Elite Technical is seeking a Sr. Software Project Manager to lead, plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects for our client, a major Healthcare Insurance organization in the Reston VA area. This role oversees and directs complex $5M+ enterprise wide corporate initiatives involving 15-50+ stakeholder groups across several organizational work streams utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies to deliver results!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
** 25% Actively plans and manages large scale Waterfall or Agile projects holistically around scheduled program increments and milestones, scope, cost, resource health and risks while collaborating with stakeholders in key meetings resulting in successful project delivery
** 25% Plans and owns project finances which includes timing implications and key payment dates while proactively reporting status, scorecard creation and fulfilling project analysis requests by using critical and creative thinking
** 25% Leads and contributes to vendor selection and procurement activities under program manager guidance while identifying, producing and fulfilling resource and go-live operational plans to insure project success
** 25% Prepares key documents, present business cases and produces other reports as needed while collaborating with stakeholders to bring projects through project funding conversations and initiation ceremonies

Although this position is a hybrid opportunity (3-4 meetings per month in Reston VA is required) and is a long term contract opportunity. Please contact Elite Technical for additional information!

Required Skills

- Certification: PMP is required.
- Experience: 7+ years experience leading projects in a cross-functional, technical systems implementation. Must have a solid software background as a Technical Project Manager (SDLC, Web Services specifically)
- Strong Financial/Budget Management ability ($5M+) including comprehension of project financials, profit and loss and the ability to create and manage and adhere to a broader project budget.
- Strong Communication skills both written and verbal is critically important.
- Must know both Agile/Scrum/Kanban and Waterfall Methodologies
- Ability to successfully lead in a matrixed environment (cross-functional & cross-organizational)
- Jira and Confluence is required
- Healthcare Insurance background HIGHLY preferred