Project Manager 1 - PMP- Remote - HHS Technology Group, Inc.

WHO WE ARE:

At HHS Tech Group (HTG), our work matters, and each of us makes a difference in the lives of people every day.

HTG is a leader in the development and delivery of innovative, purpose-built modular software and technology solutions to clients in the commercial and government sectors.

WHAT WE DO:

HHS Tech Group creates innovative, purpose-built technology products and solutions, resulting in value and positive, quantifiable impact for our clients and the people they serve.

Our people bring our software to life through collaborative relationships with our clients, working as a team, helping to solve complex problems that create positive personal and community impact for the people our clients serve.

Each day, our software products and our people are making a difference.

OUR PEOPLE MATTER MOST:

Improving the lives of others and making an impact daily is no simple task. We are dedicated to our team's professional and personal growth and well-being. Some key rewards and benefits include:

• Generously sponsored Medical Insurance
• Fully paid premiums on dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• Generous 401k matching program (100% match up to 6%)
• Tuition and Certification reimbursement
• Open PTO policy

Join us!

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

HHS Technology Group is excited about expanding and adding an Agile Project Manager to our Professional Services team. This key member of our highly talented team will interface with our valued customers and manage the delivery of complex web-based solutions on schedule and within budget, consistent with HHS Technology Group and State Government guidelines, processes, and contract stipulations.

This highly valued Project Manager will represent and oversee the day-to-day activities of the project. This individual shall serve as the Department's primary point of contact for matters relating to the project and serve as a liaison for certification, collaborating with other contractors, and stakeholders.

Strength with both AGILE and PMBOK methods for managing complex technical projects is critical. Proficiency in defining and documenting the following is required:

• Project Management Plan
• Project Work Plan in Microsoft .mpp format and in Jira using BigPicture
• Change Management Plan
• Quality Management Plan
• Communication Management Plan
• Risk Management Plan

Essential Responsibilities:

• The successful PM will manage, motivate, mentor, and ensure optimum team efficiency (often in a geographically distributed team scenario); create and maintain detailed work plans and foster a Continuous Integration/Continuous delivery (CI/CD) Agile approach.
• You will partner with stakeholders to ensure proper strategy, alignment, integration, and visibility whilst managing project scope and continuously analyzing and reviewing iterations and related change management tracking and reporting.
• A talented PM easily drives collaboration, consensus, and decision-making with State Government client stakeholders and executive management, while concisely communicating expectations and directives to the technical team.
• Manage and proactively escalate project issues, risks, and actions.
• Track and Manage budget/actual project financials, project codes, and invoices.
• Work with client project manager to ensure understanding of all project activities, schedules and deliverables, act as resource for questions, and manage expectations
• Serve as contract manager handling contract-related activities
• Maintain and improve client relationships, identify areas to add additional value and organically grow the account, as well as gain a positive reference from the client.
• Drive adoption of Agile and foster a culture of knowledge sharing with regular team contributions and content feedback.
• On an as needed basis, support the efforts of other groups such as Quality Assurance, Software Development, Training/Consulting, Marketing and Product Development, consistent with delivering quality products and services to our clients and the market.

Technical and Professional Requirements:

• 7+ years of Project Management experience delivering business value using technology solutions and managing staff in a matrix or direct reporting relationship.
• 5+ years' experience performing a lead client facing role in a system integration, ideally large complex, transformational projects.
• Project Management experience should include each phase of the system development life cycle.
• 5+ years' experience performing SDLC on an enterprise-wide deployment and/or maintenance and operations from start to implementation, end-to-end.
• 4+ years' experience managing multi-vendor projects including project scope, schedules, quality, change management and project financials.
• Demonstrated use of project tracking tools such as Microsoft Project, ALM tools, Jira, CA Rally.
• 2+ years of experience with Medicaid Enterprise Certification Toolkit (MECT), Outcomes Based Certification, Streamlined Modular Certification, or other Certification efforts.
• Working knowledge of Medicaid Transformation Initiative, Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) 3.0, and the CMS Seven Standards and Conditions.
• Extensive applied Agile experience, applied Scrum Master experience, and expertise in some/all the following: Medicaid - MMIS - MECT - Health care - Data warehouse - Analytics - JIRA
• Experience with implementation/SDLC methodologies (Agile, waterfall, hybrid and/or iterative)
• Experience managing projects of similar size and scope in MMIS (claims, provider, or TPL).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Atlassian's JIRA product, experience managing projects that leverage Jira and Jira plug-ins.
• State government/public sector experience on IT Projects in health and human services programs (such as Medicaid, MMIS, claims processing, eligibility, HHS analytics, data warehouse, etc.)
• Proven track record of effective communication skills to lead client, vendor and internal teams through the project lifecycle process and successfully implementing complex IT projects from initiation to closure.
• Exceptional verbal communication and written documentation using MS Office and other collaborative tools to achieve success is expected.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise:

• 4+ years of Medicaid, MMIS, Decision Support Systems (DSS), eligibility/enrollment systems, claims process or related experience with a state agency
• Experience in both business and systems architectures.
• Advanced experience using MS Project including resource and cost loading, resource leveling, and earned value management

Education and Certifications:

• A four-year degree in a related field, and at least five (5) years of experience. In lieu of a four-year degree, seven (7) years of experience is expected.
• Active PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and/or PMI-ACP, or CSM, or equivalent.