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Senior Project Manager
Hybrid (Onsite up to 2 days/month)
Description:
Diversified Systems is searching for a Senior Project Manager to support complex, multi-year initiatives that require strong coordination across program offices, clear decision-making, disciplined follow-through, and the ability to translate policy and program intent into operational reality. This role is intentionally oriented toward program implementation and stakeholder management, not an IT systems project manager position.
The Project Manager will lead cross-program implementation efforts from early planning through launch and stabilization. The successful candidate will build deep working knowledge of the initiative's policy and operational requirements, serve as a central connector across partners, and ensure timely delivery of milestones, decisions, and readiness activities. They will use practical project management tools (workplans, RACI, RAID logs, decision and action tracking) to drive clarity and accountability.
Examples of initiatives being led include implementation of HR1 (aka President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill)-related changes affecting programs, operations, eligibility, reporting, and stakeholder communications, implementation of a Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration/waiver, and cross-program operational modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and facilitate initiative workstreams, workgroups, and governance forums; prepare agendas, materials, and decision prompts.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans (scope, milestones, dependencies, owners, deliverables, and timelines).
- Build initiative-specific SME knowledge (policy intent, operational workflows, compliance requirements) and translate requirements into actionable tasks.
- Establish and maintain project artifacts: RACI matrices, RAID logs (risks/assumptions/issues/decisions), action trackers, and status reports.
- Identify risks and issues early; drive mitigation plans, escalation paths, and rapid problem-solving with accountable owners.
- Coordinate across program offices, the Secretary's Office, county partners, providers, MCOs, and other Commonwealth agencies as needed.
- Support external-facing coordination where applicable (e.g., CMS touchpoints for Medicaid initiatives) by organizing materials, tracking commitments, and ensuring follow-through.
- Support change management: communications planning, stakeholder mapping, training readiness, and launch/stabilization checklists.
- Ensure documentation is complete and decisions are recorded, including rationale, approvers, and downstream implications.
- Coach junior PMs, strengthen governance, and independently drive complex initiatives with minimal oversight.
Requirements:
- 7 years of experience leading large, multi-workstream initiatives with external partners and executive visibility required.
- 7 years of demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional coordination, facilitate productive meetings, and move decisions to closure required.
- Experience using project controls and tools (workplans, RAID logs, RACI, change control, decision/action tracking) required.
- Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and maintain momentum across competing priorities required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise status reporting and stakeholder-ready documentation required.
- Experience in Medicaid, CMS-facing initiatives, managed care environments, or health and human services programs highly desired.
- PMP or similar project management certification highly desired.
- Experience with Section 1115 demonstrations/waivers or similar federal-state program implementation highly desired.
- Familiarity with government operations, procurement/vendor coordination, or compliance/regulatory implementation highly desired.
About Diversified Systems
Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.
Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.