Strategic Project Manager || Contract || Denver, CO || Hybrid

Position Title: Strategic Project Manager (Hybrid - 1 day onsite a week)

Location: Denver, CO

Position Type: Contract

Interview: Video

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description:

• We are seeking an experienced Strategic Project Manager to lead a large-scale, multi-year enterprise case management system modernization and replacement initiative. The role will oversee the complete project lifecycle, including planning, procurement, solution design, development, data migration, testing, statewide deployment, and legacy system decommissioning.

  The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex technology implementations, multi-vendor environments, executive governance, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change management.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end project delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and benefits realization objectives are met.

  • Develop and maintain the master project schedule, budget, scope baseline, risk register, and governance reporting.

  • Manage vendor selection, procurement activities, deliverables, and performance.

  • Oversee system design, configuration, data migration, integration, testing, cutover, and statewide rollout.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, policies, regulatory requirements, and data security standards.

  • Coordinate with business leaders, technical teams, external agencies, and geographically distributed stakeholders.

  • Lead user engagement, change management, communications, training, and organizational readiness.

  • Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and executive escalations while ensuring business continuity during implementation.

  • Track adoption, operational improvements, and measurable business outcomes.

• Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Business, Public Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

  • 10+ years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least 5 years leading large, complex technology implementations.

  • Proven experience managing multi-year projects, enterprise system replacements, data migration, and organizational change management.

  • Strong expertise in project governance, budget and schedule management, risk mitigation, vendor management, and stakeholder coordination.

• Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification.

  • Experience with Waterfall and Agile/hybrid delivery methodologies.

  • Background in public sector, government, justice, or regulatory case management systems.

  • Experience with COTS or SaaS implementations and integrations across multiple organizations.

  • Familiarity with statewide deployments, executive governance, and geographically distributed user groups.

• Additional Requirements: Ability to pass a criminal background check. Hybrid work arrangement with in-state travel and occasional after-hours support during critical deployment activities.