Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sabot Consulting is seeking an IT Program/Senior Project Manager to lead a complex portfolio of initiatives for the MN DOC. The role manages projects across the full lifecycle, including scope, schedule, budget, stakeholders, vendors, risks, and documentation, while leading cross-functional teams and ensuring successful delivery.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project management for the suite of DOC IT projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives
- Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines in collaboration with key vendor(s) and stakeholders
- Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans and schedules using approved project management tools
- Identify, assess, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle and maintain accurate RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs
- Ensure effective resource allocation and manage team workloads to meet project objectives
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including IT leadership, business units, technical teams, and external vendors, to ensure project requirements and objectives are understood and achieved
- Manage stakeholder expectations and provide timely project communications, including status updates, reports, presentations, and briefings, to stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Facilitate resolution of stakeholder conflicts, project issues, and competing priorities, and provide recommendations to support effective project decision-making and alignment with business objectives
- Lead cross-functional teams consisting of other internal and vendor project managers and business analysts, software developers, business owners and SMEs, ensuring collaboration and productivity
- Manage vendor relationships and coordinate vendor activity associated with project deliverables
- Coordinate with State personnel regarding contract changes, deliverables, issues, and other contractual matters
- Ensure that vendor deliverables are completed according to contract terms and aligned with project timelines
- Ensure comprehensive project documentation, including project charters, status reports, and project plans
- Provide regular updates on project progress, risks, and any required changes to senior Program Managers and leadership
- Utilize MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint) for preparing reports and presentations for leadership review
Skills
- 7+ years of experience managing large, complex IT projects, preferably in a large-scale enterprise environment
- Experience managing projects through the procurement/RFP process and COTS solution implementations
- Experience managing software development initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects within a larger program or portfolio
- Experience managing projects in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
- Experience managing internal and external project teams and stakeholders
- Experience with vendor management and accountability
- Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks and issues, including maintaining RAID logs
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex IT projects on schedule and within budget
- Experience managing projects involving cloud computing, software development, IT infrastructure, and/or cybersecurity
- Experience managing projects in a corrections or public safety environment
- Strong understanding of IT systems, SDLC, enterprise technology environments, and IT infrastructure
- Experience with cloud environments and service models, including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, such as Azure and AWS
- Experience with technology lifecycle management
- Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field
- PMP or equivalent project management certification
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