Project Manager - AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, ADO, Clarity, API driven integration - Local to Michigan Candidates

Required Skills:

7+ years of experience serving as a project manager in a software development environment.

Hands-on experience using Agile lifecycle management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Rally, VersionOne, etc.).

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

Preferred Skills:

Knowledge of ADO

Knowledge of Clarity

Knowledge of API driven integration

PMP or CPM certifications

Other Desired Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting complex, enterprise-level software solutions.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), secure application development lifecycle (SADLC), and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience providing comprehensive reporting to stakeholders, including executives, written and verbal.
• Strong ability to remove impediments, negotiate dependencies, and collaborate across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, product, architecture, compliance, and operations).

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Project Manager (CPM), or equivalent certification.
• Experience utilizing the project portfolio management (PPM) tool, Clarity
• Experience supporting teams working with integration-heavy, API-driven, or data-centric systems.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams in implementing Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and delivery forecasting.

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.