Sr Project Manager

Mbi Llc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbi Llc is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the Revenue Life cycle replacement system project in the U.S. state environment. You will coordinate vendors, internal DBHDS staff, and business partners through a complex, multi-workstream program, delivering on time, budget, and scope while managing risks.

Applicants should bring 10+ years of PM experience, strong SDLC knowledge, and proven ability to lead across Agile and Waterfall methodologies. PMP certification is required.

Qualifications

• Proven analytical, organizational, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to implement new approaches and structures.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle models (SDLC).
• Ability to represent project teams in multiple forums with technical clarity.
• Extensive experience gathering requirements during discovery and documenting proposals.
• Strong command of Agile and Waterfall project management principles; PMP certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement Revenue Life cycle replacement system.
• Manage vendor and internal staff in a high-risk, multi-workstream project.
• Coordinate day-to-day execution and track budget, schedule, and risks.
• Engage with vendors, consultants, DBHDS IT and business staff.
• Develop and present senior leadership presentations.
• Oversee day-to-day activities and stakeholder relationships.
• Collaborate with external and internal technology leads to align best practices.
• Drive project delivery through procurements, scope, and transition to operations.
• Monitor vendor progress with defined metrics and governance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Leadership

SDLC knowledge

Technical communication

Requirements discovery

PM methodologies

Program management

Vendor management

PMP certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Senior PM responsible for planning and implementation of Revenue Life cycle replacement system.
• Manage vendor and internal DBHDS staff activities in a high‑risk, complex project with multiple workstreams.
• Get involved in day‑to‑day execution.
• Coordinate vendors and consultants, DBHDS IT and business staff.
• Perform standard project management tasks: track budget and expenditures, develop and track schedule, identify and mitigate risks, manage vendors, supervise team work.
• Develop and present presentations to senior leadership.
• Oversee and manage execution/coordination of day‑to‑day project activities.
• Manage working relationships with stakeholders: executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
• Collaborate with external (vendor/suppliers) and internal technology leads and solution architects to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
• Drive consistent project delivery through entire project lifecycle: execute procurements, define project plans, resource allocation, manage risks, scope, schedule, deliver value, transition to operations.
• Monitor progress by third‑party vendors and define/measure their progress with metrics.
• Adhere to DBHDS and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.
• Facilitate resolution of technical and non‑technical risks and issues.
• Lead and coordinate scoping, technical requirements gathering, estimating and planning for single or multiple work‑streams.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, organizational, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills (10 years experience).
• Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods (10 years).
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models (10 years).
• Ability to understand technology at a level to represent project team in multiple forums (10 years).
• Strong experience leading business & IT resources thru discovery/documentation of requirements in proposal requests (10 years).
• Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices (10 years).
• Active PMP certification from PMI. Upload a copy under Reference Tab to be considered (10 years required).
• Ability to run scrum, kanban or waterfall best practices (10 years).
• Experience leading large program with multiple workstreams (5 years).
• Experience working with vendor and implementing vendor solutions (5 years).
• Strong experience developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects (5 years).
• Experience with Data Modernization & Enterprise Data Warehouse (highly desired, 5 years).
• Experience with VITA high category project management (highly desired, 5 years).
• Experience managing complex initiatives involving RFI, RFP, RFQ, etc. (highly desired, 5 years).
• Experience managing projects to build, replace and implement Financial Management Systems (highly desired, 5 years).

Application

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