Technical Program & Project Management Specialist

About Dechen Consulting Group (DCG)

Dechen Consulting Group (DCG) is a rapidly expanding, innovative IT Professional Services and Management Consulting company with a track record of more than twenty-five years in delivering skilled professionals to our clients across diverse sectors.

Job Opportunity

We are currently seeking a specialist for a W2 contract opportunity in Dearborn, MI. This role has the potential to extend over multiple years, with the chance to transition to a direct hire position with our client. We provide healthcare, vacation, relocation assistance, and visa sponsorship / transfer. This is a W2 position, not C2C. Third parties need not apply. This role offers excellent prospects for career progression!

Position Description

The Timekeeping Modernization Product Group delivers and supports critical systems for managing time, absence, and workforce management functions essential for paying hourly Client's employees. Our objective is to modernize these systems, improve long-term sustainability by reducing technology complexity, introducing industry-standard capabilities, and simplifying business processes.

In this hybrid Project / Product Manager role, you will own the "how" while shaping the "what"-driving end-to-end delivery of WorkForce Software (WFS) while contributing to the product vision that will modernize how the Client manages its hourly workforce. You'll leverage advanced skills in Jira, SharePoint, MS Teams, and Microsoft 365 to own delivery planning while contributing to product vision, roadmaps, and backlog management. The position requires strong attention to detail and the ability to synthesize complex information into concise updates for technical and executive audiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management : Own end-to-end delivery planning, including risk, issue, and change management for modernized workforce management solutions-specifically WorkForce Software configuration. Develop detailed project plans outlining what work needs to be done, when, and by whom. Coordinate delivery timing across multiple project teams, ensuring seamless data flow between WFS, HRIS, and Payroll systems. Provide executive-level timeline reports (e.g., Gantt charts), including parallel run schedules and system cutover plans. Follow change control management protocols for system upgrades and configuration shifts.
• Product Management : Collaborate with Product Management leadership and Business Owners to understand needs, validate solutions, and translate strategic ideas into measurable specifications and requirement documentation. Contribute to product vision, strategy, and functional / non-functional roadmaps for the Timekeeping Modernization portfolio. Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring success of integrated products across WFS, HRIS, and Payroll systems. Validate that sagas and epics are broken into clear, concise, complete, and testable user stories or tasks.
• Communication & Governance : Drive Program and Project Governance, bridging technical developers and business-side Timekeeping Modernization and Payroll leads. Lead L3 project status meetings and prepare support documents for L2 and L1 governance meetings, capturing notes, follow-ups, and next steps. Assign actions and decisions on cross-project / program dependencies, particularly regarding vendor management, third-party software integration, data migration, and system integration milestones.
• Agile Leadership & Continuous Improvement : Champion Agile methodologies and lead daily stand-ups. Own Agile ceremony artifacts for sprint prioritization, release management, and communications. Participate in strategic roadmap discussions, stakeholder alignment sessions, and requirements prioritization.

Skills Required

Experience Required

Education Required

Additional Information

In Dearborn, MI office minimum 4 days per week.

We are a people-focused company with a deep emphasis on family values and look forward to working with you.