The Technical Project Manager for the State Accounting Office (SAO) will have a proven track record of implementing cloud SaaS ERP projects for large, complex initiatives. The Tech PM will lead a large, cross-functional project team and provide an organizational view of project/program dependencies, stakeholder and risk impacts. The incumbent will also continuously improve project management process and toolkits used by project teams to successfully implement technical project solutions. Provides expertise, consulting and coaching for lower-level technical resources in the process of project management and to hone softer skills of team dynamics, team building and group motivation. The Tech PM will have effective communication skills, organizational awareness, and ability to manage critical dependencies and impacts.

This role is local only as the PM may need to visit the office throughout the week. The primary schedule will be determined by the first 30 days of work. The duration of this project is 18-24 months.

What You Need for this Position

• Technical Project Management experience
• Operations Management
• Change Management
• Release Management
• Familiarity with the Enterprise Application Development Process
• Infrastructure Project Management
• Project Management Tools

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leads project resources in the creation of the work break down structure, identifying the critical path, and
ensuring the project stays on track by managing the day to day operations
• Builds trusted relationships with all stakeholders and project teams needed for successful project delivery
• Ensures technical tasks are captured and executed in a timely manner across all technical workstreams
• Manages the technical workstream of the project
• Able to identify required resources and skillsets necessary to build a high performing delivery team
• Coordinates the efforts of project team members to deliver tasks according to the technical project plan.
• Tracks project metrics for quality management
• Point of contact for all technical and cloud infrastructure deliverables
• Excellent communication skills – must be able to work closely with partner agencies to ensure connectivity
and network tasks are completed according to schedule
• Knowledge of infrastructure including assessment, planning, execution, and support
• Engages with project leadership team and business sponsors to define objectives and deliverables
• Supports cross-functional and operational departments in assessing potential risks and blockers
• Integrates information from a variety of sources to arrive at a broad understanding of issues
• Anticipates and addresses obstacles, redirecting efforts to accelerate work or improve quality
• Performs other duties as assigned

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Independently lead, manage, plan and organize technical project team
• Understand the project objectives by thoroughly comprehending the business, technology, security risks
and goals
• Provide technical knowledge and direction
• Provide expertise for complex technical and infrastructure needs
• Engage appropriate stakeholders and incorporating feedback and requirements
• Collaborate with business partners, stakeholders and senior management
• Coordinate project communications, risks, and issues resolution
• Identify obstacles and escalate issues, as needed
• Provide issue resolution and manage project interdependencies
• Track progress and create project status reports and regular metrics

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 10 years of IT experience
• 5 years of Workday SaaS ERP experience preferred
• 10 years of prior project management experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Prior experience with state or other public sector clients
• Excellent organizational skills and a leader in the change process
• Ability to collaborate and drive execution at all levels within a business area
• Ability to communicate in written and verbal formats to various situations and audiences
• Expertise in documentation, presentation tools, and project management tools
• Excellent skills in critical thinking and analysis
• Ability to establish strong working relationships across IT, business lines and external stakeholders
• Group facilitation skills, negotiation and ability to influence and drive decisions
• Possess understanding of cloud infrastructure architecture and able to clearly guide and articulate needs
to successfully onboard and manage new organization.
• Possess understanding of end-point requirements, development workbench and requisite cloud
technologies to successfully facilitate the capture and execution of technical tasks.

Note: This is a Hybrid role and need to travel to office twice/three times in a week.