Strategic Project Manager (Denver)

Job Title: Strategic Project Manager

Location: Denver, CO

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Duration: 12+ Months

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens (USC) / Green Card Holders (GC)

Interview Process: Face-to-face / Webcam

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the master project schedule, budget, scope baseline, and benefits realization plan.
• Establish clear project objectives, milestones, deliverables, and measurable success criteria aligned with organizational goals.
• Support vendor solicitation, evaluation, selection, and contract management in accordance with state procurement requirements.
• Monitor vendor and project team performance to ensure delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Collaborate with legal, policy, research, technology, and operational teams to incorporate regulatory requirements and evidence-based practices into the solution.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, executive discussions, governance activities, and issue escalations across business, technology, and judicial leadership.
• Lead organizational change management, communications, training, stakeholder readiness, and go-live support.
• Coordinate data migration, testing, cutover planning, and implementation activities to ensure continuity of probation operations.
• Identify, assess, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and implementation challenges.
• Prepare executive status reports, decision materials, project updates, and recommendations for leadership.
• Support human-centered design and user feedback activities to improve system usability, accessibility, and user adoption.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Business, or a related field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible project management experience .
• At least 5 years of experience leading large, complex technology implementations involving multiple vendors and stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-year project schedules.
• Experience leading enterprise system replacement initiatives involving data migration and organizational change management.
• Strong project governance, planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder facilitation, conflict resolution, and executive engagement abilities.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, or an equivalent project/program management certification.
• Agile and change management certifications.
• Experience with Waterfall project management methodology.
• Experience combining Waterfall governance and procurement controls with Agile solution delivery.
• Experience implementing case management systems for courts, probation, parole, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies.
• Experience implementing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions or configurable SaaS platforms in the public sector.
• Experience managing geographically distributed stakeholders across urban and rural locations.

Key Skills

• Strategic Project and Program Management
• Enterprise System Replacement and Modernization
• Project Governance and Executive Reporting
• Vendor and Procurement Management
• Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid Methodologies
• Data Migration, Testing, and Implementation
• Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management
• Stakeholder Engagement and Consensus Building
• Organizational Change Management and Training
• Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Compliance
• Benefits Realization and Performance Measurement
• Executive Decision Support and Escalation Management

Working Conditions

• This is a hybrid position based in Denver, Colorado .
• Occasional work outside normal business hours may be necessary during go-live and cutover activities.