Senior IT Project Manager – Government / COTS / Multi-Vendor

Startekk Inc • Lansing, MI

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

StarTekk is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager (PM3) to support high-priority technology initiatives for the State of Michigan / Michigan Department of Corrections. The role focuses on managing large-scale, complex enterprise IT projects, including projects with budgets greater than $20 million, multi-vendor environments, and COTS/SaaS implementations. The project manager will oversee technical teams involved in system architecture and SaaS integrations, manage multiple concurrent projects, and coordinate executive stakeholders and business and technical teams. The role is described as hybrid, with onsite work Monday and Tuesday and remote work Wednesday through Friday. The posting gives conflicting locations: Lansing, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of project management experience.
• At least 8 years managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• At least 8 years managing IT projects in large, complex enterprise environments.
• At least 8 years managing vendors or 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.
• US citizenship or Green Card holder status; OPT/CPT is not accepted.

Nice To Haves

• State or local government or public-sector project experience.
• Michigan State Government or 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.
• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed