Principal State Medicaid PM ( PMP, MS Project, Release Management, IE exp)

Director Project ManagementDir Proj Mgmt on WV PATH project. New critical position responsible for planning, coordination, negotiation of release activities to ensure the successful delivery of multiple large scale maintenance releases within established timeframes, budgets, and quality standards. The position requires a highly collaborative individual with strong client management skills, the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, experience managing a third party vendor, and a proactive approach to issue resolution.Position responsible for contract deliverables: 1.

CS/FA Spanish forms translation - Federal Regulation, 2) Employer Portal, and 3) CS CertificationWork Location Type: HybridVariable days in the officeWork hours: 8am - 5pm ETRequired skills/attributes:Ensuring that requirements are clear across dependent project streams with an effective releaseManaging risks and resolving challenges that impact release scope, quality, and schedulesManaging relationships working on interrelated processes across teamsManaging the development of deliverables into production environmentsMeasuring and monitoring progress to achieve a timely software release within defined budgetary limits and defined quality standardsCommunicating crucial release plans and changesCommunicating necessary release details to business teamsDeployment management of deliverables to the test environmentProducing deployment, implementation, and run books plansInitiating and overseeing the development of technical guides and training for external functionality, where applicableConducting release readiness and milestone reviewsValidating release notesLeading and coordinating checklist and deployment plan executionEnsuring that releases operate as per expectationsPreferred skills/attributes:5+ years experience with Integrated Eligibility project5+ years experience with project in the M&O phase of the project lifecycle.10+ years of working hands-on with all aspects of the System Development Life CycleExperience facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessionExperience with ServiceNowProficiency with MS Office (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)Proficiency with MS ProjectProficiency with MS VisioProfessional license or certification required: Project Management Professional (PMP) CertificationSummary of the project/initiative: Integrated Eligibility system in the Maintenance & Operations phase of the project lifecycle with significant functionality to be delivered as part of the M&O contract.Ideal candidate background: 10+ years of IT Project Management experience, 5+ years experience in Release Management across multiple teams, 5+ years of experience in project management for a State Medicaid Agency or a large healthcare management organization, Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 5+ years experience with Integrated Eligibility project, 5+ years experience with project in the M&O phase of the project lifecycle. 10+ years of working hands-on with all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle, Experience facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) session, Experience with ServiceNow, Proficiency with MS Office (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), Proficiency with MS Project, Proficiency with MS VisioTop 3 required skills: 10+ years of IT Project Management experience, 5+ years experience in Release Management across multiple teams, 5+ years of experience in project management for a State Medicaid Agency or a large healthcare management organization, Project Management Professional (PMP) CertificationExperience that will set candidates apart: Client facing experience with State Medicaid agency and demonstrated ability to handle large scale initiatives, build collaborative client relationships, resolve/manage risks and issues, and plan/manage/deliver multiple maintenance/enhancement releases per year with 12-14 deliverables updates per release with a matrixed team of resources. In addition, candidate will have experience managing third party vendor contracted to deliver the Spanish Translation functionality.Team structure: Cross functional team of about 120 resources- candidate will be a member of the project PMO team working with various internal workstreams, client leads, and a third party vendor.