The Deputy Project Manager will support the Senior Project Managers who oversee the full lifecycle of TRM and TWT delivery by owning administrative tasks related to schedule integration, Agile execution, and coordination across multiple stakeholder groups. This role will also have a strong emphasis on managing business analysis activities including business workflow analysis, requirements analysis, RFP requirements language, requirements traceability, and Agile execution. The Deputy Project Manager will work closely with WSF business unit subject matter experts, product owners and WSF Technology Services Division (TSD) analysts to develop and organize functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, system features, and test cases in WSF’s Azure DevOps.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Lead the gathering, documentation, and refinement of business and technical requirements for TRM and TWT.
- Map and analyze current and future-state processes to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Maintain and prioritize the requirements backlog and define acceptance criteria in partnership with product owners and subject matter experts.
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops, interviews, and cross-functional discussions to capture and validate business needs.
- Support development of test cases and assist with system validation and user acceptance testing.
- Contribute to change management efforts, including impact assessments, readiness planning, and training support.
- Serve as the lead requirements manager across TRM and TWT, ensuring consistency in requirements management and analysis.
- Support the senior project manager with schedule integration, team coordination, and alignment of business and technical activities.
- Track and escalate project risks and issues related to requirements, process changes, and operational impacts.
- Prepare and deliver project communications, status updates, and executive-level reporting.