Project Manager - EPMO

Job No: 10517MI

Position Project Manager Client Name Michigan Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) Requisition Location Lansing, MI Duration 1 year Due Date 08/05/2026 C2C Possible Yes. Rate depends on experience Interview Method Web-based with Camera On

NOTE: Candidates MUST be local to Lansing, Michigan area (within 90 miles) at time of submission. No relocation allowed. Hybrid - in-office work on Wednesdays and Thursdays.no exceptions. We can accept H1b, H4, TN and other valid work visas for IT. However we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

Description

Our client is looking for a Project Manager to support a current project to ensure consistency with the current practices and procedures, investment management and systems engineering methodology, perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality and schedule, elevate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.

Tasks

• Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level software solutions.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience providing comprehensive reporting to stakeholders, including executives, written and verbal.
• Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Project Manager (CPM), or equivalent certification.
• Experience utilizing the project portfolio management (PPM) tool, Clarity
• Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Strong servant leadership mindset with a focus on empowering teams.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive transparency, predictability, and continuous delivery.
• Comfortable facilitating executive-level reporting, burn-up metrics, dashboards, and KPI updates.
• Ability to maintain a positive, motivating influence within high-pressure or sensitive delivery timelines.

Skills Required

• 7+ years - Serving as a Project Manager in a software development environment
• Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.).
• Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Skills Desired

• Knowledge of ADO
• Knowledge of Clarity
• Knowledge of API driven integration
• PMP or CPM certifications