Senior IT Project Manager & Business Analyst - ONSITE (Local to SC) - W2 ONLY

Job Description:

***Only W2 resumes are accepted

Work Location: This position will be on site initially. Once acclimated, a hybrid schedule will be allowed.

Candidate Location: Candidates must be local to South Carolina – no relocation will be permitted at this time.

The primary objectives of this engagement are:

· Deliver project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget.

· Provide expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting.

· Provide business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs.

· Improve project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Management Responsibilities

· Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination

· Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates

· Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.

· Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders

· Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies

· Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with state and Admin procurement standard

· Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks

Business Analysis Responsibilities

· Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis

· Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

· Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.

· Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.

· Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required.

Change Management & Adoption

· Develop change management and communication plans.

· Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.

· Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops

Required Skills

· Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.

· Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.

· Minimum 5 years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.

Preferred Skills

· Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts

· Strong schedule management and resource planning skills

· Ability to identify, map, and re-engineer business processes.

· Integrated Master Schedule skills

· PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills

Additional skills & duties:

· Ability to work independently with limited supervision and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

· Ability to work with diverse technical and business teams and maintain confidentiality.

· Ability to work at a high-volume and fast pace