Project Manager

BuzzClan; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BuzzClan in Denver is seeking a Strategic Project Manager to lead large, multi-vendor technology implementations in a hybrid work environment. You will manage multi-year schedules, governance, change management, and data migration efforts, with a focus on probation/courts or public sector experience advantageous.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of PM experience, including 5+ years in large-scale tech deployments. You must be local and able to pass a background check.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; substitution allowed with experience year-for-year.
• Ten years of project management experience, including at least five years leading large, complex technology implementations.
• Experience managing multi-year schedules and enterprise system replacements with data migration and organizational change management.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall

Change management

Data migration

Education

Bachelor's degree in project management, information systems, public administration, criminal justice, business, or related field

Tools

Knowledge of project management tools

Job description

Requisition ID : Strategic Project Manager

Requisition Name : Project Manager

Shift 1 : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Position Location: Hybrid

Candidate Must Be Local

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 year for year.

Ten years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least five years leading large, complex technology implementations with multiple vendors and stakeholder groups.

Demonstrated experience managing a multi-year schedule.

Experience leading enterprise system replacements that included data migration and organizational change management.

Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Preferred qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), PgMP, or equivalent certification.

Agile and change management certifications.

Experience with Waterfall Project methodology.

Experience applying Waterfall governance and procurement controls in conjunction with Agile solution delivery.

Experience implementing case management systems for courts, probation, parole, corrections, or other justice agencies.

Familiarity with Colorado state government, the Colorado Judicial Branch, or CICJIS data exchanges.

Experience with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or configurable SaaS platform implementations in the public sector.

Experience working with geographically distributed users in both urban and rural settings.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Project and program management: command of predictive, Agile, and hybrid methods, and the judgment to choose between them.

Systems thinking: ability to understand how technology, policy, operations, and people interact, and to see downstream effects of design choices.

Communication: clear, plain-language writing and speaking for audiences ranging from judges and legislators to frontline officers and vendors.

Facilitation and influence: ability to build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities, without direct authority.

Empathy for users: genuine interest in how probation officers and clients experience the system, and the discipline to design around their needs.

Analytical skills: ability to interpret data, evaluate trade-offs, and make sound decisions under uncertainty.

Integrity and discretion: sound handling of confidential criminal justice information and sensitive organizational matters.

Resilience: steady leadership through ambiguity, setbacks, and the pressures of a high-visibility public project.

Benefits orientation: understanding of business outcomes and the ability to support measurement of adoption and value realization objectives.

Governance and executive engagement:ability to operate within complex governance structures, prepare executive decision materials, facilitate escalations, and support leadership decision-making across multiple organizational levels.

Change management: ability to support organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and user adoption activities.

Working conditions. This is a hybrid position based in Denver. Regular in-state travel to judicial districts, including rural districts, may be required, especially during training and rollout. Occasional work outside normal hours is expected around go-live and cutover events.