Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager
*This is a hybrid position with 2 days/month onsite

• The client is executing multiple complex multi-year initiatives that require strong coordination across program offices clear decision-making disciplined follow-through and the ability to translate policy and program intent into operational reality.
• This role is intentionally oriented toward program implementation and stakeholder management not an IT systems project manager position.
• The Project manager will lead cross-program implementation efforts from early planning through launch and stabilization.
• The successful candidate will build deep working knowledge of the initiatives policy and operational requirements serve as a central connector across partners and ensure timely delivery of milestones decisions and readiness activities.
• They will use practical project management tools workplans RACI RAID logs decision and action tracking to drive clarity and accountability.

• Implementation of HR1 aka President Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill-related changes affecting the clients’ programs operations eligibility reporting and stakeholder communications as applicable.
• Implementation of a Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration/waiver including new benefits or non-traditional services operational workflows and CMS coordination.
• Cross-program operational modernization initiatives policy-to-operations translation readiness partner engagement training and launch support.

• Lead and facilitate initiative workstreams workgroups and governance forums prepare agendas materials and decision prompts.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans scope milestones dependencies owners deliverables and timelines.
• Build initiative-specific SME knowledge policy intent operational workflows compliance requirements and translate requirements into actionable tasks.
• Establish and maintain project artifacts: RACI matrices RAID logs risks/assumptions/issues/decisions action trackers and status reports.
• Identify risks and issues early drive mitigation plans escalation paths and rapid problem-solving with accountable owners.
• Coordinate across the clients’ program offices the Secretary’s Office county partners providers MCOs and other Commonwealth agencies as needed.
• Support external-facing coordination where applicable e.g. CMS touchpoints for Medicaid initiatives by organizing materials tracking commitments and ensuring follow-through.
• Support change management: communications planning stakeholder mapping training readiness and launch/stabilization checklists.
• Ensure documentation is complete and decisions are recorded including rationale approvers and downstream implications.
• Coach junior PMs strengthen governance and independently drive complex initiatives with minimal oversight.

• 7+ years of experience leading large, multi-workstream initiatives with external partners and executive visibility., Required 7 Years
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional coordination, facilitate productive meetings, and move decisions to closure., Required
• Experience using project controls and tools (workplans, RAID logs, RACI, change control, decision/action tracking), Required
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and maintain momentum across competing priorities, Required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise status reporting and stakeholder-ready documentation, Required
• Experience in Medicaid, CMS-facing initiatives, managed care environments, or health and human services programs, Highly desired
• PMP or similar project management certification, Highly desired
• Experience with Section 1115 demonstrations/waivers or similar federal-state program implementation, Highly desired
• Familiarity with government operations, procurement/vendor coordination, or compliance/regulatory implementation, Highly desired