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Product Manager (Project Management)

Location: Phoenix AZ

On-site/Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid

Duration: 9+ Months

Job Description: The IT Project Manager leads the planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects within Court Technology Services (CTS). Projects align with Judicial Branch priorities, strategic goals, and business mandates, and span custom application development, SaaS implementations, infrastructure modernization, and cross-agency integrations. The Project Manager uses both traditional (waterfall) and Agile delivery approaches as appropriate, partners with business stakeholders to translate needs into outcomes, and collaborates with CTS staff, court departments, outside agencies, vendors, and contractors throughout the project lifecycle.

Planning & Initiation

• Initiate or participate in systems analysis studies
• Complete requirements gathering and analysis for court projects
• Define and document project scope, objectives, and desired outcomes
• Complete project documentation including charter, plan, schedule, communication plan, and meeting agendas
• Prepare and manage the project budget based on scope, and adhere to allocated funding
• Estimate resource requirements, and acquire and manage them effectively
• Direct applications systems planning, budgeting, and the acquisition and acceptance of new equipment for the department including written/oral reports on proposed information technology systems
• Select and apply appropriate project management tools, techniques, and methodologies (Agile, waterfall, or hybrid) based on project characteristics

Execution & Team Leadership

• Lead cross-functional project teams of professional, paraprofessional, and technical staff involved in developing new and maintaining existing IT systems.
• Coordinate delivery of multiple business and technical applications through development, deployment, and support phases.
• Manage internal and external project team members and business partners, providing training and coaching as needed to achieve project goals
• Develop work and task assignments for each team member based on project requirements and individual expertise
• Manage SOWs and contracts with suppliers and vendors, ensuring timely delivery and execution
• Manage interdepartmental coordination to ensure smooth project execution including but not limited to Judicial Branch employees, other Maricopa County employees, outside agencies, contractors, and the public.
• Develop analysis and programming guidelines and documentation standards
• Evaluate and recommend needed training

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Set and manage internal and external stakeholder expectations

Monitoring, Risk & Continuous Improvement

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitor time and dollar expenditures to ensure projects and budgets meet established targets
• Track project performance to ensure short-term and long-term goals are met and provide regular project updates to stakeholders as needed
• Evaluate overall and individual work performance to determine effectiveness in delivering quality products within time and cost constraints
• Conduct regular assessments of project execution to identify areas for improvement
• Ensure project delivery is on time, within scope, and within the allocated budget
• Stay current on industry best practices, tools, and standards, and promote their adoption within the team to improve delivery outcomes

Skills Required

• Customer service orientation.
• Building strong interpersonal relationships with multidisciplinary internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Managing projects, teams, and competing priorities.
• Applying project management methodologies (Agile, waterfall, hybrid) to IT initiatives from initiation through closure.
• Facilitating requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and project ceremonies (kickoffs, standups, retrospectives, steering committees).
• Partner with customers to elicit needs and translate them into realistic project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, customers, and priorities.
• Communicate project status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including executive sponsors.
• Use project data and metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.

Skills Preferred

About Us: InterSources Inc, is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.