Project Manager

ZenfreedDimondale, Michigan

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Director

Remote

Hybrid remote

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job Description

This position is for a Senior Project Manager (PM3) to assist the State of Michigan Project Management Office supporting Michigan Department of Treasury with a multi-year high priority project. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders in the delivery of Treasury’s City Tax Modernization.

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management.

Job Duties

Senior ERP Systems Integration Project Manager:

Oracle/SAP ERP experience. Global ERP Project Management leading 20+ member team with over $750M+ budget. 10+ years’ experience.
Project Management Office leadership and governance.
Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.
Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules over 5,000+ lines.
Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience.

Basic Duties:

Utilize the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and MGCB/DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
Project Charter- Project Schedule – Project Budget- Communication Plan- ProjectStatus Report- Risk and Issue Management Plans- Change Requests- Project Closedown Summary
Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Requirements

10 years:

Oracle/SAP ERP experience. Global ERP Project Management leading 20+ member team with over $750M+ budget.

7 years:

In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices.
Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role
Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs
Experience developing and delivering project status

5 years:

Experience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity
Advanced working knowledge of MSProject
Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.
Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS)
Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules over 5,000+ lines.
Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience.

Desired Skills

3 years:

Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

Accepting local candidates within 90 minutes of Dimondale, MI ONLY.
Position is a hybrid schedule with in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option.
Working hoursMonday-Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

AdditionalRequirements

Must be authorized to work in the United States; We are unable to offer sponsorships at this time
Must undergo a background check and drug screening for employment.

EmploymentTerms

This is a W2 position
40 hrs per week
HYBRID schedule - in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option.

AboutZenfreed

AtZenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge the gap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to do and organizations needing the right talent.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits

We understand a comprehensive benefits package is crucial to employment satisfaction. We offer medical, dental and vision coverage options for all employees.

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