Program Manager - Master - DC govt

Project Manager - DC Govt.DMV area ( Hybrid--local DMV candidates only )12+ MonthsVisa : USC and GC onlyInterview Process : Expect IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL interviewProject Manager is responsible for successful delivery of large and complex programs/projects through allphases of the Project Management Lifecycle, which includes initiation, planning, iterative development,continuous testing, execution, control & closeout of projects.The Project Manager will also be the primary technical point of contact to the customer and will beresponsible for collaborating across multiple task areas, including infrastructure (SaaS, PaaS or on-premise),applications, QA, change management, and customer service support.Duties and Responsibilities...A. Manage relationships with stakeholders, managers, and key software and services vendors for thedelivery of projects and programs.B. Provide thought leadership and expertise for Software and/or Hardware system implementations, ITapplications, business and systems processes.C. Manage the implementation of projects daily -- including defining deliverables as well as creating andmonitoring sprints, project schedules and backlogs.D. Assist with internal communications and resource management as needed.E. Align project objectives with stakeholders' objectives.F. Will lead teams through all phases of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using appropriate waterfalland agile methodologies and processes.G. Create project plans, resource plans, program metrics, communication plans and develop analyticssupporting delivery of life cycle activities.H. Develop communication plans to ensure business and executive stakeholders are well informed and areprovided with accurate information for status of managed initiatives and to support decision making.I. Identify project and resource dependencies and collaboratively work with team members to ensure theproject schedule is followed.J. Effectively communicate project status, actions, decisions, risks, issues and schedule for the customer'sproject portfolio.K. Prepare executive steering committee communications as needed.L. Direct, motivate and collaborate with project team members to ensure the team is provided with clearand accurate information in a timely manner that will enable them to complete assigned tasks within settimes, and to deliver to top performance.M. Other duties as assigned.EDUCATION:Bachelor's degree in CompSci, Business, Finance or other related fieldCERTIFICATIONS:" PMP or PMI Agile Certification Practitioner (PMIACP)" or other Agile/ScrumMaster certification is requiredQUALIFICATIONS:1. Project Manager shall have significant experience (12+ years) managing and implementing concurrentseparate initiatives of varying sizes. This person shall also have a minimum of four individual multi-yearproject implementation experience, as well as previous success leading initiatives within an agilemethodology environment.2. Demonstrates extensive knowledge and success as a team leader: motivating teams to success bycreating an atmosphere of trust while seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation;providing information and direction to less-experienced staff; coaching staff including providing timelyand meaningful written and verbal feedback.3. Proficiency in MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio, Atlassian Jira/Confluence