Senior Project Manager – Medicaid Technology & Operations

Location: Hawaii

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Project Leadership

• Oversee planning and implementation of major projects, managing scope, timelines, and budget.
• Guide complex, large-scale initiatives that support strategic business objectives.
• Define project scopes and objectives with relevant stakeholders.

Planning, Execution & Monitoring

• Develop detailed project plans, including resource needs, schedules, and cost structures.
• Monitor project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques and adjust project direction as needed.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessment and mitigation activities to ensure project stability.

Team Leadership & Development

• Serve as the primary communication point for executives, clients, and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate internal resources and external vendors to support project execution.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Serve as the primary interface with internal stakeholders, leadership, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure clear and consistent communication throughout all project phases.
• Confirm that business requirements are met by delivered IT or operational solutions.

Financial Management & Reporting

• Establish and manage project budgets, including variance tracking and financial reporting.
• Report project progress, risks, and issues to leadership with clear, actionable updates.
• Confirm that business requirements are met by delivered IT or operational solutions.

Quality Assurance & Project Closure

• Ensure deliverables meet required quality standards and customer satisfaction expectations.
• Oversee project closure activities, including documentation archiving and lessons learned reviews.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge

• Project management methodologies, tools, and reporting systems.
• Principles of coordinating large-scale or high-visibility projects.
• Portfolio and multi-project management concepts.
• Enterprise IT systems, including Smartsheet (preferred).

Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills across diverse teams.
• Ability to navigate high-stakes environments and coordinate across executive leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent high-priority projects or portfolios.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, and communications effectively.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• PMP or equivalent advanced certification.

Experience

• Extensive experience managing large-scale or high-visibility projects.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent, high-priority projects or portfolios (preferred).
• Experience using Smartsheet or similar project management tools (preferred).