***Only qualified Project Manager candidates located near the Rocky Mount, NC area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience
• Relevant fields may include business public administration information systems computer science engineering communications or other related disciplines
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION:
• Certifications in Agile Scrum project delivery or change management are helpful but not required
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Experience as a Delivery Lead Implementation Manager or Project/Program Manager for complex initiatives (7+ year)
• Driving outcomes across internal teams and vendors ensuring continuous forward momentum (7+ year)
• Problem solving root cause analysis and proactive issue resolution across multiteam environments (7+ year)
• Ability to simplify complex work and create clarity within high ambiguity fast evolving environments (7+ year)
• Cross team integration and dependency management involving business teams IT SMEs and vendors (7+ year)
• Experience in Agile iterative or hybrid delivery models including leading delivery ceremonies (5+ year)
• Vendor alignment contract coordination and managing accountability for external implementation partners (5+ year)
• Implementation cutover UAT coordination and go live readiness planning for system or modernization efforts (5+ year)
• Risk identification tracking and proactive mitigation across multiple workstreams (5+ year)
• Experience establishing delivery routines processes or operating models in maturing or forming environments (5+ year)
• Experience partnering with multidisciplinary teams such as Development Testing Data OCM/Training (3+ year)
• Experience working in government vendor heavy modernization or largescale implementation environments (3+ year)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to create clarity explain complexities and coordinate effectively across business teams’ technical teams’ vendors SMEs and leadership without relying on authority
• Skilled in facilitating discussions delivery ceremonies and cross-team decision-making to ensure alignment shared understanding and continued progress across workstreams
• Highly proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate issues take ownership and address risks or blockers before they impact delivery momentum
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills including the ability to investigate root causes navigate ambiguity and bring structure to evolving or unclear situations
• Ability to influence build alignment and drive collaboration across diverse internal teams and vendors in a forming rapidly changing environment
• Resilient adaptable and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where priorities needs and expectations often evolve as modernization work progresses
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) and/or MS Project (1+ year)
• Proactively identifies problems early and takes full ownership for driving solutions across teams without waiting for direction
• Thrives in complex high ambiguity environments and brings structure clarity and order where processes are still forming
• Comfortable operating in evolving “squishy” non-fully defined environments while helping the organization mature toward more disciplined delivery practices
• Demonstrates a strong sense of accountability and maintains relentless focus on forward movement and delivery outcomes
• Builds strong working relationships across internal teams and vendors driving alignment and coordination without relying on authority
• Creates clarity from complexity by simplifying work defining needed decisions and coordinating cross stream actions to maintain consistent progress
• Energized by helping establish the foundational delivery routines and operating model that will support DMV’s future product-based structure
• Maintains a high ownership mindset with strong initiative stepping in wherever needed to remove blockers solve issues and move work forward
The client is seeking a Delivery & Implementation Manager to serve as the daily operational driver of the implementation ensuring forward momentum, clarity, and coordination across internal teams and our implementation vendor. This is not an administrative tracking role; it is a hands-on delivery leadership role responsible for anticipating issues, removing blockers, creating structure in ambiguity, and maintaining progress across all workstreams. As the Client transitions toward a product-oriented operating model over the next 18 months, this role will help build the foundation of effective delivery routines, cross-team integration, and vendor accountability that will enable long-term success. The Delivery & Implementation Manager works closely with the Program Manager, Business Analyst, SMEs, IT, business units, and vendor partners. This position serves as the operational heartbeat of modernization ensuring day-to-day execution, alignment, and problem-solving across the entire implementation.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Drives the day-to-day execution of modernization work by ensuring all internal teams and vendors have what they need to maintain continuous forward progress toward milestones
• Translates high-level program goals into coordinated sequenced and actionable delivery activities across workstreams including Development Testing Data OCM/Training IT and business units
• Serves as a key integrator across workstreams by identifying cross team dependencies coordinating required actions and ensuring consistent alignment across internal and vendor teams
• Maintains and communicates dependency maps or logs to support cross-team alignment
• Partners closely with the Business Analyst to ensure incoming work is clear actionable and ready for delivery; partners with the Program Manager to ensure execution aligns with program strategy and priorities
• Collaborates with Product Owners and Business Analysts to refine scope clarify requirements and ensure delivery readiness
• Leads and facilitates Agile or iterative delivery routines ensuring ceremonies remain outcome oriented and that work is broken down into clear manageable steps rather than vague tasks
• Maintains real-time visibility into delivery plans risks dependencies and status; proactively identifies and resolves issues before they become blockers to progress
• Investigates issues end-to-end to determine root causes and drives resolution across teams escalating only when necessary and always with recommended solutions
• Brings clarity to ambiguous areas by defining problems coordinating decisions and establishing the structure needed for continued forward movement
• Leads readiness and implementation activities including go-live planning communications training coordination environment preparation UAT coordination go live execution and stabilization
• Coordinates daily with the implementation vendor to ensure alignment on deliverables timelines risks and dependencies; works with the Vendor Manager to surface issues monitor vendor commitments and support accountability mechanisms
• Contributes to the delivery processes and routines that support client’s transition to a future product operating model
• Maintains updates in Azure DevOps (ADO) or related delivery tools to ensure clear visibility across workstreams
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
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