Job summary:

　　Title:

　　Program Manager/Director

　　Location:

　　Raleigh, NC, United States

　　Length and terms:

　　Long term - W2 or C2C

　　Position created on 01/23/2024 04:56 pm

　　Job description:

　　Interview Type: Skype * Very long term project initial PO for 1 year, expect to go for 4+ years Hybrid *

　　Short Description:

　　The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced senior program director for a large scale IT Modernization and Transformation initiative.

　　Job Description:

　　The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced senior program director within depth knowledge of public health to lead an IT modernization and transformation effort for DPH. This lead management role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders, project teams, divisions, departments, and vendors to strategize and build a strategic road map and plan that supports the organizational objectives. This position will interact with all levels of staff in DHHS including senior executive staff. This position will be responsible to refine the scope and support development of strategy, establish modernization roadmap and ultimately be responsible for ensuring that the initiatives are successfully delivered.

　　Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

　　Work closely with program and project sponsors, PPMs, to identify and prioritize initiatives at a division level

　　Establish and implement a governance model for the DPH data modernization program

　　Collaborate with business and IT leaders along with, Project Portfolio Manager, and other staff to develop and prioritize identified efforts and develop modernization roadmap for DPH

　　Determine data needs and support all the activities needed for the development of the Dashboard Visualization needed by the division

　　Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the plan to deliver business intelligence solutions, dashboards and data visualizations.

　　Work with business and cross functional teams to develop Business Case and Cost Benefit analysis for prioritized initiatives within the program

　　Manage and obtain various DHHS and state approvals for initiating projects within the program

　　Participates in the development of Statements of Work (SOW) and Request for Proposal (RFP) in collaboration with the business and other agency teams for projects within the program

　　Manage multiple Vendor engagements

　　Identify key requirements needed from cross functional teams and Vendors

　　Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department

　　Manage budget and funding channels for maximum productivity

　　Tracks, maintains and present program details, progress, status, risk and other relevant topics to senior and executive management

　　Work with Project Portfolio Managers and Project Managers within the program to develop and Maintain Program Level data across the multiple efforts and present Program dashboards in ESCs and maintain clear, effective, and transparent communications

　　Manage resource allocations and expectations for program

　　Collaborate with the State DIT to ensure program compliance with the State IT Roadmap and all State security requirements

　　Skills:

　　Proven ability to conceive and promote a strategic vision for data and data management

　　Extensive Program management experience, planning and managing large complex technology business programs.

　　Exposure to modern data architecture, data lake, data warehouse, and relational database structures

　　Proven ability to work in a technically diverse environment with an assortment of products, platforms and services

　　Experience with on site, off site and cloud based database solutions

　　The selected candidate must be a results oriented individual with a strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent leadership, negotiation, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills

　　Experience in the management of a portfolio of multiple projects that may be in significantly different stages of development or have differing timelines and priorities

　　Experience in communicating in a fashion tailored the audience and their needs

　　Excellent written communication and presentation skills

　　Demonstrates experience in working effectively with all levels of staff, clients and other IT personnel

　　Experience in the responsibility for acquiring and utilizing the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timeframes and quality for a program

　　Experience in proposing and leading strategic initiatives

　　Ability to identify and plan systematic corrective action to reduce errors and improve the quality of the systems and services, by examination of the root causes of problems

　　Demonstrated ability to provide advice, assistance and leadership in improving the quality of IT projects, by focusing on program definition, management, repeatability and measurement

　　Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effective teams towards end results

　　The ideal candidate would also have knowledge or experience managing projects for deploying systems using the Agile methodologies.

　　Management prefers applicants with the following:

　　Candidate with PMP/PgMP Certification

　　Candidate with Agile (PMI ACP) Certification

　　Experience managing or supervising large complex programs involving legacy system replacement projects

　　Experience collaborating with State and Local Government

　　Experience in complex, cross functional team environments

　　Public heath experience is a plus

　　Required Skills:

　　Program Management experience managing multiple large complex projects 7 Years

　　Experience in developing and prioritizing identified efforts and develop data modernization roadmap 7 Years

　　Experience developing business case , Cost Benefit and market analysis 5 Years

　　Proven track record of delivering IT projects within budget, scope and schedule. 7 Years

　　Objective decision making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability

　　Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications. 7 Years

　　Strong supervision, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills.

　　Demonstrated presentation, training skills, oral and written communication skills.

　　Experience in developing the plan to deliver business intelligence solutions, dashboards and data visualizations 7 Years

　　Proven ability to conceive and promote a strategic vision for data and data management 7 Years

　　Experience managing or supervising IT application/system replacement projects 5 Years

　　Highly Desired Skills:

　　PMI certification Project Management Professional (PMP)

　　State Government experience

　　Experience managing implementation of a statewide IT project

　　Exposure to modern data architecture, data lake, data warehouse, and relational database structures 3 Years

　　Ability to work in a technically diverse environment with an assortment of products, platforms and services

　　Contact the recruiter working on this position:

　　The recruiter working on this position is Mahesh Kodur(Ravi Team)

　　His/her contact number is His/her contact email is [email protected]

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