PMO Analyst

PMO Analyst
Location: Des Moines, IA
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to support a large-scale technology program involving multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong project coordination, reporting, scheduling, and RAID management experience, along with a solid understanding of SDLC and Hybrid-Agile methodologies.

Candidates with experience supporting State Government or Health & Human Services (HHS) programs are highly preferred. The candidate must be local to the Des Moines, IA area or willing to relocate and be available to work onsite at the client office when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the PMO Manager with project governance, processes, quality standards, and administrative activities.
• Coordinate project onboarding, staffing, resource management, and team-related activities.
• Assist with project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and timeline management using Microsoft Project.
• Manage and maintain RAID logs, including Risks, Actions, Issues, and Decisions, and track mitigation activities.
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and action items across multiple project teams.
• Review project deliverables and work products for completeness, quality, and compliance with established standards.
• Generate project status reports, presentations, meeting minutes, dashboards, and other PMO documentation.
• Coordinate meetings, track action items, and follow up with project leads and stakeholders.
• Support project teams in identifying risks, issues, dependencies, and potential concerns.
• Conduct research and provide information to support project planning and decision-making.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, reports, and tracking tools.
• Provide administrative and coordination support in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.
• Collaborate with project managers, team leads, business stakeholders, and PMO leadership to ensure smooth project execution.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant PMO, project coordination, or project administration experience supporting large organizations or complex technology programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Hybrid-Agile methodologies.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Project for project scheduling and planning.
• Strong experience managing RAID logs and project risks, issues, actions, and decisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, planning, and multitasking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work onsite at the client location in Des Moines, IA, when requested.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting State Government or Health & Human Services (HHS) programs.
• Experience with large-scale technology implementations involving multiple project teams.
• Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or other project tracking tools.
• Experience with PMO governance, quality assurance, and project reporting.
• Familiarity with Agile project management tools and methodologies.

Key Skills
PMO | Project Coordination | Microsoft Project | RAID Management | SDLC | Hybrid Agile | Risk & Issue Management | Project Scheduling | Microsoft Office | Azure DevOps | Reporting | Stakeholder Management | Documentation | Quality Assurance