Procurement Transition and Governance Manager

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as the Procurement Transition and Governance Manager in the Procurement and Contract Management Division.

Job Duties

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Legal and regulatory coordination: Partner with agency counsel and the Office of the Attorney General on contract interpretation, amendments, disputes, remedies, and other legal matters; coordinate with CMS, VITA, and other authorities to support required reviews and approvals.
• Compliance and documentation: Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready records; ensure contract activities comply with procurement rules, contract terms and conditions, agency policy, security and technology standards, funding requirements, and applicable federal and state guidance.
• Stakeholder collaboration and alignment: Establish shared expectations, clarify roles and decision rights, facilitate timely decisions, resolve competing priorities, and hold stakeholders accountable for commitments, dependencies, and contract outcomes.
• Program integration: Coordinate governance activities across multiple workstreams and cross-functional programs, identify interdependencies, and align vendor work with broader DDI plans, release schedules, and operational-readiness objectives.
• Training, coaching, and capability building: Design, deliver, and continuously improve a structured contract-governance training program for contract business owners.

The Business for this position have in office requirements to include but not limited to attending in person meetings, conferences, travel, oral presentations, contractual meetings, trainings (at DMAS and other off site), staff meetings, and agency all staff meetings.

Located in beautiful Central Virginia, the Richmond area puts you just 2 hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Beach and Washington DC. To learn more about the Richmond, VA area visit: https://www.virginia.org/

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is working to improve the health and well-being of Virginians through access to high quality health care coverage.

DMAS wants talented individuals who can align their experience with the mission of the agency and its core values – service, collaboration, trust, problem solving and adaptability.

At the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) we encourage and promote that you Come as you are | Become who you want to be | That is our promise.

Minimum Qualifications

Competitive candidates will meet these minimum qualifications:

• Extensive management-level experience independently administering large-dollar, complex, or high-risk contracts, technology or business-transformation programs, or large-scale DDI initiatives.
• Extensive governance experience leading cross-functional stakeholder collaboration, executive leadership, vendors, and external oversight organizations.
• Extensive experience in communicating complex information clearly to varied audiences.
• Knowledge/Experience of systems/programs/computer software.
• Knowledge/Experience interpretation and application of federal, state laws/regulations.
• Experience in meeting deadlines.
• Experience with internal/external stakeholders.
• Considerable experience establishing governance work for commitments and outcomes.
• Considerable experience reviewing contract language.

Additional Considerations

Competitive candidates should meet these additional considerations:

• Experience with financial stewardship and contract scope.
• Considerable knowledge of Virginia and Virginia IT procurement policies and procedures, including the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA), the Agency Procurement and Surplus Property Manual (APSPM), and VITA’s Buy-IT requirements.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) does not offer employment-based Sponsorship, to include participation in STEM-OPT programs or similar programs. Selected candidates will have their work authorization completed using the E‐Verify Program.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, Education Checks if applicable, Work History Verification with references.

This position requires the submission of a Statement of Economic Interest (financial disclosure).

If you wish to apply for a job with the Department of Medical Assistance Services, an application and/or resume for employment must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed, faxed, emailed, or hand-delivered applications/resumes will not be accepted. Consideration for an interview is based solely on the relevant information presented in the state application and/or resume submitted before the closing date.

Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.

The Department of Medical Assistance Services practices fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

From July 1, 2026, through January 21, 2029, applicants who were involuntarily separated from employment with the Federal Government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in force, budget reduction, or workforce restructuring initiative may be eligible for HB494 Federal Employee Priority Consideration. Applicants seeking HB494 Federal Employee Priority Consideration must identify themselves within the state application process and provide supporting documentation, including a Standard Form 50 (SF-50), verifying their eligibility.

The Department of Medical Assistance Services is a V3 certified state agency that provides hiring preference to veterans and members of the reserves and/or National Guard in support of executive order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Spouse of a Veteran or Active Military Member, DMAS encourages you to apply and respond accordingly on your state application.

Contact Information

Name: DMAS Talent Acquisition

Phone: 804 - 225 - 4407

Email: askhcdtalentacq@dmas.virginia.gov