IT Project Manager

Magellan Health is a healthcare management company, and they are seeking an IT Project Manager to oversee projects within Information Technology or Cybersecurity. The role involves managing project schedules, developing communication plans, and ensuring the delivery of project features that meet client expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Performs basic planning, facilitates prioritization activities, and oversees delivery of features and/or enhancements that meet client expectations (scope, schedule, costs, risks). Manage schedules and assignments of project members within a matrix structure ensuring that all project activities are coordinated and supportive of the project scope, time and budget
• Develops communication management plans, performs stakeholder analysis, identifies risks, and takes necessary actions, including escalation
• Communicates with respective leaders, functional area managers and/or business leaders regarding status of specific projects
• Brings high visibility and transparency into the team’s progress
• Empowers the team to be self-organizing
• Demonstrates servant leader qualities for leading the team
• Measures and reports progress regularly
• Demonstrates knowledge in project management principles and team leadership
• Assists in developing and maintaining project charter, detailing project plans, weekly status updates and providing problem resolution
• Manages schedules and assignments of project members within a matrix structure

Requirements:

• 2+ years' IT experience
• Courses in Information Systems, Project Management or Information Technology
• Knowledge of project management methodologies
• Critical thinker
• Demonstrated problem solving techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• IT, Project/Program Management work experience
• Bachelor's - Computer and Information Science
• Bachelor's - Information Security
• Bachelor's - Management Information Systems