| Location | Michigan, MI |
Job Title: Senior Project Manager - PMO (Treasury & Michigan Gaming Control Board)
Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote)
Job Type: Contract / Senior Project Manager (PM3)
Overview
The State of Michigan is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support the Department of Treasury on a multi-year, high-priority City Tax Modernization initiative. This role sits within the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) and requires close collaboration with technical teams, agency leadership, vendors, and cross-department stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring extensive ERP project management expertise, strong governance skills, and the ability to lead large, complex IT initiatives in a fast-paced, multi-vendor environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end delivery of Treasury's City Tax Modernization project, ensuring alignment with DTMB, agency stakeholders, and executive leadership.
Utilize the State's PPM tool (Clarity) to manage project schedules, resources, budgets, and portfolio reporting.
Oversee project progress across cost, scope, schedule, quality, resources, and risks while ensuring timely, accurate communication to sponsors and stakeholders.
Develop and maintain all required SUITE PMM/SEM project deliverables, including project charters, communication plans, status reports, change requests, and closeout documentation.
Facilitate collaboration between technical and business teams to support system integration, SaaS adoption, and cross-agency coordination.
Enforce change management processes and evaluate impacts on scope, schedule, budget, and business benefits.
Review vendor contracts, monitor compliance, and manage vendor deliverables.
Create and execute Corrective Action Plans for any project trending yellow or red.
Support adherence to governance standards and ensure smooth lifecycle transitions across project phases.
Prepare and deliver presentations for executives, project teams, and stakeholders.
Manage interfaces and communication with other agencies and partners involved in the modernization program.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of Oracle/SAP ERP project management, including global programs with teams of 20+ and budgets exceeding $750M.
7+ years of experience in formal IT project management using industry best practices.
Strong track record of delivering complex IT projects on time and on budget.
Expertise in managing budgets, schedules, change controls, risks, and issues.
5+ years of hands-on experience with PPM tools such as Clarity.
Advanced proficiency with MS Project for complex project scheduling.
Experience working in multi-vendor environments, preferably in government.
Experience delivering IT projects involving COTS solutions and SaaS integrations.
Ability to manage cross-department stakeholders and system owners.
Background as a developer or senior technical project manager.
Demonstrated experience developing integration schedules of 5,000+ lines.