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CANDIDATE MUST BE LOCAL
Senior IT Project Manager Criminal Justice Systems Implementation
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Business, or a related field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.
Ten (10) years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least five (5) years 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.
Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check.
Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or equivalent certification.
Agile and change management certifications.
Experience with Waterfall project management methodology.
Experience applying Waterfall governance and procurement controls alongside Agile solution delivery.
Experience implementing case management systems for courts, probation, parole, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies.
Familiarity with Colorado state government, the Colorado Judicial Branch, or CICJIS data exchanges.
Experience implementing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or configurable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms in the public sector.
Experience working with geographically distributed users across urban and rural communities.
Key Responsibilities
Lead complex, multi-year technology implementation projects from planning through implementation and transition.
Manage project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables across multiple vendors and stakeholder groups.
Oversee enterprise system replacement initiatives, including data migration, organizational change management, and user adoption.
Apply appropriate project management methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches.
Support project governance, procurement controls, executive decision-making, and escalation management.
Facilitate collaboration and build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities.
Coordinate organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and change management activities.
Evaluate project data, assess trade-offs, manage uncertainty, and support informed decision-making.
Ensure confidential criminal justice information and sensitive organizational matters are handled with integrity and discretion.
Support the measurement of business outcomes, system adoption, and value realization.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Project and Program Management: Strong command of predictive, Agile, and hybrid methodologies, with the ability to select the appropriate approach based on project needs.
Systems Thinking: Ability to understand the relationships among technology, policy, operations, and people and anticipate downstream impacts of design decisions.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information in plain language to executives, judges, legislators, frontline personnel, and vendors.
Facilitation and Stakeholder Management: Ability to build consensus, influence decisions, and manage competing stakeholder priorities without direct authority.
User-Centered Approach: Understanding of the needs and experiences of probation officers, clients, and other system users.
Analytical and Decision-Making Skills: Ability to interpret data, evaluate alternatives, assess risks, and make sound decisions under uncertainty.
Integrity and Discretion: Ability to manage confidential criminal justice information and sensitive organizational matters responsibly.
Leadership and Resilience: Ability to lead effectively through ambiguity, setbacks, and the demands of high-visibility public-sector projects.
Benefits and Value Realization: Understanding of business outcomes and the ability to support adoption measurement and value realization objectives.
Governance and Executive Engagement: Experience working within complex governance structures, preparing executive decision materials, facilitating escalations, and supporting leadership decisions across organizational levels.
Change Management: Ability to support organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and user adoption.