Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) - recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace - is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support CMS in Woodlawn, MD/Remote. You will be a leader of an interdisciplinary team working with business stakeholders and enterprise software development teams to plan and implement enterprise-level solutions focused on Cloud Operations, IT Security and DevSecOps. You will be aware of the big picture while supporting program and project leads in the conceptualization and implementation of technical solutions, process improvement opportunities, and innovative ways to improve operations.

• Understands the features and functions of the Cloud, DevOps and Security and collaboration products and services being implemented by and for the client and helping the team promote upcoming changes and system enhancements.
• Strives to be proactive and consultive in nature, bringing deep knowledge of the client’s vision, product use cases, and best practices to customers to maximize the benefit from the enterprise shared services.
• Provides Agile team management, planning, customer support and process management for multiple active and ongoing programs/projects.
• Applies business and technical expertise to recognize program pain points, identify dependencies, and to recommend informed solutions.
• Supports the development and maintenance of applications, assisting with planning efforts and working to remove obstacles so that project teams can accomplish benchmark tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Supports process development, documentation and communication across the Product team related to key decisions and new/updated processes.
• Supports onboarding and offboarding activities related to contract and user access to enterprise shared services, including looking holistically at the entire process for improvement opportunities. 
• Stays abreast of emerging technologies and use cases to help inform strategic direction aligned to client priorities.
• Leads and facilitates meetings and knowledge sharing activities.
• Works collaboratively to foster and build team relationships among our client, project managers, development contractors and other third-party entities/contractors to plan software products which support Program objectives.
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively present to clients and stakeholders with varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Uses knowledge of program goals and strategies, and technical/security system needs, to assist in the prioritizing of release scope.
• Reports to the client on project status and communicates any delays or changes in the project plan.
• Contributes to programmatic information radiators such as monthly reports and strategic product roadmaps.
• Monitors key performance indicators to verify service level agreements.
• May serve as a performance manager and mentor for a team of up to six project managers, including, but not limited to, tasking, oversight, and personal development.

Corporate Expectations

• Practice Area contributions, including but not limited to:  building Tantus’ knowledge base, sharing information and solutions across project teams, presenting solutions in the monthly meeting, etc. 
• Business Development support, including, but not limited to:  past performance descriptions, solutioning with proposal teams, writing or editing proposal sections, and providing background information to proposal or capture teams. 

• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred. 
• 10 years professional experience minimum.
• 5-7 years project management experience minimum. 
• Demonstrated experience managing Techincal Projects in domains areas such as Cloud, Security and DevSecOps. 
• Experience working across integrated project teams. 
• Demonstrated ability in managing complex and multiple projects at the same time. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage program and project risks and issues. 
• Experience developing and managing Objectives and Key Results. 
• Experience using project management toolsets such Atlassian Jira/Confluence, as well as Microsoft Office Suite (particularly, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio) proficiency. 
• Federal government agency work experience, CMS preferred. 
• PMP and/or Agile certification. 
• Strong listening skills with demonstrated ability to ask effective questions, understand customer priorities and anticipate customer needs.

• Must be a self-motivated team player with a positive attitude – able to work effectively with a dispersed team.

• Experience working with government entities or contracts is a plus.
• SAFe Agile experience is a plus.
• Agile certifications such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe Agile, are a plus.
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