Strategic Project Manager

🚨 HIRING: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER | DENVER, COLORADO
Role: Strategic Project Manager
Location: Denver, CO 80203
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite, ideally Tuesday
Interview: Mandatory onsite interview
Contract Duration: 13 months
Worksite: 1300 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203
Project Overview
We are seeking an experienced Strategic Project Manager to lead a major statewide modernization initiative replacing the legacy ICON/JPOD probation case management system for the Colorado Judicial Branch.
This high-visibility project involves enterprise system replacement, vendor and procurement management, data migration, integrations, governance, legislative compliance, stakeholder engagement, and statewide implementation across Colorado's 23 judicial districts.
Required Skills & Experience
✅ 10+ years of progressively responsible project management experience.
✅ 5+ years leading large, complex technology implementations involving multiple vendors and stakeholder groups.
✅ Proven experience managing multi-year project schedules, scope, budgets, risks, dependencies, and executive reporting.
✅ Experience leading enterprise system replacement projects, including data migration, testing, deployment, cutover, and organizational change management.
✅ Strong executive governance, steering committee facilitation, decision support, and issue escalation experience.
✅ Experience managing stakeholder alignment across business, technology, leadership, and operational teams.
✅ Strong understanding of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
✅ Ability to manage procurement controls, vendor performance, training, communications, and user adoption.
Preferred Qualifications
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.
• Public-sector or government technology implementation experience.
• Court, probation, parole, corrections, or criminal justice case management experience.
• COTS or configurable SaaS platform implementation experience.
• Familiarity with Col