Senior Program Manager | Austin, Texas, United States
Payrate:$81-91/Hr

Overview

The Worker will serve as a senior program manager and a critical liaison between IT leadership and project sponsors at the Deputy Executive Commissioner (DEC) level, managing communications across technical and non-technical staff who are stewarding complex data curations across the Health and Human Services (HHS) departments and agencies. This role empowers HHS staff to effectively develop a data analytics program, up to and including the use of AI to synthesize and report accurate data for official, agency reporting and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate has strong leadership and management skills, having a broad and deep understanding of HHS programs and data domains, with a strong history of BI/DW development projects, and exceptional communication abilities to bridge the gap between leaders and technologists across HHS, in the emerging context of AI.

Responsibilities
• Strategic Liaison and Translation

• Work with program areas and project sponsor to plan and execute multiple analytics projects asynchronously.
• Lead as technical program manager creating hybrid Agile sprint cycles, epics and stories, as well as Waterfall project plans and all project artifacts
• Manage the scrum of scrum ceremonies to sync across Agile sprint teams and applying principles from the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Act as a primary point of contact for program staff with data needs for federal, state, and internal reporting.
• Explain project findings and data limitations in simple, non-technical language to agency leadership and program staff.

• AI Prompting and Data Synthesis

• Develop and refine effective AI prompts and query strategies to retrieve and synthesize program strategies for complex data domains.
• Develop a library of standardized prompts and query templates for common reporting needs.

• Data Reporting and Visualization

• Ensure project teams properly extract, integrate, and analyze data from multiple complex internal and external sources to support HHS program needs.
• Collaborate with end-users and performance analysts or IT leaders to create and validate visualizations for program monitoring and official reporting.
• Provide subject matter expertise on validating output from AI, particularly with respect to identifying and mitigating hallucinations.
• Ensure all data outputs adhere to agency reporting standards, data governance, and compliance regulations.

• Data Literacy and Training

• Champion data literacy across the organization by planning and staffing AI training teams.
• Promote a data-driven culture by enabling and empowering all staff to effectively utilize data and AI.

• Collaboration and Problem-Solving

• Work closely with data engineering, IT, and Program teams to troubleshoot data-related issues and address inconsistencies and mitigation strategies.
• Provide expert guidance to program staff on interpreting data trends and answering complex data questions.
• Stay up to date on new AI and data analytics tools and techniques to continuously improve program competencies.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years Required/Preferred Experience

8 Required Experience translating complex analytics project intakes and business requirements into clear, actionable plans forprioritization and implementation.

8 Required Experience explaining complex data initiatives in simple, non-technical language to end-users and leaders of all levels.

8 Required Experience in complex data programs as a senior project manager and/or data liaison role.

8 Required Experience collaborating with end-users, performance analysts and agency leaders to validate project/program reports,presentations for monitoring and official reporting.

8 Required Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

8 Required Experience with presentation and design tools such as PowerPoint and Visio.

5 Preferred Experience leading as a senior project manager creating hybrid Agile sprint cycles, epics and stories, as well as Waterfall project plans and all project artifacts

5 Preferred Experience with Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse

5 Preferred Experience acting as the primary point of contact for program staff with data needs for federal, state, and internal reporting.

5 Preferred Experience working in a health and human services or similarly regulated environment, with a strong understanding of program data and reporting requirements.

5 Preferred Experience with data governance and data quality principles

5 Preferred Experience managing scrum of scrum ceremonies to sync across Agile sprint teams and applying principles from the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

5 Preferred Experience ensuring project teams properly extract, integrate, and analyze data from multiple complex internal and external sources to support HHS program needs.

5 Preferred Experience collaborating with end-users and performance analysts or IT leaders to create and validate visualizations forprogram monitoring and official reporting.

3 Preferred Experience leading a performance management and analytics initiative at a State of Texas agency

2 Preferred Experience championing data literacy across the organization by developing and conducting training sessions for non- technical staff.

2 Preferred Experience training and mentoring staff with varying levels of data literacy.

2 Preferred Experience with State and Federal monitoring and reporting compliance for a Major Information Resources Project (MIRP)

2 Preferred Experience developing Advanced Planning Documents (APD) and Business Case Workbooks for a Major Information Resources Project (MIRP) with blended State GR and Federal Financial Participation (FFP) - All Funds

1 Preferred Experience applying responsible AI practices and compliance with agency standards.