Senior Project Manager
About The Position
The Digital Foundation unit is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high-visibility enterprise IT initiatives supporting shared platforms and services across the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The role drives projects from initiation through closure and manages scope, schedule, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications for cross-divisional technology efforts. Examples include enterprise platform implementations such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, and Microsoft products, governance program roll-outs, and emerging technology initiatives. This position is funded in part through federal funds and is required to report onsite in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is an internal posting open only to current North Carolina DHHS employees, eligible RIF candidates from North Carolina state government, or current temporary employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related IT field, Business Administration, Project Management, or a closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution, and four years of experience in IT project management or technical project management related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated success delivering high-visibility projects from initiation through close-out while controlling scope, schedule, and budget.
- Experience facilitating project meetings, executive steering committees, and governance councils, including preparing agendas, materials, meeting minutes, and status dashboards for senior leadership.
- Knowledge of DHHS organizational structures and interdependencies across business, technical, legal, contracts, and security functions.
- Knowledge of contract structures and procurement processes, with skill in managing vendor relationships, contractual and procurement roadblocks, and risks.
Responsibilities
- Lead high-visibility enterprise IT initiatives supporting shared platforms and services across DHHS.
- Drive projects from initiation through closure.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budgets, and risks.
- Manage stakeholder communications for cross-divisional technology efforts.
- Deliver or support enterprise platform implementations, governance program roll-outs, and emerging technology initiatives.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Standard and supplemental retirement plans
- NCFlex program benefits
- Paid vacation leave
- Paid sick leave
- Community service leave
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
