Senior Project Manager

Role Overview

• Direct and coordinate all phases of the project lifecycle, including requirements elicitation, solution implementation, testing, go-live, post-implementation monitoring, and project closeout
• Oversee key project elements, ensuring full compliance with established project management methodologies, standards, and best practices
• Maintain current and comprehensive project documentation, including tracking tasks, deliverables, and all project artifacts to ensure organizational transparency and auditability
• Develop, manage, and monitor detailed project schedules utilizing approved scheduling tools, consistently ensuring adherence to baseline timelines and project milestones
• Track project performance metrics, analyze schedule variances, and proactively recommend and implement corrective actions to maintain project alignment and on-time delivery of all objectives
• Identify, log, and resolve project risks, action items, issues, decisions, change requests, lessons learned, and all associated elements, maintaining clear records and traceability
• Plan, schedule, and facilitate essential project meetings, covering topics such as schedule management, change control processes, project status updates, risk mitigation, contract matters, and budget reconciliation
• Accurately document meeting discussions, promptly distribute official meeting minutes, and diligently follow up on assigned action items to ensure closure and accountability
• Prepare and submit a variety of project reports, including Project Steering Committee (PSC) briefings, client weekly and monthly status reports, and any additional reporting as required by stakeholders or contractual obligations
• Provide ongoing support to the Project Management Office (PMO) by assisting in the tracking and management of project tasks and deliverables, while maintaining robust documentation and ensuring accessible project records for all authorized personnel
• Maintain the Project Management Plan (PMP) throughout the project duration and develop comprehensive close-out and assessment reports at the conclusion of each project phase.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• In lieu of a degree, additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis
• Valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• At least seven (7) years of broad, extensive, and progressively responsible experience applying project management principles, methods, techniques, and tools
• Of these, a minimum of four (4) years must have been served as a senior project manager overseeing one or more large or complex IT projects
• At least three (3) years as a senior project manager for large or complex IT projects, including management of at least one project valued at $5 million or greater
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience leading a State of California agency through FI$Cal system onboarding, go-live, and post-implementation activities
• Experience must include managing or supporting system transitions for statewide financial, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and/or the FI$Cal system
• Five (5) years of direct project management experience within the California state government environment
• At least four (4) years of experience facilitating alignment with multiple stakeholders, leading change management in complex organizations, and conducting meetings, including stakeholder communications and updates
• Four (4) years of experience initiating and executing project management plans, including: Creating and overseeing project schedules
• Developing and maintaining work breakdown structures
• Tracking and resolving project risks and issues
• Four (4) years coordinating support for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) or similar internal knowledge transfer activities
• Five (5) years of experience in strategic planning, consulting, workload assessment, and budget management
• Five (5) years of experience in application integration activities, including oversight of application upgrade testing and accounting system-related integration and reporting.

Tech Stack

• ERP
• PMP

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
• Paid Time Off