IT Project Manager

Position: IT Project Manager
Job Type: 6-Month Contract
Compensation: $47-$60/hour
Location: East Lansing, MI (WFH 3 days per week)

About this IT Project Manager Position:

Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager:

• Organize and manage project work in JIRA, translating business and user input into well-structured epics, stories, and tasks.
• Write and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and test plans within JIRA.
• Track tickets, dependencies, progress, and risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate meetings with end users, Business Analysts, and Developers, ensuring alignment and clear next steps.
• Maintain strong project documentation (requirements, workflows, decisions, and timelines).
• Keep stakeholders accountable to timelines, priorities, and deliverables.
• Provide project and Agile reporting using JIRA and AI-enabled tools (e.g., Claude connected to JIRA), following standard Agile reporting frameworks.
• Support Agile ceremonies and workflows, primarily Scrum, with some Kanban for smaller, short-duration efforts.

Preferred Skills of the IT Project Manager:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in a technology or systems-focused environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile Scrum methodologies (Kanban exposure preferred).
• Experience using AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT in a project or reporting context.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA (story creation, ticket management, reporting).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse personality types and roles.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven.

Bonus Skills of the IT Project Manager:

• Advanced JIRA experience, including JIRA Admin capabilities.
• Technical background as a Java or SQL Developer.
• Experience working in banking or regulated environments (regulatory compliance exposure).
• Familiarity with Jack Henry systems.