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Project Manager, Child Welfare Technology (CWIS)

Baton Rouge, LA (Hybrid, travel) | Contract | Start: ASAP

About the Opportunity

Stealth Talent Solutions is partnering with a leading management consulting firm to find an experienced Project Manager for its Health and Human Services practice. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to the State of Louisiana on its newly implemented Child Welfare Information System (CWIS).

This is a client-facing role. The team is already in place, and the program needs a PM who can step in quickly, earn the trust of state leadership, and keep a complex, multi-vendor program moving.

What You'll Do

• Act as the primary advisor to state agency and IT leadership on CWIS program delivery
• Assess and set up technology governance structures, processes and decision-making frameworks
• Manage a wide range of stakeholders, including statewide IT leadership, agency executives and the large systems integrators on the program
• Oversee SDLC and Agile delivery from planning through release and stabilization
• Track program health, risks, issues and dependencies, and report status to executives
• Help the state make sound decisions about system changes, enhancements and vendor performance
• Keep program priorities aligned with child welfare policy and casework operations

What You Bring

• 10-12 years of experience managing technology projects or programs
• Child welfare technology experience in the last 5 years (CCWIS, SACWIS, CWIS or similar state HHS systems)
• A technical background and a strong command of the SDLC and Agile delivery
• Experience setting up or working within IT governance structures
• A track record of managing senior state stakeholders and coordinating with large SIs
• Strong organization, communication and executive presence

Nice to Have

• PMP certification
• Experience in a consulting or advisory role on state government programs
• Exposure to federal child welfare requirements (ACF, CCWIS regulations)

Location & Travel

• On site in Baton Rouge 3-4 days every other week
• Travel is supported, and non-local candidates are welcome to apply

Why This Role

• High-visibility advisory seat on a statewide child welfare modernization program
• Direct impact on systems that support caseworkers, children and families
• Join an established team with a clear mission and an ASAP start

About Stealth Talent Solutions

Stealth Talent Solutions is an AI-native staffing and consulting firm that places senior technology and program talent on state and local government programs nationwide. We're a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).