Maximus

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Description & Requirements Maximus is currently seeking a Director, Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) . The candidate will be a true catalyst for change. At Maximus, we are not just managing projects, we are shaping the future of government services through technology. This role is for the innovator who can see beyond the project plan and envision how technology can be a disruptive force for good. You will be leading efforts to improve efficiency and better outcomes for citizens. You will be empowered to challenge the status quo, drive innovation across cross-functional teams. You will translate complex technological solutions into tangible business value. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on an ambitious growth plan. This is a remote position. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Perform project management for the full project lifecycle development and implementation of technical activities that ensure successful project completion. - Serve as the point of contact and client interface for project technology related issues. - Manage project expectations, evaluate project needs, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure that program needs are met with respect to urgency and priority. - Develop trust, credibility, and strong client relationships; seek opportunities to add value to internal and external client initiatives. - Review all project deliverables to ensure quality and accuracy meet project, stakeholder, and contractual standards. - Execute all project management functions including; work breakdown and cost estimation, scheduling, monitoring and tracking of technical progress against the defined timetables and budgets, and staff assignment and development. - Lead and direct the successful delivery of application development, systems integration, infrastructure, and product installation/customization services while ensuring that assigned projects adhere to the approved life cycle work patterns, standards, and procedures for solution delivery. - Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the organization within area of expertise. - Responsible for developing mid-to-long-term plans on how to optimize the project/program and the talent required to execute strategies for the area of responsibility. - Define and implement development plans for assigned projects. - Identify and assess new functional capabilities supporting engineering change proposals and additional follow up work. - Identify, track, manage, and communicate risks and issues with stakeholders and upper management. - Ensure that all appropriate costs are included in quarterly forecasts. - Coordinate, prepare, and manage technical presentations and functional demonstrations to internal and external stakeholders. - Responsible for adhering to established safety standards. Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Enterprise Project & Program Leadership: Spearhead the end-to-end delivery of strategic enterprise technology initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality and security standards. - Strategic Alignment & Governance: Ensure all project activities align with the company's enterprise IT strategy, architectural roadmaps, and governance frameworks. - Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary Enterprise Technology liaison for all project stakeholders, including business unit leaders, enterprise architects, IT operations, security teams. - Agile & SAFe Practice Leadership: Champion, implement, and mature SAFe principles and practices across project teams and value streams, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and agile delivery at an enterprise scale. - Risk, Issue & Dependency Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and cross-program dependencies, developing robust contingency plans and escalating effectively. - Resource & Financial Oversight: Manage substantial project budgets, resource allocation (internal and vendor), and contract negotiations, ensuring optimal utilization and financial accountability. - Technical Acumen & Architectural Adherence: Maintain a strong understanding of the project's technical architecture within the context of the enterprise landscape, including AWS cloud infrastructure, API management, data integration, and security protocols, ensuring solutions adhere to enterprise standards. - Executive Reporting & Communication: Provide regular, clear, and concise project status updates, performance metrics, risk assessments, and strategic presentations to executive leadership and steering committees. - Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and motivate cross-functional, often geographically dispersed, project teams, fostering a high-performance and collaborative enterprise-wide environment. Minimum Requirements - Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 10+ years of relevant professional experience required. Job-Specific Minimum Requirements: - Per customer requirements, this position requires United States Citizenship. - 5+ years' experience working as a project manager or program manager, delivering complex projects in a medium to large size organization. - Agile methodology experience is required. - Must possess a strong technical background relevant to program/project management. - Experience managing complex programs with technical expertise. - Experience managing business processes and technical solutions. - Must have strong leadership and conflict resolution skills - Must be versed in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Preferred Skills and Qualifications: - SAFe6 Knowledge/skills desired. - Knowledge of Project Management tools: MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, highly desired. - Resource planning experience is a nice to have. - PMI PMP, ITIL, or Agile based certification. - Scrum Master and/or RTE a plus. #techjobs #LI-PN1 EEO Statement Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. Pay Transparency Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances. Accommodations Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at . Minimum Salary $ 150,000.00 Maximum Sala ry $ 170,000.00