Public Sector Strategy Project Manager

Crowe Advisory LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the California State Controller’s Office (SCO) in implementing the California State Payroll System (CSPS). The role supports the project management office through oversight of project processes and documentation, risk and status reporting, system integrator performance monitoring, and recommendations for process improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that formal PM processes are in place and followed across all project workstreams (leadership, functional, technical, and organizational change management)
• Ensuring documentation is maintained in accordance with policy and procedure
• Regular periodic reporting on project risks, issues, and overall health, including stakeholder presentations as needed
• Assisting the CSPS Leadership Team in monitoring system integrator performance
• Providing analysis and recommendations for improvements to project management processes

Requirements:

• Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools
• At least four (4) years of that experience must have been as a senior PM of one or more large or complex IT projects
• Possession of (a) a bachelor's degree, and (b) a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis
• The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience
• Strong analytical, organizational and core project management skills
• Ability to help client personnel to leverage technology to solve business problems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a commitment to client service and professionalism
• Possess conceptual thinking skills, creativity and flexibility
• Work well both independently and in a team
• Must be self-sufficient and have the ability to self-manage
• Experienced and comfortable in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt with other technology applications in day-to-day work