Senior IT Project Manager & Business Analyst - ONSITE (Local to SC) - W2 ONLY

Job Description:

***Only W2 resumes are accepted

Work Location: This position will be on site initially. Once acclimated, a hybrid schedule will be allowed.

Candidate Location: Candidates must be local to South Carolina – no relocation will be permitted at this time. 

The primary objectives of this engagement are:

·       Deliver project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget.

·       Provide expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting.

·       Provide business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs.

·       Improve project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Management Responsibilities    

·       Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination

·       Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates

·       Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.

·       Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders

·       Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies

·       Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with state and Admin procurement standard

·       Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks

Business Analysis Responsibilities

·       Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis

·       Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

·       Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.

·       Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.

·       Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required.

Change Management & Adoption

·       Develop change management and communication plans.

·       Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.

·       Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops

Required Skills

·       Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.

·       Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.

·       Minimum 5 years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.

Preferred Skills

·       Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts

·       Strong schedule management and resource planning skills

·       Ability to identify, map, and re-engineer business processes.

·       Integrated Master Schedule skills

·       PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills

Additional skills & duties: 

·       Ability to work independently with limited supervision and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

·       Ability to work with diverse technical and business teams and maintain confidentiality.

·       Ability to work at a high-volume and fast pace