About Us:

Metas Solutions is a professional services firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We are an 8(a)-certified, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB/EDWOSB) with two offices in Atlanta - Chamblee/Brookhaven and downtown Atlanta in the historic Pittsburgh community. Metas is a full-service consulting firm focused on implementing public health and information technology (IT) solutions for our clients. We specialize in Health Informatics, Data Analytics, SharePoint Design and Transformation, Capacity Building and Technical Assistance, Evaluation, Strategy, and Population Health Strategies.

Job Description:

Metas Solutions has an immediate opening for an experienced Portfolio Governance Manager located in Atlanta, Georgia. As a Governance Specialist on our Portfolio Management (PPM) Governance team, you will provide oversight and guide a consistent implementation of a government software development life cycle (SDLC) governance process in accordance with the HHS/CDC Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) governance process. This includes assisting with tailoring projects, project management documentation, and refining templates for other HHS/CDC EPLC deliverables. It also includes assisting with scheduling the HHS/CDC EPLC Stage Gate Reviews (SGRs) with the project business owners, project managers, and Governance Council stakeholders based upon established dollar thresholds of projects. During SGR execution, the candidate will evaluate documentation for compliance checks, ensure project artifacts are distributed to relevant Critical Partners (CPs), facilitate SGR meetings, and oversee the consolidation and distribution of the related CP comments. Governance includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the administration and execution of the HHS/CDC Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) governance process.to include all SGRs
• Drafting and applying updates to Governance documentation
• Supporting and participating in the SGR processes
• Uploading deliverables and SGR products to the SharePoint portal
• Preparing and facilitating status meetings related to SGR process
• Facilitating lessons-learned meetings to identify improvement opportunities
• Advising business owners regarding system monitoring
• Collecting system performance data
• Ensuring the timely reporting of project cost and schedule metrics
• Executing the development of the Operational Analysis
• Monitoring and tracking Operational Analysis development and completion

Required Skills:

• Experience in project management
• Experience with scheduling, administration, and financial management of a project
• Demonstrated decisiveness
• Ability to delegate effectively
• Strong problem solver
• Demonstrated analytical reasoning
• Demonstrated organizational stewardship
• Compliance with legal and regulatory guidance
• Demonstrated time management skills
• Strong and effective communicator with ability to express information to individuals or groups effectively while considering the audience and nature of the information
• Ability to make clear and convincing oral presentations, listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience supporting federal government project management and governance activities
• Strong familiarity with the HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) and project types for tailoring
• PMP Certification preferred
• Agile, Scrum, or SAFe Certification desired

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) (Degree in business or management preferred)
• 3 or more years' experience in Project Manager role
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and guidance
• Ability to articulate issues and concepts both verbally and in written form
• Proficient in Project Management software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint
• Excellent attention to detail

Security Requirements:

• Must be US Citizen and with the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance (Public Trust 5) within a reasonable period.
• Market competitive salary, commensurate with experience and education.
• Comprehensive benefits package available, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 401K with company match, growth, and promotion opportunities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled