P r o g r a m M a n ag e m e n t Sp ec ia l ist III – Senior Level Expert KeenLogic is seeking to hire a Senior P r o g r a m M a n ag e m e n t Sp ec ia l ist to work with one of our Department of Justice Customers. This is a full-time position offering health benefits, PTO, 401k, Life Insurance. This position is hybrid and located in Arlington, VA. Candidates must be local and willing to go onsite 3 days a week. Required Qualifications: + Minimum of an Active Secret Clearance + Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer or Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field or technical discipline is desired; proven experience may be considered an acceptable substitute + Must have 15+ years’ experience in Federal consulting, which should include business analysis, business requirements, and investment management + A Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-BPA) credential is highly desirable Desired Experience: + Experience in applying in an operational environment the principles of the nine primary knowledge areas and the five process groups defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge + Experience in Organizational Development analysis to support As-is and To-be models with recommendations to improve the organizations efficiencies and effectiveness in full utilization of resources and delivering quality products to the customer + Performing gap analysis and trend analysis + Determining operational objectives of business requirements + Evaluating existing or interfacing systems and provide analysis and recommendations on whether interfaces should be continued or be functionally subsumed + Identifying  modifications and improvements to enhance efficiencies and performance of existing system features + Identifying core business needs and decompose and document in concepts of operation, briefings and project schedules + Documenting business rules and construct use cases and workflow diagrams as needed + Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience in writing materials relevant to organization, project and task goals and presenting material to senior + Government officials and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications + Demonstrated experience in conducting business and technical analysis by facilitating working group sessions and engaging working group members in order to understand and document customer stakeholder functional and technical needs + Experienced in Project and Portfolio Management best practices, solutions, associated tools; business process analysis and re-engineering methodologies and processes + Demonstrated experience in automating workflows, data management, and reporting in using an Enterprise Service Management (ESM) tool, i.e. ServiceNow ITSM and ITBM modules + Thorough knowledge of organizational development methodologies + Experience facilitating work sessions, mentoring project managers or other staff, and conducting training sessions + Experience developing or revising procedures, templates and other related documentation as a result of research, interviews, and work sessions + Experience in articulating functional and technical needs to provide support with the liaison between functional stakeholders and the engineering/development teams + Demonstrated experience in assessing customer current business processes and functions and make recommendations for improved functional services General Skills: + Key coordinator/team lead between multiple project teams.  May work independently and supervise junior staff. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience in writing materials relevant to organization, project, and task goals and presenting material to senior Government officials + Experience facilitating work sessions, coaching/mentoring team members or other staff, and conducting training sessions + Providing meeting support (facilitate meetings, prepare agenda, prepare project briefings, present to the stakeholders, document and distribute meeting minutes, and track actions) + Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple work streams, multi-task, and work well under tight deadlines + Strong interpersonal skills and proven experience in building partnerships with business and technical stakeholders as applicable + Flexibility is a must, as well as the ability to work in a collaborative team environment + Self-starter with the ability to perform and lead work independently + Participate in project planning and schedule development/maintenance activities + Having the ability to work through a backlog of client requirements + Providing Weekly and Monthly Status Reporting + Support other PMO tasks as assigned Tools: + MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) + Microsoft Office Visio + Microsoft Office Project + MS SharePoint + MS Power BI + ServiceNow   Powered by JazzHR