Enterprise Project Manager

Location: Columbia, SC (5 days onsite oniste)Duration: 12 months with extensionNOTE:- Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC before starting the role at their own expense. Daily Duties / Responsibilities: Project Management Responsibilities• Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination• Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates• Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.• Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders• Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies• Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with state and Admin procurement standard• Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks Business Analysis Responsibilities• Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis• Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.• Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.• Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.• Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required. Change Management & Adoption• Develop change management and communication plans.• Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.• Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops Documentation Deliverables Deliverables may include but are not limited to:• Project Charter• Requirements Documents / User Stories• Process Diagrams & Data Flows• Project Schedule & Work Breakdown Structure• RAID Logs & Decision Logs• Status Reports & Dashboards• Communication Plans• Procurement-related documentation (as applicable) Required skills • Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.• Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.• Minimum 5 years' experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives