Senior Information Technology Program Manager

Optomi; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives within the Technology, Architecture & Operations organization. You will coordinate multiple technical teams, drive execution across complex programs, and ensure projects meet timelines, budgets, and business objectives.

The ideal candidate combines strong program management skills with deep IT infrastructure knowledge, proactive risk management, and the ability to hold teams accountable while

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex programs in enterprise IT environments.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure technologies including cloud, servers, networking, or data centers.
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical teams and manage budgets, schedules and risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple infrastructure projects and workstreams across technical teams.
• Drive accountability, identify risks, resolve roadblocks, and elevate issues as needed.
• Prepare executive status reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and governance committees.
• Track project financials, budgets, requisitions, and invoices.
• Ensure governance, security requirements, and established delivery processes.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and change management activities.
• Support enterprise infrastructure modernization and acquisition integration initiatives.

Skills

Program management

IT infrastructure

Cross-team coordination

Budget & risk management

Executive reporting

Stakeholder communication

Accountability & execution

Tools

Jira

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Contract-to-Hire | Occasional travel to MI

EST Hours

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives within the Technology, Architecture & Operations organization. This role will coordinate multiple technical teams, drive execution across complex programs, and ensure projects meet established timelines, budgets, and business objectives. The ideal candidate combines strong program management skills with a solid understanding of IT infrastructure and the ability to proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and hold teams accountable.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple infrastructure projects and workstreams across technical teams, overseeing schedules, milestones, budgets, and dependencies.
• Drive accountability, proactively identify risks, resolve roadblocks, and elevate issues as needed.
• Prepare executive status reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and governance committees.
• Track project financials, budgets, requisitions, and invoices.
• Ensure compliance with project governance, security requirements, and established delivery processes.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and change management activities.
• Support enterprise infrastructure modernization and acquisition integration initiatives.

Key Initiatives

• Azure cloud migration and data center modernization.
• Infrastructure, networking, compute, and file-share migrations.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Enterprise infrastructure integration following acquisitions.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience managing complex technical projects or programs in enterprise IT environments.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure technologies, including cloud, servers, networking, or data centers.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple technical teams and concurrent initiatives.
• Experience with project schedules, budgets, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Excellent communication, organization, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently drive execution and hold teams accountable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure migrations, infrastructure modernization, IAM, or M&A integration.
• Familiarity with Jira, Power BI, Excel, and enterprise financial systems.
• Experience working within a centralized PMO or structured governance environment.