Project Manager - OneWA Readiness

State of Washington • Olympia, WA

40d • $75,156 - $130,248 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a project-based position to assist with the legislative branch's transition to the state's new accounting system. We want a project manager who has experience with the state's current financial system and/or with the OneWA program. This role will work alongside our business partners and technology teams to ensure transition readiness. The Legislative Service Center, also known as LEG-TECH, is the dedicated technology solutions provider for the Washington State Legislature. We are a team of committed professionals, passionate about technology and providing world-class IT support to our valued customers in the Legislature. We provide a connected Legislature through network services, custom application development and maintenance, hardware and software troubleshooting, and training.  LEG-TECH offers a forward-thinking environment that keeps pace with technological and business advances and encourages professional growth through training and project opportunities. Our inclusive working environment supports diversity through equitable policy and practice. This is a great place to grow your career!

Requirements

• Three+ years of progressively responsible experience in project management.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a related field, we will consider equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of contemporary project management approaches.
• Achieve mutually agreed-upon outcomes where all stakeholders are understood and respected.
• Collaborate and build relationships within and across teams.
• Take initiative and prioritize tasks with effective time-management skills.
• Accept accountability for results.
• Anticipate challenges, present options, and influence decision makers.
• Create and maintain business relationships with customers.
• Leverage passion for learning and continuous improvement.
• Use strong oral and written communication, including compelling presentation skills.
• Deliver fact- and evidence-based information in clear and concise communication.
• Utilize well-developed project management, organization, and team collaboration skills, including fiscal insight, risk management, and critical thinking.
• Keep stakeholders well informed of progress with relevant information.
• Applicants must be a resident of Washington State or willing to relocate.
• Eligible to work in the United States without VISA sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Public sector business work experience.
• Knowledge of OneWA projects and experience with state government business processes.
• Knowledge of business process analysis.

Responsibilities

• Accurately tracking project status and project information, to include deliverables, issues, and risks for key stakeholders.
• Project reporting for internally impacted groups and to OneWA.
• Providing timely consultation to customers and agency staff regarding impacts of OneWA.
• Partnering with business teams to clearly outline needs while working across multiple workgroups to identify priorities and ultimately implement solutions that meet requirements.
• Identifying and documenting functionality gaps in business processes; and developing and tracking associated mitigation plans.
• Completing current, transitional, and future state business process mapping.
• Developing and delivering individualized readiness support to legislative agencies.
• Developing effective feedback mechanisms for impacted groups to support agency-specific and legislative-wide needs.
• Completing training guides and user guides.
• Managing stakeholder relationships and communications.
• Incorporating organizational change management (OCM) for OneWA projects and ensuring effective OCM communication mechanisms.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life
• long-term disability insurance
• vacation
• sick
• military
• bereavement
• civil leave
• eleven paid holidays per year
• a state retirement plan
• deferred compensation
• healthcare flexible spending account
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Economic Programs
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees