Project Manager(Need MI Locals)

We have 2 new roles open for SOMI. 

Position -1

Posting title: Lansing, MI - IT - CSS - EPMO - EPMO - DHHS - Project Manager 3 - 163790 (Local)
Location: Lansing, MI(Hybrid - 2 days a week)

The scrum master position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The resource will act as the scrum master for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Accounts Receivable and Collections (MDHHS ARC) Project with duties including coaching the team on scrum practices, facilitating scrum ceremonies, removing impediments to progress, protecting the team from external distractions, and fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the team and organization

Required Skills: -5+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master in Agile software development environments. -Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. -Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.). Preferred Skills: -Experience as a project manager -CSM certificate -Experience with Medical or Financial Systems

Other Preferred Skills

· Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level financial or debt management software solutions.

· Advanced knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, or similar).

· Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.

· Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.

· Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).

· Proven ability to coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, story decomposition, estimation, and value prioritization.

· Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.

· Strong understanding of regulatory, privacy, and security considerations in financial services software (e.g., PCI, SOC, FFIEC, CFPB-related requirements).

· Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.

· Ability to lead multiple Agile teams or a large, scaled program context.

· Experience working in fast-paced, cloud-first environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform).

· SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), CSM, PSM I/II, ICP-ACC, or equivalent certification.

· Experience working with debt collection/servicing systems, payment processing workflows, or financial case management platforms.

· Understanding of user-centered design, accessibility standards, and customer journey mapping.

· Experience supporting Quality Assurance processes including regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-deployment validation.

· Ability to facilitate technical discussions, backlog elaboration sessions, and dependency alignment across multiple teams.

· Experience contributing to or establishing Centers of Excellence (Agile CoE) or process governance programs.

Key Competencies

· Strong servant leadership mindset with a focus on empowering teams.

· Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to drive transparency, predictability, and continuous delivery.

· Comfortable facilitating executive-level reporting, burn-up metrics, dashboards, and KPI updates.

· Ability to maintain a positive, motivating influence within high-pressure or sensitive delivery timelines.
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Position 2:

Posting title: Lansing, MI - IT - CSS - EPMO - EPMO - MDOT - Project Manager 3 - 163868 (Local)
Location: Lansing, MI(Hybrid - 2 days week)

Job Title- Project Manager 3

Job Summary:

This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability and project management functions for large strategic projects and programs with high visibility at the Agency Executive level. These projects and programs require a fully dedicated project manager due to the level of complexity, degree of intricate detail and accountability to executive leadership. Strategic projects typically have a large diverse set of stakeholders, utilize vendor participation, require coordination of multiple complex schedules and significant integration with other systems. Strategic projects typically have durations of 2 years or longer with 50 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Executive level and have a significant risk. This position will ensure consistency with the State of Michigan project management methodology (SUITE), perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.

Job Responsibilities:

· Manage direct engagement with stakeholders and vendors, dedicating approximately 15–20% of time to executive-level communication, including high-level project oversight, stakeholder alignment, and leading monthly sponsor meetings to provide project health updates

· Establish and monitor project controlling methods to ensure timely knowledge and awareness of changes to project cost, quality or schedule.

· Provide planning, staffing, and reporting to ensure the successful completion of assigned projects according to the sponsor’s goals and objectives. Planning, staffing and reporting should adhere to the State of Michigan’s SUITE Project Management Methodology and the Agency’s project prioritization process. Planning, staffing and reporting spans the entire lifecycle of the project from initiation to closeout.

· Directs and coordinates the day-to-day activities, tasks and deliverables required from the project team according to the project plan.

· Perform miscellaneous functions as needed to contribute to the overall operation and objectives of the Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB).

Required Qualifications:

· 5+ years of experience working effectively in team environments within matrix organizations

· 5+ years of experience resolving complex, high-priority conflicts and competing requirements

· 5+ years of experience with data infrastructure concepts and data governance fundamentals

· 5+ years of experience applying Project Management principles, methodologies, and best practices

· 5+ years of experience with system development methodologies for building new systems and enhancing existing information systems

· 5+ years of experience working with data communications and information systems hardware and software concepts and operating principles

· 5+ years of experience communicating stakeholder needs clearly and effectively

· 5+ years of experience analyzing data, identifying problems, and developing actionable solutions

· 5+ years of experience conducting training sessions and facilitating informational workshops

· 5+ years of experience communicating across teams, building consensus, facilitating working sessions, and negotiating outcomes

· 5+ years of experience managing stakeholder relationships, maintaining positive interactions, and resolving issues

Preferred Qualifications:

· Previous experience working in a government or public sector environment is preferred

· Experience in multiple relevant roles (e.g., Project Manager, Program Manager, Project Coordinator, or similar leadership/support roles) is preferred