Job Description:

Short Description:

Client seeks a Project Manager for the PASS Modernization Project to lead reporting and analytics development, including requirements, solution design, implementation, testing, and post go-live support.

Complete Description: The district government’s PASS Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution. Client seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by managing the development of reporting and analytics, to include:

Development of reporting and analytics requirements

Development of alternative solutions that meet the requirements

Identification of the best solutions

Identification of data sources for the best solutions

Implementation of the best solutions including documentation

Testing of the solutions

Post go-live support

Responsibilities include:

Project Planning Activities

Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules (status/progress)

Create and maintain project documents

Coordinate submissions of workstream weekly status reports

Develop PMO status reports

Prepare status presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint

Report status to PMO, project leadership, and organization leadership

Organize project artifacts in Microsoft Teams

Data, Reporting, and Analytics Strategy

Develop strategies and project plans that align with Client and District goals

Coordinate stakeholder engagement to understand vision and goals for reports and analytics

Work with PMO and other project managers to ensure team members have the knowledge and skills to support stakeholders

Coordinate the use of data from reports and analytics to support business decisions, incorporating these into training materials, policies, and procedures

Project Vision and Planning

Translate the project’s data, reporting, and analytics vision into long- and short-range plans, including:

Project plans

Resource alignments

Training and communications

Transformation and change management

System integration testing

User acceptance testing

Go-live preparations

Post-go-live support

Workstream Coordination

Balance multiple priorities while coordinating resources

Monitor activities to maintain PMO schedule and update as necessary

Coordinate with PMO to mitigate impacts to other workstreams

Leverage Prior Experience

Analyze complex delivery dates to create innovative Microsoft Project schedules or Agile Scrum Roadmap Timebox schedules

Align schedules with organizations, stakeholder groups, functional workstreams, technology, methodology, tools, and solution components

Monitor progress to track milestones and report on progress

Oversight and Analysis

Manage project scope and objectives, including RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), change management, and communications processes

Provide quality organization and oversight for all project documents

Maintain project artifacts in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint

Meetings and Communication

Participate in PMO, Steering Committee, and other project meetings

Document discussions and decisions

Serve as liaison between PMO, other project managers, and team members

Support PMO for all aspects of the project

Skills Matrix

· Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, IT, data, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience is required.

· Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.

· Experience in managing projects involving data, reporting, and analytics is required.

· Agile Scrum project management methodology, including but not limited to experience with Agile Scrum sprints.

· Proven leadership and decision-making skills managing a diverse team including onsite and virtual team members

· Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.

· Experience with AI as it relates to data, reporting, and analytics

· PMP certification

· Experience with data and dashboards developed using data tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker

· Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams

· Willing to work onsite 4 days a week

Flexible work from home options available.