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Technix LLC

Project Manager

Job summary

Alaska

Work model

Fully remote
Only United States
4 days ago
Job description

Project Manager Support

Duration: 12 Months Work Mode: 100% Remote (Part Time - roughly 15-20 hours/month) Client: State of California Project Start date: 7/1/2026

Job Description

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is seeking a contractor to provide Project Manager support services throughout the United States.

BACKGROUND

The DFPI protects consumers and serves businesses in financial transactions, regulating various financial services, products, and professionals. This includes overseeing state-licensed financial institutions and licensing/regulating financial service providers, securities, franchises, and commodities.

DETAILS

  • The RFO seeks Project Manager Consultants with expertise equivalent to an Information Technology Specialist II.
  • The Project Manager (PM) will act as the liaison between the DFPI Information Technology Service Division (ITSD) and stakeholders.
  • Reporting to the DFPI Chief Information Officer (CIO) and/or the DFPI Project and Portfolio Management Office (PPMO) Manager, the PM will be responsible for project planning, execution, implementation, and close-out.
  • The PM must utilize the California Project Management Methodology (CA-PMM) and/or Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices.

Minimum Requirements

  • Five (5) or more years of experience as a Project Manager or Project Director.
  • Ten (10) or more years leading complex Information Technology projects using both Waterfall and Agile SDLC.
  • Meets minimum qualifications equivalent to an IT Specialist II with State Service.
  • Five (5) years of broad PM experience, including project plans, scheduling, issue/risk management, change management, contract management, resource management, project library management, and TFS or Agile Dev Ops experience.

Desired Qualifications

  • Five (5) years leading modernization projects (legacy to new platforms, cloud solutions).
  • Five (5) or more years as a PM for companies/organizations of 600-1,000 employees with public-facing stakeholders.
  • Five (5) or more years as a PM for projects related to financial institutions, consumer financial protection, and banking.
  • Five (5) or more years working on projects requiring Organizational Change Management.
  • Five (5) or more years of experience with State procurement processes.
  • Ten (10) years of broad PM experience (as detailed in minimum requirements).
  • Two (2) years managing Digital Financial Asset Laws.
  • PMP Certification and/or CA-PMM Certification.

Project Management Initiation and Planning for DFPI Projects

  • Adherence to DFPI ITO Project Management, Release Management, Requirements, and Quality Assurance Management standards and processes.
  • Development of Project Management Plans and Project Charters.
  • Development and oversight of the Master Project Schedule.
  • Development, oversight, and monitoring of various Project Plans (Scope, Communication, Change, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Budget & Resource Management, Transition to Maintenance and Operations).
  • Serving as Risk Manager, Communication Manager, Change Manager, and Project Resource Manager.
  • Planning and directing project impact analysis with Sponsors, Steering Committee Members, and Project Team Members.
  • Planning and directing requirement elicitation and adherence to DFPI ITO's Software Development Lifecycle, Release Management, and Project Management processes, including the use of Team Foundation Server.
  • Evaluating and resolving conflicts between competing DFPI priorities and resource needs based on the project's critical path and inter-dependencies.
  • Developing and overseeing the creation of comprehensive project/product training, ensuring integration into the overall project plan.

Project Execution, Control, Close

  • Planning, guiding, and overseeing daily project team activities.
  • Ensuring solution functionality meets quality standards and complies with infrastructure/support methodologies.
  • Reviewing project deliverables for accuracy, timeliness, and completeness; assisting the DFPI CIO and PPMO Manager with deliverable acceptance.
  • Facilitating stakeholder meetings and producing documentation (minutes, action items, decisions, change control, next steps).
  • Preparing, reviewing, and submitting regular project status reports to stakeholders, sponsors, and the steering committee.
  • Monitoring project expenditures against the approved budget.
  • Directing and managing the review and acceptance of project deliverables.
  • Serving as Risk Manager: Developing the Risk Management Plan.
  • Leading risk identification, documentation, management, and tracking of mitigations/contingencies.
  • Scheduling regular risk identification and review sessions, following the defined escalation process.
  • Monitoring and assessing risk probability and severity to prioritize risks and prevent adverse project impact.
  • Maintaining a risk database, tools, and documentation.
  • Ensuring materialized risks are assigned, tracked, addressed, and resolved promptly.
  • Providing status reporting, including escalation of risks/issues unresolved by the team.