UI Inspire Program Manager

COVENTEK, INC.

Program Manager leading the Georgia Department of Labor’s UI Inspire modernization initiative. Coordinating program activities and ensuring readiness for the new platform launching in 2026.

Posted 6/17/2026contractAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead planning, execution, and monitoring of the UI Inspire modernization project, ensuring alignment with GDOL strategic modernization goals.
Solve complex problems and drive action across the organization.
Coordinate activities across Benefits, Tax, and Appeals modernization workstreams and associated vendor delivery teams.
Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation strategies aligned with the planned September 2026 go-live timeline.
Track delivery of critical implementation milestones including system testing, user acceptance testing, data migration validation, security testing, and production readiness.
Manage dependencies between vendor deliverables, agency readiness activities, and federal certification requirements.
Track and report on project budget.
Serve as the primary coordination point between GDOL leadership, GTA, and the system implementation vendor.
Monitor and drive vendor progress against project milestones and ensure timely resolution of development issues, defects, and delivery risks.
Support implementation of accelerated delivery approaches including AI-assisted development and testing initiatives proposed for the project.
Present project status and issues to agency leadership.
Support program governance structures including Steering Committee and executive leadership oversight groups.
Coordinate planning for implementation readiness activities including data migration verification and validation, user acceptance testing cycles, security, accessibility, and performance testing, production environment readiness, go-live dry runs, and rollback procedures.
Coordinate with GDOL business units to ensure readiness of agency staff and operational teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, public administration, business administration, computer science, or related field.
10+ years of experience managing large-scale IT modernization or enterprise system implementation projects.
Demonstrated experience managing government technology modernization initiatives, preferably in unemployment insurance, workforce systems, or human services.
Experience working with multi-vendor delivery environments and state technology governance frameworks.
Strong knowledge of Agile, hybrid, or iterative software delivery methodologies.
Experience coordinating development, system testing, data migration, and implementation readiness activities.
Experience supporting state unemployment insurance system modernization programs.
Familiarity with federal certification processes and readiness expectations for UI systems.
Experience managing cloud-based or enterprise platform implementations.
Experience working with public sector program governance and executive oversight structures.
PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar project management certification.
PgMP certification.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Local Metro Atlanta Candidates REQUIRED
ACTIVE Certifications MUST be ACTIVE

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementAgile methodologydata migrationsystem testinguser acceptance testingrisk mitigationbudget trackingvendor managementcloud-based implementationenterprise system implementation

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcoordinationcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsstakeholder managementpresentation skillsstrategic planningcollaborationadaptability

Certifications

PMPPMI-ACPPgMP