Job Description
Position: Project Manager
Job Type: 3-Month Contract-to-hire
Compensation: $45.00 - 55.00/per hour
Location: East Lansing, MI (Onsite)
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About this role:
\n\n We are seeking a hands-on Project Manager to help organize, document, and drive delivery of technology initiatives using JIRA within an Agile/Scrum environment. This role will work closely with end users, Business Analysts, and Developers to translate business needs into well-defined user stories, manage timelines, and ensure projects stay on track. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is comfortable operating with minimal oversight and thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.\n\n
Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager:
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- Organize and manage project work in JIRA, translating business and user input into well-structured epics, stories, and tasks
- Write and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and test plans within JIRA
- Track tickets, dependencies, progress, and risks throughout the project lifecycle
- Facilitate meetings with end users, Business Analysts, and Developers, ensuring alignment and clear next steps
- Maintain strong project documentation (requirements, workflows, decisions, and timelines)
- Keep stakeholders accountable to timelines, priorities, and deliverables
- Provide project and Agile reporting using JIRA and AI-enabled tools (e.g., Claude connected to JIRA), following standard Agile reporting frameworks
- Support Agile ceremonies and workflows, primarily Scrum, with some Kanban for smaller, short-duration efforts
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Preferred Skills:
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- Proven experience as a Project Manager in a technology or systems-focused environment
- Strong working knowledge of Agile Scrum methodologies (Kanban exposure preferred)
- Experience using AI tools such as Claude (preferred), Copilot, or ChatGPT in a project or reporting context
- Hands-on experience with JIRA (story creation, ticket management, reporting)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse personality types and roles
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and shifting priorities
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and process-driven
- Self-starter who can operate independently without extensive training in project management or JIRA
- Creative, out-of-the-box thinker with a strong drive to get things done
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Bonus Skills:
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- Advanced JIRA experience, including JIRA Admin capabilities
- Technical background as a Java or SQL Developer
- Experience working in banking or regulated environments (regulatory compliance exposure)
- Familiarity with Jack Henry systems
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