Project Manager - Project Lead

Innosoft Corporation•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The candidate will manage several projects through solicitation, selection, contract negotiation, acquisition, implementation, migration, archival, and sunset of legacy applications. This role involves planning, organizing, and managing agency-wide initiatives from initiation through completion, utilizing both traditional Waterfall and Agile methodologies. The Project Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and task assignments, while controlling project scope and schedule to ensure timely delivery and alignment with agency objectives. Collaboration with technical teams, business stakeholders, project sponsors, vendors, and agency leadership is crucial. The role also includes leading project status meetings, preparing status reports, and ensuring compliance with project management standards and best practices. Proactive identification and mitigation of project risks, driving continuous improvement in project delivery, and working effectively with diverse professionals are key aspects of this position. Specific areas of management include mortgage servicing and production technology solutions, development and compliance-monitoring technology projects, contract-administration technology initiatives, agency business-continuity planning, and facility/space-needs assessments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with demonstrated project management experience leading large-scale projects of moderate complexity and risk.
PMP, PMI-ACP, or CSM certification required, or currently in the process of obtaining one of these certifications.
5+ years of experience in IT project management.
3+ years of experience managing projects using hybrid Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
3+ years of experience in strategic planning and roadmap development.
3+ years of experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.
3+ years of experience managing project resources and cross-functional teams.
3+ years of experience supporting organizational and project change management.
3+ years of experience in project budget planning, tracking, and cost management.
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Detail-oriented, accurate, and highly organized.
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Customer-service-focused with a commitment to stakeholder satisfaction.
Effective team player who works well with cross-functional groups.
Capable of working independently and contributing effectively as an individual contributor.
Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident.
At least 6 months of valid work authorization (Citizen, GC, EAD, OPT-EAD, H4-EAD)

Nice To Haves

Experience with process improvement and operational efficiency initiatives.
Working knowledge of financial principles and budget management.
Understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting processes.
Knowledge of mortgage principles, including mortgage production and servicing processes.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and manage agency-wide initiatives from initiation through completion.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously using traditional Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and task assignments.
Control project scope and schedule to ensure timely delivery and alignment with agency objectives.
Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, project sponsors, vendors, and agency leadership.
Lead project status meetings, review meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
Prepare project status reports and communicate progress, risks, issues, and decisions to stakeholders and sponsors.
Develop and maintain required project documentation throughout the complete project lifecycle.
Support the planning and documentation of new technology services and agency initiatives.
Promote project team compliance with established project management standards and industry best practices.
Identify project risks and potential problems proactively and implement effective mitigation and resolution strategies.
Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes, methodologies, documentation, and governance.
Work effectively with diverse professionals across all organizational levels.
Manage initiatives involving mortgage servicing and mortgage production technology solutions.
Support development and compliance-monitoring technology projects.
Manage contract-administration technology initiatives.
Coordinate agency business-continuity planning and related projects.
Lead facility and space-needs assessments to support workforce requirements, operational efficiency, and future organizational growth.