Job Title: Project Manager Senior

Global Information Technology; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Information Technology in Detroit is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a contract role. You will lead IT projects across healthcare and insurance domains, managing both Waterfall and Agile lifecycles in a hybrid setting.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, executive communication, and hands-on planning with cross-functional teams. A bachelor’s in a related field is preferred, with experience delivering complex programs on schedule.

Qualifications

• 5+ years IT project management experience.
• 3+ years in healthcare/health insurance industry.
• 5+ years managing Waterfall and Agile projects.
• 5+ years leading cross-functional projects with internal teams, external stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors.
• Experience developing end-to-end project plans with readiness and technical milestones.
• Experience facilitating business case and business requirements documentation.
• Experience with UAT, defect tracking, and resolution.
• Strong reporting and executive presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong meeting facilitation and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end project plans with milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
• Facilitate UAT and manage defect resolution.
• Prepare status reports and executive presentations.
• Lead communications with stakeholders.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Waterfall & Agile

UAT & defect tracking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Healthcare, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Visio

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager Senior

Job Location: Detroit, MI (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Job Description / Requirement

• 5+ years of IT project management experience.
• 3+ years of experience in the healthcare or health insurance industry.
• 5+ years of experience managing both Waterfall and Agile projects.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects with internal teams, external stakeholders, IT teams, and third-party vendors.
• Experience developing end-to-end project plans covering business implementation, readiness, and technical milestones.
• Experience facilitating business case and business requirements documentation.
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect tracking, and resolution.
• Strong experience with project status reporting and executive presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong meeting facilitation, note-taking, action-item tracking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Technology, Healthcare, or a related field.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of IT Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with JIRA.
• Experience managing data feed integrations and third-party vendors.
• PMP certification preferred.