Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements, Use Cases, User Stories, Process Flows, and Business Process Models.
Analyze existing business processes and recommend opportunities for process improvement and automation.
Translate business requirements into detailed functional requirements for technical teams and vendors.
Review vendor deliverables to ensure they satisfy approved business requirements and contractual obligations.
Manage requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, test case development, defect tracking, and business signoff.
Assist with data migration planning, data validation, and business readiness activities.
Develop user documentation, training materials, and facilitate end-user training sessions.
Coordinate change management and organizational readiness activities to support successful implementation.
Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to ensure successful solution delivery.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
PMP Certification preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of experience managing large-scale Information Technology projects.
Minimum of 7 years of Business Analysis experience supporting enterprise software development projects.
Experience managing Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid software development projects.
Experience facilitating business requirements sessions with executive leadership and business users.
Experience writing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements, Use Cases, User Stories, and Process Flow diagrams.
Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and change management.
Experience coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
Experience managing software vendors and contractual deliverables.
Experience reviewing technical and functional documentation.
Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Experience using Microsoft Project, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow, or similar project management and work management tools.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with business and technical teams.
Experience working with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates having experience in one or more of the following areas are preferred:
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Pages, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse).
Experience supporting Microsoft Azure cloud projects.
Experience managing Digital Transformation initiatives.
Experience implementing Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) processes.
Experience with business process reengineering and workflow automation.
Experience with grants management, financial management, or regulatory systems.
Prior experience supporting Commonwealth of Kentucky or other State Government agencies.
Prior experience supporting public health or healthcare information systems.
Experience managing projects involving vendor-developed cloud solutions.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.

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