Procurement Transition and Governance Manager

DHRM • Richmond, VA

3h

About The Position

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is hiring a Procurement Transition and Governance Manager in its Procurement and Contract Management Division. The role is responsible for legal and regulatory coordination, contract compliance and documentation, stakeholder alignment, program integration, and contract-governance training. The manager partners with agency counsel and the Office of the Attorney General on contract interpretation, amendments, disputes, remedies, and other legal matters, and coordinates with CMS, VITA, and other authorities on required reviews and approvals.

The position maintains complete, accurate, audit-ready records and ensures contract activities comply with procurement rules, contract terms, agency policy, security and technology standards, funding requirements, and federal and state guidance. It establishes shared expectations and decision rights among stakeholders, facilitates timely decisions, resolves competing priorities, and holds participants accountable for commitments, dependencies, and contract outcomes. The manager coordinates governance across multiple workstreams and cross-functional programs, identifying interdependencies and aligning vendor work with broader DDI plans, release schedules, and operational-readiness objectives. The manager also designs, delivers, and continuously improves a structured contract-governance training program for contract business owners.

The role has in-office requirements for activities including in-person meetings, conferences, travel, oral presentations, contractual meetings, trainings, staff meetings, and agency all-staff meetings. Telework may be expected to change according to business needs and is subject to the Commonwealth's teleworking policy. The agency may modify or terminate a telework arrangement with reasonable notice.

Requirements

• Extensive management-level experience independently administering large-dollar, complex, or high-risk contracts, technology or business-transformation programs, or large-scale DDI initiatives.
• Extensive governance experience leading collaboration among cross-functional stakeholders, executive leadership, vendors, and external oversight organizations.
• Extensive experience communicating complex information clearly to varied audiences.
• Knowledge or experience with systems, programs, and computer software.
• Knowledge or experience interpreting and applying federal and state laws and regulations.
• Experience meeting deadlines and working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Considerable experience establishing governance work for commitments and outcomes.
• Considerable experience reviewing contract language.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with financial stewardship and contract scope.
• Considerable knowledge of Virginia and Virginia IT procurement policies and procedures, including the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA), the Agency Procurement and Surplus Property Manual (APSPM), and VITA’s Buy-IT requirements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with agency counsel and the Office of the Attorney General on contract interpretation, amendments, disputes, remedies, and other legal matters.
• Coordinate with CMS, VITA, and other authorities to support required reviews and approvals.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready contract records.
• Ensure contract activities comply with procurement rules, contract terms and conditions, agency policy, security and technology standards, funding requirements, and applicable federal and state guidance.
• Establish shared expectations, clarify roles and decision rights, facilitate timely decisions, resolve competing priorities, and hold stakeholders accountable for commitments, dependencies, and contract outcomes.
• Coordinate governance activities across multiple workstreams and cross-functional programs; identify interdependencies and align vendor work with DDI plans, release schedules, and operational-readiness objectives.
• Design, deliver, and continuously improve a structured contract-governance training program for contract business owners.
• Attend in-person meetings, conferences, travel, oral presentations, contractual meetings, trainings, staff meetings, and agency all-staff meetings as required by business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed