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Required: Ability to manage matrixed teams with diverse objectives; flexible approach; communicate with constituents at various levels, including team leads, managers, team members, executive leadership, and PMO; and manage scope, budget, and schedule.

Requirements:
* This position requires a four-year degree in CIS/MIS or equivalent experience of 3 - 5 years of related IT project management experience in a large scale, cross functional, multi-system environment.
Out of the 3 - 5 years required, at least 2 years in a combination of the following:
* Progressive broad-based information systems Project Management experience (which could include consulting) with state-of-the-art hardware and software systems is desirable; knowledge and implementation experience in new computing architectures and networked computing structures.
* Experience in execution of multiple related development projects simultaneously, particularly as Project Manager on systems development, with working knowledge of Systems development lifecycle and the Project Management Lifecycle.
* Hands-on experience in web-based environment, including oversight of the full project delivery cycle.
* Hands-on experience managing projects focusing on portals for external and internal users, utilizing tools and methods such as but not limited to WebSphere, Rational, Service Oriented Architecture, in a secure environment

Responsibilities:
* Manages projects, develops and directs project teams through all phases and activities of the project life-cycle process associated with major information technology systems projects that are essential to departmental missions and affect CareFirst operations on a long-term and continuing basis.
* Works with the business units / project sponsors, management, and program manager to determine project goals and priorities.
* Supports requirements of the enterprise program manager to provide necessary information and support for successful program delivery.
* Creates project planning documentation and follows CareFirst Defined processes.
* Manages and communicates a clear vision of the project objectives, and motivates the cross- functional project team to achieve them; creates a project environment that enables peak performance by the entire team.
* Establishes and publishes clear priorities among project activities. Coordinates team activities to meet project milestones.
* Collaborates with Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts to deliver clear, correct, and complete business requirements in a timely manner for the project.
* Collaborates with the technical and testing teams to schedule, execute, and monitor delivery of the requirements for the project.
* Prepares, implements, monitors, and updates the project plan. Coordinates with the business owner and upper level management to ensure the actions are consistent with the approved plan.
* Identifies standards or requirements for change management. Participates in change control (for example, reviewing configuration change requests).
* Manages resource assignment and tracking to the project plan and project schedule in coordination with the line of business resource managers.
* Coaches to clarify assignments and deliverables; reviews quality of work and manages the integration of team members’ work.
* Manages the Project Budget.
* Collaborates with the PMO and project leadership to ensure project budgets are properly estimated and controlled; and develop controls and measurements to monitor progress.
* Provides regular updates to project sponsor and stakeholders on the status of the project, scheul, and budget.
* Creates Executive Summaries as needed.