IT Sr. Program Director

Quantam Solutions provides IT solutions and consulting for the State of North Carolina. We offer a competitive hourly wage, health benefits, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. We're currently seeking a Sr Program Director for the State of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is searching for a Senior Program Director. This position is a hybrid role in Raleigh, NC.

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced Senior Program Director with in-depth knowledge of public health to lead an IT modernization and transformation effort for DPH. This lead management role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders, project teams, divisions, departments, and vendors to strategize and build a strategic road map and plan that supports the organizational objectives. This position will interact with all levels of staff in DHHS including senior executive staff. This position will be responsible for refining the scope and supporting the development of strategy, establishing modernization roadmap, and ultimately be responsible for ensuring that the initiatives are successfully delivered.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work closely with program and project sponsors, PPMs, to identify and prioritize initiatives at a division level.

Establish and implement a governance model for the DPH data modernization program.

Collaborate with business and IT leaders along with the project Portfolio Manager, and other staff to develop and prioritize identified efforts and develop modernization roadmap for DPH.

Determine data needs and support all the activities needed for the development of the Dashboard Visualization needed by the division.

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the plan to deliver business intelligence solutions, dashboards, and data visualizations.

Work with business and cross-functional teams to develop Business Case and Cost Benefit analysis for prioritized initiatives within the program.

Manage and obtain various DHHS and state approvals for initiating projects within the program.

Participates in the development of Statements of Work (SOW) and Request for Proposal (RFP) in collaboration with the business and other agency teams for projects within the program.

Manage multiple Vendor engagements.

Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and Vendors.

Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department.

Manage budget and funding channels for maximum productivity.

Tracks, maintains, and presents program details, progress, status, risk, and other relevant topics to senior and executive management.

Work with Project Portfolio Managers and Project Managers within the program to develop and Maintain Program-level data across multiple efforts and present Program dashboards in ESCs and maintain clear, effective, and transparent communications.

Manage resource allocations and expectations for the program.

Collaborate with the State DIT to ensure program compliance with the State IT Roadmap and all State security requirements.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Proven ability to conceive and promote a strategic vision for data and data management.

Extensive Program management experience, planning and managing large complex technology business programs.

Exposure to modern data architecture, data lake, data warehouse, and relational database structures.

Proven ability to work in a technically diverse environment with an assortment of products, platforms, and services.

Experience with on-site, off-site, and cloud-based database solutions.

The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual with a strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent leadership, negotiation, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.

Experience in the management of a portfolio of multiple projects that may be in significantly different stages of development or have differing timelines and priorities.

Experience in communicating in a fashion tailored to the audience and their needs.

Excellent written communication and presentation skills.

Demonstrates experience in working effectively with all levels of staff, clients, and other IT personnel.

Experience in the responsibility for acquiring and utilizing the necessary resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timeframes, and quality for a program.

Experience in proposing and leading strategic initiatives.

Ability to identify and plan systematic corrective action to reduce errors and improve the quality of the systems and services, by examination of the root causes of problems.

Demonstrated ability to provide advice, assistance, and leadership in improving the quality of IT projects, by focusing on program definition, management, repeatability, and measurement.

Ability to build, influence, lead, and motivate effective teams toward end results.

The ideal candidate would also have knowledge of or experience managing projects for deploying systems using the Agile methodologies.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

7+ years of experience with Program Management experience managing multiple large complex projects.

7+ years of experience in developing and prioritizing identified efforts and develop data modernization roadmap.

5+ years of experience developing business case, Cost Benefit, and market analysis.

7+ years of experience with a proven track record of delivering IT projects within budget, scope, and schedule.

Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis, and resource availability.

7+ years of hands-on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications.

Strong supervision, organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills.

Demonstrated presentation, training skills, oral and written communication skills.

7+ years of experience in developing the plan to deliver business intelligence solutions, dashboards, and data visualizations.

7+ years of proven ability to conceive and promote a strategic vision for data and data management.

5+ years of experience managing or supervising IT application/system replacement projects.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS:

PMI certification Project Management Professional (PMP).

Candidate with Agile (PMI-ACP) Certification.

State Government experience.

Public heath experience is a plus.

Experience managing the implementation of a statewide IT project.

3+ years of exposure to modern data architecture, data lake, data warehouse, and relational database structures.

Ability to work in a technically diverse environment with an assortment of products, platforms, and services.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $75.13 - $79.24 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Experience:

Program management: 7 years (Required)

developing data modernization roadmap.: 7 years (Required)

business case, Cost Benefit, and market analysis: 5 years (Required)

IT projects within budget, scope, and schedule.: 7 years (Required)

Government IT: 2 years (Preferred)

Public health: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

PMP (Preferred)

PMI-ACP (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

Raleigh, NC 27603 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Raleigh, NC 27603

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