The project
manager position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan -
Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan Department
of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The resource will act as the project
manager for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Alerts Phase 3
Project to ensure consistency with the State Unified Information Technology
Environment (SUITE) practices and procedures, investment management and systems
engineering methodology (SEM), perform long-term release planning based on
organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams
for status of budget, quality and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed
to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project
scope expectations are met.

Required
Qualifications:
-
7+ years of experience serving as a project
manager in a software development environment.
- Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps,
Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.).
- Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or
GCP).
Preferred Skills:
-Knowledge of ADO
-Knowledge of Clarity
-Knowledge of API driven integration
-PMP or CPM certifications

Other Desired Qualifications

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Proven experience supporting
complex, enterprise-level software solutions.

·
Strong understanding of
software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development
lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.

·
Experience providing comprehensive
reporting to stakeholders, including executives, written and verbal.

·
Strong ability to remove
impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional
teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).

·
Project Management Professional
(PMP), Certified Project Manager (CPM), or equivalent certification.

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Experience utilizing the
project portfolio management (PPM) tool, Clarity

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Experience supporting teams
working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.

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Excellent communication,
facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.

·
Demonstrated ability to guide
teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and
delivery forecasting.

Key
Competencies

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Strong servant leadership
mindset with a focus on empowering teams.

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Exceptional analytical,
organizational, and problem-solving skills.

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Ability to drive transparency,
predictability, and continuous delivery.

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Comfortable facilitating
executive-level reporting, burn-up metrics, dashboards, and KPI updates.

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Ability to maintain a positive,
motivating influence within high-pressure or sensitive delivery timelines.