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Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth - for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.\nThe professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Sikich, this means we have an opportunity to furthercement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating rewarding employee experience, Sikich has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.\nDo you want to work with other skilled and agile practitioners who thrive on challenge and growth? We believe everyone has untapped potential. That’s why we lead with vision and act fast, pairing deep expertise with practical solutions. Our teams cut through complexity and deliver real impact. It's our hope that you find more than just a job. At Sikich, you'll find optimism, clear insights and genuine warmth, without egos.\nAre you ready to grow with us?\nPosition summary\nThe Project Manager serves as a key member of the Lean Portfolio Management Office (LPMO) on the Security, Innovation, and Operations (SIO) program, supporting strategic planning, portfolio management, and special initiatives for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Working closely with leadership and stakeholders across the Information Systems Group (ISG) and Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), this role helps translate organizational priorities into actionable plans, measurable outcomes, and coordinated activities.\nThe Project Manager supports strategic planning and performance management, portfolio oversight, and work intake processes to help ensure organizational priorities are effectively planned, coordinated, and executed. The role also provides project management support for strategic initiatives requiring cross-team collaboration, including opportunities for process improvement and innovation. Success requires strong strategic and critical thinking, project management, facilitation, and communication skills, along with the ability to engage leadership and drive progress across organizational boundaries.\nWhat will you do in this role?\nStrategic Planning & Performance Management\nSupport the development, annual refresh, and execution of organizational strategic plans, ensuring alignment with broader CMS and CCSQ priorities.\nFacilitate development and refinement of multi-year strategies, annual objectives, and measurable key results or other performance measures.\nWork with strategy and objective owners to establish meaningful outcomes, reporting expectations, and approaches for tracking progress.\nDevelop and maintain strategic planning materials, performance dashboards, and leadership-ready progress reports.\nFacilitate strategic planning meetings, workshops, and leadership discussions to support prioritization, alignment, and decision-making\nPortfolio Management & Work Intake\nSupport alignment of portfolio, program, and project activities with organizational strategic priorities.\nCoordinate established work intake processes, including reviewing incoming requests, gathering information, tracking status, and facilitating appropriate follow-up.\nFacilitate recurring intake reviews with leadership and stakeholders to support evaluation, scoping, prioritization, and assignment of new work.\nWork with stakeholders to identify dependencies, resource considerations, and potential impacts associated with incoming requests and portfolio priorities.\nSupport development and maintenance of portfolio and program roadmaps that provide visibility into planned and ongoing initiatives.\nIdentify opportunities for process improvement and innovation across portfolio management, work intake, and related workflows, working with stakeholders to evaluate and implement improvements.\nStrategic Initiative & Project Management Support\nProvide project management and coordination support for strategic initiatives and special projects as priorities and organizational needs evolve.\nWork with leadership and project stakeholders to define objectives, scope, deliverables, timelines, and responsibilities for assigned initiatives.\nFacilitate working sessions, stakeholder discussions, and follow-up activities to advance initiatives and address barriers.\nSupport the evaluation, planning, and coordination of process improvement and innovation initiatives that advance organizational priorities and improve operational effectiveness.\nGovernance, Reporting & Performance Management\nDevelop and maintain dashboards, status reports, executive summaries, and other materials that provide visibility into strategic and portfolio performance.\nTrack key decisions, action items, dependencies, and follow-up activities resulting from leadership and portfolio discussions.\nSupport established governance processes by preparing meeting materials, coordinating leadership reviews, and documenting outcomes.\nLeverage Jira, Confluence, and other established tools to maintain accurate, accessible information and support consistent reporting.\nStakeholder Engagement & Strategic Communications\nBuild effective working relationships with leadership, program representatives, contractors, and other stakeholders involved in strategic planning and portfolio activities.\nDevelop and coordinate communications related to strategic priorities, objectives, progress, and organizational initiatives.\nPrepare leadership updates, presentations, and other communications tailored to different audiences.\nSupport planning and facilitation of strategic planning sessions, workshops, and stakeholder engagement forums.\nTranslate complex strategic and portfolio information into clear, concise, actionable communications\nRisk, Dependency & Continuous Improvement\nIdentify, track, and communicate risks, issues, and dependencies that may affect strategic objectives, portfolio priorities, or project execution.\nCoordinate with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies, address barriers, and elevate matters requiring leadership decisions.\nSupport improvements to existing tools, workflows, documentation, and reporting practices to increase transparency and efficiency.\nCapture lessons learned and stakeholder feedback to inform future planning cycles and continuous improvement efforts.\nWhat do you need to succeed in this role?\n Bachelor's degree required.\n7+ years of professional experience in project management, program management, strategic planning, portfolio management, or a related field.\nDemonstrated experience supporting organizational strategic planning, including development, execution, and monitoring of strategic objectives and performance measures.\nExperience developing, managing, or supporting Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) or comparable goal-setting and performance management frameworks.\nExperience coordinating portfolio or program activities, including work intake, prioritization, roadmap development, and cross-team dependencies.\nExperience using Atlassian tools, particularly Jira and Confluence, for project tracking, work intake, documentation, and reporting.\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, including projects involving diverse stakeholders and competing priorities.\nStrong facilitation skills, including experience planning and leading meetings, workshops, and discussions involving leadership and cross-functional teams.\nExperience developing executive-level presentations, dashboards, status reports, and decision-support materials.\nStrong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to coordinate across organizational boundaries and influence without direct authority.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively to executive and non-technical audiences.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint and Word\nKnowledge in the following areas preferred:\nExperience supporting federal government agencies, particularly CMS/CCSQ, or comparable federal healthcare programs.\nFamiliarity with Lean Portfolio Management, Agile practices, and enterprise portfolio governance.\nPMP, SAFe, or comparable project/program management certification.\nExperience supporting organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, or enterprise transformation initiatives.\nIn compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the base compensationrange(25%-50%-75%)for this role is $125,000- $130,000- $135,000. This is not a guarantee ofcompensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.\nIn addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:\nServantLeader- You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.\nSolutionsFocused- You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.\nCollaboration- You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.\nInstillsTrust- You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.\nImpact & Influence Thinking- You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.\nAbout Sikich\nSikich offers the public and private sectors a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology, and compliance. Highly specialized and hands-on teams deliver integrated solutions rooted in deep industry experience. Our approach is strategically and thoughtfully designed to help our clients, teams and communities accelerate success.\nSikich has approximately 2,000 team members andoperatesacross North America,EMEAandAPAC.\nSikich Total Rewards\nOur team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members’ health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.\nSome examples of our many benefits:\nSikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.\nSikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.\nSikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. 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