Project Manager (Colorado local only)

Strategic Project Manager Position Summary Strategic Project Manager to lead the replacement of a legacy probation case management system. The role bridges technical infrastructure, legislative and policy compliance, and the daily experience of probation officers, judicial staff, and justice-involved individuals across 23 judicial districts. The position supports executive decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and issue escalation across business, technology, and judicial leadership. Key Responsibilities Lead the full project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, procurement, design, development, data migration, testing, statewide rollout, and legacy system decommissioning.Develop and maintain the master schedule, budget, scope baseline, and benefits realization plan.Translate strategic goals into clear project objectives and measurable success criteria.Support vendor solicitation, evaluation, selection, and performance management in accordance with state procurement requirements.Track applicable statutes, policies, directives, and standards, ensuring compliance is incorporated into system requirements.Coordinate with legal, policy, and research teams to support reporting, risk and needs assessments, and evidence-based practices.Engage stakeholders across judicial districts, including probation officers, supervisors, judges, court staff, and partner agencies.Lead human-centered design activities, user testing, frontline feedback, organizational change management, communications, training, and go-live support.Ensure system accessibility, plain-language communication, and equitable user experiences.Identify and mitigate risks and issues, facilitate escalations, and prepare executive status reports and decision materials.Plan and manage system cutover to ensure uninterrupted probation supervision and critical interagency data exchanges. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in project management, information systems, public administration, criminal justice, business, or a related field; additional relevant experience may substitute year for year.Ten years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least five years leading large, complex technology implementations involving multiple vendors and stakeholder groups.Demonstrated experience managing multi-year project schedules.Experience leading enterprise system replacements involving data migration and organizational change management.Ability to pass required criminal background checks. Preferred Qualifications PMP, PgMP, Agile, or change management certification.Experience with Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.Experience applying Waterfall governance and procurement controls alongside Agile solution delivery.Experience implementing case management systems in courts, probation, parole, corrections, or public-sector organizations.Familiarity with state government, criminal justice data exchanges, and configurable SaaS or commercial off-the-shelf platforms.Experience supporting geographically distributed users across urban and rural locations. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Strong project and program management, systems thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution abilities.Ability to influence without direct authority and build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities.Understanding of governance structures, executive reporting, risk management, and benefits realization.Commitment to human-centered design, accessibility, equity, organizational readiness, and user adoption.Integrity and discretion in handling confidential information, with resilience in high-visibility and complex project environments. Working Conditions Hybrid position based in Denver, with office attendance once a week, ideally on Tuesdays.Regular in-state travel to urban and rural judicial districts may be required.Occasional work outside normal business hours is expected during go-live and cutover. Background Verification Required verifications include statewide criminal verification, federal criminal verification, SSN trace, and global monitor check.