GDOL UI Inspire Program Manager

Position Title: IT Program Manager
Location: Atlanta GA
Engagement Type: Contract
Work Mode: Hybrid
Duration: July 2026 June 2027 (12 months)
Interview Type: Web Cam or In Person

Role Overview:
A large state government agency is undertaking a major initiative to modernize its core operational platforms and digital services. We are seeking an experienced IT Program Manager to lead day-to-day program coordination oversee multiple vendor teams and drive the timely delivery of key modernization milestones leading up to a large-scale system go-live.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead planning execution and monitoring of a highly complex IT modernization project solving problems and driving action across the organization.

• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules track milestones and execute risk mitigation strategies aligned with go-live timelines.

• Coordinate activities and manage dependencies across various workstreams vendor delivery teams agency readiness groups and federal certification requirements.

• Monitor vendor progress track budgets and ensure timely resolution of development issues defects and delivery risks.

• Coordinate operational readiness including data migration system and user acceptance testing go-live dry runs and organizational change management (training deployment).

• Facilitate regular status meetings steering committee updates and present transparent reporting on project risks and strategies to executive leadership.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10 years of experience managing large-scale IT modernization or enterprise system implementation projects.

• 10 years of experience working with multi-vendor delivery environments and state/public sector technology governance frameworks.

• 10 years of experience coordinating development system testing data migration and implementation readiness activities.

• Strong knowledge of Agile hybrid or iterative software delivery methodologies.

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or PMI-ACP certification.

• Active Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Public Administration Business Administration Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience managing government technology modernization initiatives (e.g. unemployment insurance workforce systems or human services).

• Experience with federal certification processes and operational readiness expectations.

• Experience managing cloud-based or enterprise platform implementations.

Additional Details:
This role requires local candidates in the Metro Atlanta area for a standard 40-hour work week on a hybrid schedule. Active PMP and PgMP certifications are strictly required and must be verifiable.

Interested professionals may share their updated resume for consideration.