Senior IT Project Manager - Jira, SAFe, Go-Live Lead

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Project Manager in Omaha, NE for a healthcare IT program. The contract is 12 months with extension potential and a bill rate of $67/hour (C2C). U.S. work authorization is required.

Candidates should have 10+ years of IT project leadership, strong Jira skills, and experience with Go-Live, cutover planning, and post-implementation support. Excellent stakeholder and vendor communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing complex IT projects and technology initiatives.
• Hands-on Jira experience, including dashboards, reporting, and metrics.
• Experience with Go-Live, Cutover Planning & Execution, and Post-Implementation Support.
• Strong UAT coordination and Change Management experience.
• Experience in Quality Management and project delivery governance.
• Knowledge of Agile / SAFe methodologies, PI Planning, and cross-team dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder, vendor, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple teams, risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex IT projects and technology initiatives.
• Coordinate Jira dashboards, reporting, and metrics.
• Manage risk, issues, planning, and execution.
• Plan Go-Live, Cutover, and Post-Implementation support.
• Coordinate UAT and Change Management activities.
• Ensure Quality Management and governance of project delivery.
• Apply Agile/SAFe methodologies, PI Planning, and manage cross-team dependencies.
• Communicate with stakeholders, vendors, and executives.
• Oversee multiple teams and delivery timelines.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Executive communication

Vendor management

Risk management

Change management

Agile / SAFe

PI Planning

Multi-team coordination

UAT coordination

Tools

Jira

Jira dashboards

Job description

Senior Project Manager in Omaha, NE for a healthcare IT program. The contract is 12 months with extension potential and a bill rate of $67/hour (C2C). U.S. work authorization is required.

Candidates should have 10+ years of IT project leadership, strong Jira skills, and experience with Go-Live, cutover planning, and post-implementation support. Excellent stakeholder and vendor communication is essential.