Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Project & Program Management

Project Manager

This exciting initiative is in its early stages and offers a unique opportunity for a Project Manager to lead a high-profile project. The Project Manager will manage all aspects of the project from initiation to closure and lead a cross-functional team of agency stakeholders, business users, IT professionals, and vendors.

Please note:

The candidate must be local and will be required to work out of the DMV Wethersfield office three times a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and timelines
• Prepare and distribute dashboards and status reports
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations
• Identify, track, and manage risks and issues, developing effective mitigation strategies
• Manage vendor deliverables and ensure alignment with Statements of Work (SOW)
• Organize and facilitate meetings, ensuring effective collaboration and communication
• Oversee change management efforts; collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and user adoption
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, standards, and policies

Required Experience:

• 10+ years in Project Management, including large-scale, complex technology projects
• Experience in the public sector or with state agencies, DMV preferred
• Experience with mobile app development, cloud infrastructure, digital wallets, APIs, and biometric authentication

Required Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to discern and synthesize complex information and present it clearly
• Strong presentation skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership
• Proven leadership, with experience managing and holding cross-functional teams accountable
• Comfort in navigating a matrixed environment to drive progress and decision-making
• Strong initiative and problem-solving, finding innovative solutions to move projects forward
• Skilled in uncovering unexpressed dependencies, requirements, and expectations
• Sound judgement in dealing effectively and diplomatically with all levels of government staff
• Proficiency in various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, PPM tools (, etc.), JIRA, and Confluence

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business or related field