Strategic IT Modernization Lead

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC in Denver, CO seeks a Strategic Project Manager to lead the replacement of Colorado’s ICON/JPOD probation case management system. You will oversee the full project lifecycle from planning through statewide deployment, ensuring alignment with policy requirements and stakeholder needs.

The role emphasizes governance, vendor management, change management, and risk mitigation across 23 judicial districts, coordinating with business, technology, policy, and partner

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; or equivalent experience.
• Ten years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least five years leading large, complex technology implementations.
• Experience managing multi-year project schedules, budgets, scope, and deliverables.
• Experience leading enterprise system replacements involving data migration and organizational change management.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Lead full project lifecycle from requirements to deployment and decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain project plan, schedule, budget, scope, milestones, and benefits realization.
• Establish project governance, reporting processes, decision-making frameworks, and escalation procedures.
• Align project objectives and deliverables with organizational priorities and measurable business outcomes.
• Prepare executive-level status reports, decision materials, and project performance updates.
• Support solicitation development, vendor evaluation, and solution selection in accordance with state procurement requirements.
• Manage vendor relationships, deliverables, performance, timelines, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to maintain project quality, schedule, and budget.
• Monitor dependencies, resolve delivery challenges, and elevate contractual or performance issues as needed.
• Identify, document, monitor, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Develop and execute testing, data migration, cutover, contingency, and deployment plans.
• Ensure the transition to the new platform minimizes operational disruption and maintains continuity of probation services.
• Monitor project deliverables against scope, quality standards, schedule, and budget.
• Track implementation outcomes, user adoption, and benefits realization, escalating critical decisions to leadership.
• Lead stakeholder meetings, requirements workshops, user feedback sessions, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Coordinate organizational change management, communications, training, readiness assessments, and go-live support.
• Promote accessibility, plain-language communication, and equitable user experiences throughout system design and implementation.
• Support adoption and transition planning across geographically distributed urban and rural locations.

Skills

Project Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Vendor Management

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Executive Reporting

Education

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

Job description

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC in Denver, CO seeks a Strategic Project Manager to lead the replacement of Colorado’s ICON/JPOD probation case management system. You will oversee the full project lifecycle from planning through statewide deployment, ensuring alignment with policy requirements and stakeholder needs.

The role emphasizes governance, vendor management, change management, and risk mitigation across 23 judicial districts, coordinating with business, technology, policy, and partner