Senior IT Project Manager – Government / COTS / Multi-Vendor
Summary
Contract (12 months + possible extension) Senior IT Project Manager, hybrid in Lansing, MI, supporting State of Michigan / Department of Corrections technology initiatives. Leads $20M+, multi-vendor COTS/SaaS enterprise implementations, managing scope, budgets, schedules, risks, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
📢 Hiring: Senior IT Project Manager – Government / COTS / Multi-Vendor
📍 Location: Lansing, MI – Local candidates highly preferred (within 1 hour)
🏢 Hybrid: Onsite Monday & Tuesday | Remote Wednesday–Friday
⏳ Duration: 12 Months + Possible Extension
🛂 Visa: No OPT/CPT
We are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager (PM3) to support high-priority technology initiatives for the State of Michigan / Michigan Department of Corrections.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale, complex enterprise IT projects, including $20M+ budgets, multi-vendor environments, COTS/SaaS implementations, stakeholder management, and government/public-sector initiatives.
🔹 Must-Have Skills:
• 8+ years of Project Management experience
• 8+ years managing projects with budgets greater than $20M
• 8+ years managing IT projects in large, complex enterprise environments
• 8+ years managing vendors / third-party solution providers
• Strong experience with large-scale technology implementations
• Experience managing COTS technology projects
• Experience working in multi-vendor environments
• Experience overseeing technical teams involving system architecture and SaaS integrations
• Strong executive stakeholder and business/technical team management
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
• Strong project budgeting, scheduling, scope, risk, resource, and change management experience
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
⭐ Highly Preferred:
• State/local government or public-sector project experience
• Michigan State Government / DTMB experience
• Department of Corrections experience
• Clarity PPM experience
• PMP or equivalent Project Management certification
• Procurement and RFP-driven project experience
• Agile and traditional/Waterfall project delivery experience
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and quality
• Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets using Clarity
• Lead large-scale IT implementations and organizational initiatives
• Manage vendors, contracts, deliverables, and approval processes
• Coordinate technical and business teams across multiple stakeholders
• Manage project change requests and associated business impacts
• Prepare project status reports and executive-level presentations
• Ensure compliance with State of Michigan project management methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in banking or financial services.
- Experience with large-scale Finance Transformation programs.
- Experience integrating multiple source systems with Oracle Accounting Hub.
- Knowledge of regulatory, audit, and SOX compliance requirements.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud implementations.
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – Local Candidates Only)
- Work Authorization: US Citizens and Green Card Holders Only