Full Job Description:
Job Title: EPMO Project Manager
Job Location: Dayton, OH
Job Description:
Role and Responsibility:
Manage large scope projects within programs and standalone projects
• Utilize Project Management framework, adhering to standard tools, process and methodology
• Collaborate with business owners on the identification and assignment of business resources—assist with resource capacity forecasting
• Create and manage budgets, timelines (milestones) and task schedules
• Execute the project through all phases of the project lifecycle
• Understand and refine business and technology architecture
• Maintain strategic alignment of assigned projects by analyzing charters and reviewing expectations with all impacted stakeholders
• Lead the planning process to create the Project Charter, including collaborating with Scrum Masters for all impacted Agile teams, understanding their sprint plans, and creating an integrated Work Plan
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure projects are properly funded, resourced, and managed
• Manage all assigned internal and external resources, driving motivation, collaboration, and performance
• Lead the requirements gathering and analysis process, capturing business and technical needs in Agile epics and user stories
• Conduct team meetings to establish and execute on detailed project plans
• Ensure project milestone deliverables are completed and approved at every stage of the project lifecycle
• Produce detailed reports, business decision documents, meeting minutes, and notifications on assigned projects
• Accurately track and report progress against plan to stakeholders at all levels
• Identify, log, and manage risk, implement mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and communicate/escalate to stakeholders
• Identify, log, assign, and resolve or escalate project issues, hindrances, and blockers using company best practices
• Effectively manage scope and change, asses impact and assure controls
• Assist with the continuous improvement of project management and service delivery best practices, processes, and tools
• Perform other duties as requested
Cross Functional Interactions:
• Interact with various business owners throughout the organization
• Interact with external agencies/personnel
Requirements
Education / Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of relevant experience is required
• Master’s degree in related field is preferred
• A minimum of five (5) years of Project Management experience is required
• Experience working in project management software is required
• Familiarity of the healthcare payer industry and knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare a plus
Required Competencies / Knowledge / Skills:
Extensive understanding of project management processes, techniques and tools, development lifecycle (ideally Agile)
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize work and team assignments to deliver projects on time, on budget, and meeting stakeholder expectations
• Ability to lead and mentor project managers and business analysts with business case development
• Ability to effectively and efficiently lead a project team
• Excellent planning, negotiating and influencing skillset
• Flexibility during organizational and/or business changes
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent critical listening and thinking skills
• Excellent decision making/problem solving skills
• Proven ability to effectively interact with all levels of management within the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates excellence in analysis and collaboration skills
• Hands on proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Project, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Demonstrate sense of urgency
• Time management skills
• Customer service oriented
Licensure / Certification:
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred