Job Details

Job Description:

As a Senior Technical Project Manager , you will report to the PMO Director, collaborating with cross-functional teams to lead large-scale, complex, and transformational IT projects that align with our strategic objectives. This pivotal role will work closely with our cross-functional teams - Operations Service Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Privacy, Finance, and others- to manage all aspects of project delivery, from planning through execution and closure, ensuring project transparency and successful outcomes in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead cross-secretariat initiatives that involve collaboration across various departments, adapting quickly to changing priorities with an agile, positive, and solutions-oriented mindset to ensure project success.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, and high-level executive presentations to track progress and communicate updates effectively.
• Gather and translate business requirements from proposals into technical specifications and project scope documentation.
• Collaborate with EOTSS technical leadership to ensure the technical direction aligns with the Commonwealth's standards, while also advocating for optimal technical approaches and solutions when those standards may not be a suitable fit

• Ensure that each program or project has well-defined artifacts, including project plans, work breakdown structures, clearly defined user stories, project checklists, and budgets that align with approved financing and staffing availability within established time frames.
• Facilitate assessments to evaluate project outcomes, identifying successes, areas for improvement, and lessons learned.
• Support the Strategy & Planning Team in aligning project goals with organizational priorities, maintaining PMO processes, and implementing standards.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities:
• Over 10 years of relevant experience in IT project management, preferably in senior roles with budget oversight.
• Proven success in managing large and complex IT programs while effectively leading cross-functional teams through changes.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels.
• Facilitate smooth transitions for teams by implementing change management strategies that align people, processes, and technology with business objectives, while minimizing resistance to change.
• Superior project management skills, with demonstrated experience in using various project management tools and methodologies (e.g., PMP, Agile, Scrum) and governance frameworks.
• Skilled in organizational change management (OCM).

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities:

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
• Strong leadership skills, with a keen understanding of power dynamics and spheres of influence.
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate technical requirements, breaking down complex problems into manageable components for evaluation.
• Skilled in risk management, process redesign, and stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with IT concepts, cloud hosting, and network solutions.
• Comfortable with IT diagrams and managing proposals in procurement systems (e.g., Procore); experience in IT construction delivery and requirements gathering is a plus.
• Proficient in project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar tools).
• PMP, PM-ACP, CSM, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Prior experience in government or public-sector environments is an advantage.

EEO:

"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."