Senior Project Manager - Justice Tech Transformation (Hybrid)

Lancesoft; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a multi-year statewide system implementation in Colorado. Hybrid work arrangement in Denver (1300 Broadway, Suite 1100).

Responsibilities span the full project lifecycle including requirements, procurement, design, data migration, testing, rollout, and decommissioning of ICON/JPOD, with governance, budget, and benefits realization oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Ten years of progressively responsible project management, including five years leading large, complex tech implementations with multiple vendors.
• Experience managing multi-year schedules and enterprise system replacements with data migration and organizational change management.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle from requirements and procurement through design, build, data migration, testing, statewide rollout, and decommissioning of ICON/JPOD.
• Develop and maintain the master schedule, budget, scope baseline, and benefits realization plan.
• Translate strategic goals into clear project objectives and measurable success criteria.
• Support solicitation, evaluation, and selection of a solution vendor under state procurement rules.
• Hold vendors and internal teams accountable for quality, schedule, and cost.
• Track statutes and directives affecting system requirements and build compliance into the solution.
• Coordinate with legal, policy, and research staff for required reporting and risk assessment.
• Engage probation officers, judges, court staff, and partner agencies; lead change management, training, communications, and go-live support.
• Ensure client-facing parts of the system are accessible, plain-language, and equitable for justice-involved individuals.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks; plan cutover to avoid interruptions; report status to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Policy and compliance

Vendor and procurement management

Change management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree (PM / IS / public administration / criminal justice / business)

Tools

Governance frameworks

Multi-vendor coordination

Job description

Lancesoft is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a multi-year statewide system implementation in Colorado. Hybrid work arrangement in Denver (1300 Broadway, Suite 1100).

Responsibilities span the full project lifecycle including requirements, procurement, design, data migration, testing, rollout, and decommissioning of ICON/JPOD, with governance, budget, and benefits realization oversight.