Title - Project Management Specialist
Type - Long Term Contract
Salary: $60 - 65/hr
Onsite - 5 days a week - Laytonsville, MD
Job Purpose
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Project Implementation Specialist to lead this high-impact initiative from the ground up. In this role, you will be responsible for orchestrating the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of multiple interdependent workstreams—including software development, systems integration, business process transformation, and user adoption.
The program will leverage a hybrid delivery model, combining internal teams with select vendor partners. Success in this role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to bring clarity and momentum to a complex, cross-functional effort.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the overall program roadmap, milestones, and governance structure aligned with company objectives.
- Collaborate closely with executive leadership to ensure strategic alignment and clear communication of program goals and priorities.
- Champion a unified vision across internal and external teams, translating high-level strategy into actionable plans.
- Lead the coordination of multiple concurrent workstreams—including software development, systems integration, data migration and change management.
- Develop detailed plans and delivery frameworks that support a hybrid delivery model using both in-house and third-party/vendor teams.
- Manage day-to-day program activities, including timeline tracking, dependency management, resourcing, and issue resolution.
- Maintain accountability across all projects within the program, ensuring timely delivery of scope, schedule, and budget targets.
- Proactively identify risks and lead mitigation planning to prevent delays or disruptions.
- Serve as the central point of contact for program updates, decisions, and escalations.
- Facilitate regular program status meetings with leadership, key stakeholders, and vendor partners.
- Deliver executive-level briefings, dashboards, and reports on program health, performance, and key decisions.
- Manage vendor relationships and performance to ensure alignment with program objectives and delivery expectations.
- Coordinate with technical and business partners to integrate vendor-delivered components with internal systems and processes.
- Collaborate with business units to drive user readiness, communication, and training plans across the organization.
- Ensure that technology implementation is supported by strong adoption strategies and post-launch support mechanisms.
- Promote the use of program and project management best practices, tools, and methodologies (e.g., Agile)
- Continuously assess and improve delivery models, team performance, and stakeholder engagement approaches.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in program or large-scale project management, ideally involving enterprise technology platforms or digital transformation.
- Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and external vendors.
- Strong understanding of technology platform development, including systems architecture, cloud infrastructure, data integration, and modern software development practices.
- Experience overseeing programs involving both internal teams and third-party partners or system integrators.
- Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methodologies and managing projects in fast-paced, evolving environments.
- Proficiency in project and program management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or similar.
- Exceptional ability to influence without authority and navigate complex stakeholder dynamics across technical and business units.
- Adept at balancing high-level strategy with hands-on execution, especially in long-term, phased implementations.
- Strong strategic planning, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to drive clarity from ambiguity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and non-technical information to diverse audiences.
- Proven capability in executive reporting, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional facilitation.
- PMP (Project Management Professional), PgMP (Program Management Professional), or equivalent.
- Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, SAFe Program Consultant) a strong plus.
Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
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